American National Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 4396
Charter Number: 4396
Start Date: September 1, 1897
Location: Helena, Montana (46.593, -112.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: e660fd5d

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Description

Article (1897-09-01) states the bank is defunct and a receiver (J. Sam Brown) is paying dividends — indicates the bank closed and is in receivership. No mention of any run prior to suspension; therefore classified as suspension leading to closure/receivership.

Events (2)

1. August 15, 1890 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. September 1, 1897 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: J. Sam Brown, receiver of the defunct American National bank, writes from Helena, Mont., that he is now paying a dividend of 10 per cent to creditors of said bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 1, 1897 The Guthrie Daily Leader Guthrie, OK

Article from The Guthrie Daily Leader, September 1, 1897

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Article Text

Paying His Creditors. J. Sam Brown, receiver of the defunct American National bank, writes from Helena, Mont., that he is now paying a dividend of 10 per cent to creditors of said bank. This makes 70 per cent that has been paid. Parties who hold claims can send their receipts, together with their certificates, and he will send them a check on the assistant treasurer of New York.