Bank of Cape Fear - Wilmington, NC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 5, 1841
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina (34.226, -77.945)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: afb4e3e0

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Wilmington Chronicle republished in Yazoo Whig) reports the Bank of Cape Fear resumed on the 5th (March 5, 1841). It explicitly says there were no runs on the banks. The piece documents a reopening/resumption of specie payments; the prior suspension is implied but not detailed in this article.

Events (2)

1. March 5, 1841 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Cape Fear resumed on the 5th. Our banks were never in a better condition, or more entirely in the enjoyment of public confidence. We have heard of no run upon them
Source: newspapers

2. * Other

Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Cape Fear resumed on the 5th.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 12, 1841 The Yazoo Whig and Political Register Yazoo City, MS

Article from The Yazoo Whig and Political Register, March 12, 1841

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Article Text

RESUMPTION IN NORTH CAROLINA. - The Wilmington Chronicle of the 11th says:The banks of the State resumed specie payments as soon as they were satisfactorily informed of the resumption in Maryland and Virginia.-The Bank of Cape Fear resumed on the 5th. Our banks were never in a better condition, or more entirely in the enjoyment of public condfidence. We have heard of no run upon them