Exeter Savings Bank - Exeter, NH

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: January 25, 1873
Location: Exeter, New Hampshire (42.981, -70.948)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: aebf5d29

Response Measures

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Description

Article reports that the cashier (who was also treasurer of Exeter Savings Bank) disappeared on Jan 25, 1873, causing runs that withdrew $200,000. No suspension or closure is mentioned in the provided text.

Events (1)

1. January 25, 1873 Run

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Cashier/treasurer disappeared, implying embezzlement or failure by bank official leading depositors to withdraw funds.
Newspaper Excerpt: THE town of Exeter N. H., was thrown into a high state of excitement on the 25th inst, by the announcement that the cashier of the National Granite State bank and treasure of the Exeter Savings Bank of exeter had disappeared. The banks suffer through the runa. way to the amount of $200,000.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 29, 1873 Juniata Sentinel Mifflintown, PA

Article from Juniata Sentinel, January 29, 1873

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Article Text

THE town of Exeter N. H., was thrown into a high state of excitement on the 25th inst, by the announcement that the cashier of the National Granite State bank and treasure of the Exeter Savings Bank of exeter had disappeared. The banks suffer through the runa. way to the amount of $200,000.