Printed certificate issued by the Bank of England confirming that Mary Vickers purchased a life annuity under an Act for the Reduction of the National Debt. The document records an investment of £524 in 3% Reduced Bank Annuities, transferred to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt for the purchase of a life annuity on her own life. The certificate is dated 26 November 1822 and includes the official signature of a Bank of England cashier. The reverse records additional details of the annuity, including the rate and payment information.