Leather Manufacturers National Bank (New York, NY)

Episode Information

Episode UID
119601106
Episode Type
Suspension β†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
11960 national
Charter Number
1196
Start Date
February 1, 1892*
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
64434bc6134ea01b

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None

Description

Articles describe a New York–wide resumption of specie payments; the specific bank is not named.

Events (4)

1. May 30, 1865 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. February 1, 1892* Suspension
Cause Details
Collective suspension by New York banks refusing to supply gold for export and government payments (bank-initiated suspension).
Newspaper Excerpt
they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues.
Source
newspapers
3. November 9, 1896 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892.
Source
newspapers
4. April 16, 1904 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, November 9, 1896

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PLENTY OF GOLD IN NEW YORK The Gotham Banks Contemplating Resumption of Gold Payments and Thus Relieving Treasury. GOLD WILL BE PUT INTO CIRCULATION Wheat Market Broke Season's Record This Morning-December Jumped to Over 80 Cents-Rise Not Attended by Excitement. New York, Nov. 9. -The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury and eventually forced the issue of bonds by the government. Since election the yellow metal has been coming into the banks in a flood. By this action of the banks, gold will be put into circulation, and no reason whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury of a great strain.


Article from Deseret Evening News, November 9, 1896

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WILL RESUME SPECIE PAYMENT, The Banks will Supaly Gold and ReHeve the areasury, NEW YORK, Nov. 9,-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury, and eventually forced the issue of bonds by the government, which aroused so much complaint. Since the election, the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood that they see their way clear to what can be ternied re. sumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks, gold will be put into circulation and no reason whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury of a great strain.


Article from The Topeka State Journal, November 9, 1896

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BANKS WILL PAY OUT GOLD They Will Relieve the Treasury of the Burden it Had. New York, Nov. 9.-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury and eventually forced the issue of bonds by the government which aroused SO much complaint. Since the election gold has been coming into the banks in such a flood they see their way clear to what can be termed the resumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks gold will be put into circulation and no reason whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury from the strain.


Article from The Dalles Daily Chronicle, November 10, 1896

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Banks Feel the Effect of Restored Confidence. NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury, and eventually forced the issue of bonds by the government, which aroused so much complaint. Since the election the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood that they see their way clear to what can be termed a resumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks gold will be put into circulation, and no occasion whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury of a great strain.


Article from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, November 10, 1896

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THEIR WAY CLEAR Coming Into the Banks In a Flood. PTION OF SPECIE PAYMENT York Banks Are Contemplating Move-They - Suspended Such stent In February, 1892, by Reto Supply Gold For Export-Facnd Shops Running Full Time. YORK, Nov. 10.-The banks are W implating the resumption of specie ents, which they suspended in arry, 1892, by refusing to supply for export and for the payment of mment dues. That action threw borden of supplying gold upon the Sary and eventually forced the issue bonds by the government, which red SO much complaint. Since the metal has been coming into the firs in such a flood that they see their clear to what can be termed the reotion of specie payments. By this of the banks gold will be put on circulation and no reasons whatwill exist for hoarding it. They also resume the task of supplying for export and thus relieve the stray from the strain.


Article from Semi=weekly Graphic, November 11, 1896

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# SEE THEIR WAY CLEAR Gold Coming Into the Banks In a Flood. # RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENT New York Banks Are Contemplating Such a Move-They Suspended Such Payment In February, 1892, by Refusing to Supply Gold For Export-Factories and Shops Running Full Time. NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury and eventually forced the issue of bonds by the government, which aroused so much complaint. Since the election metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood that they see their way clear to what can be termed the resumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks gold will be put into circulation and no reasons whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury from the strain.


Article from The Topeka State Journal, November 12, 1896

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RELIEVES THE TREASURY. New York Banks Contemplate an Early Resumption of Specie. New York, Nov. 12.-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury, and eventually forced the issues of bonds by the government which aroused so much complaint. Since the election the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood they see their way clear to what can be termed the resumption of specie payments. By the payment of balances at the clearing house in clearing house certificates for gold, as the sub-treasury is a member of the clearing house, gold will flow into the government vaults when the sub-treasury is a creditor of the clearing house. By this action of the banks the metal will also be put into circulation, and no reason whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export, and thus relieve the treasury from the strain.


Article from Morning Appeal, November 12, 1896

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ACKNOWLEDGING THE CORN. The following dispatch from New York shows how the banks worked a conspiricy to compel the Government to issue bonds by which they were able to clean up several million dollars. The dispatch reads: The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in Feburary 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues, This action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury and eventually forced the issuing of bonds by the Government, which arroused so much complaint, Since the election the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood that they see their way clear to what can be termed a resumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks the gold will be put into circulation and no reason whatever will exist for hording it.


Article from Custer Weekly Chronicle, November 14, 1896

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A New York special notes among the many good signs of the times resulting from the election of McKinley, that the banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for the payment of government dues. Since the election the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood they see their way clear to resume specie payment. By this action of the banks, the metal will also be put into circlation and no reason whatever will exist for hoard ing it. They will also resume the task of supplying gold for export and thus relieve the treasury from the strain This is only one of the many good "signs of the times."


Article from Pullman Herald, November 14, 1896

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WILL RELIEVE THE TREASURY. New York Banks Contemplate the Resumption of Specie Payments. New York, Nov. 9.-The banks are contemplating the resumption of specie payments, which they suspended in February, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for export and for payment of government dues. That action threw the burden of supplying gold upon the treasury and eventually forced the issues of bonds by the governemnt which aroused so much complaint. Since the election the metal has been coming into the banks in such a flood that they see their way clear to what can be termed resumption of specie payments. By this action of the banks gold will be put into circulation, and no reason whatever will exist for hoarding it. They will also resume the task of supplying goll for export, and thus relieve the treasury of a great strain.