Merchants & Farmers Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 26, 1918
Location: Oxford, Mississippi (34.362, -89.528)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 8f134586

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Oxford Eagle, 1919-04-24) states receivers of Merchants and Farmers Bank are selling remaining assets pursuant to a chancery decree of Nov 26, 1918. This indicates the bank was placed in receivership and closed; no run is mentioned.

Events (2)

1. November 26, 1918 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Pursuant to a decree of the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, rendered on November 26, 1918, we, the undersigned receivers of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford, Mississippi, ... will sell ... all remaining accounts, notes, and other assets of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford, Mississippi.
Source: newspapers

2. May 12, 1919 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: on the twelfth day of May, 1919, at eleven A. M., at the South door of the county court house, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, all remaining accounts, notes, and other assets of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford, Mississippi.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 24, 1919 Oxford Eagle Oxford, MS

Article from Oxford Eagle, April 24, 1919

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Article Text

SALE OF ASSETS OF MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK. Pursuant to a decree of the Chancery Court of Lafayette County, Mississippi, rendered on November 26, 1918, we, the undersigned receivers of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford, Mississippi, on the twelfth day of May, 1919, at eleven A. M., at the South door of the county court house, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, all remaining accounts, notes ,and other assets of the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Oxford, Mississippi. A list of said assets now in our hands is subject to the inspection of anyone interested. Apply to E. O. Davidson at the Variety Store, Oxford, Miss. This, the 23rd day of April, 1919. E. O. Davidson and J. F. Matthews, Receivers, Merchants and Farmers A24-2t Bank of Oxford, Miss.