Granite State Bank - Exeter, NH

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 9, 1898
Location: Exeter, New Hampshire (42.981, -70.948)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 480db41e

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Description

Article (Providence News, 1898-08-09) reports the receiver sold the last assets of the 'National Granite State bank' in Exeter and will declare a final dividend. There is no mention of a depositor run in the provided text; the bank is in receivership and being liquidated, so classified as suspension_closure.

Events (1)

1. August 9, 1898 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Receiver Fuller sold all the books, records and papers of the National Granite State bank by auction at noon today. ... This being the last of the assets of the bank, the receiver will declare a final dividend very soon.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 9, 1898 The Providence News Providence, RI

Article from The Providence News, August 9, 1898

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Article Text

LAST ASSETS ARE SOLD. Books and Papers of Granite State Bank Bring $15. Exeter, N. H., Aug. -Receiver Fuller sold all the books, records and papers of the National Granite State bank by auction at noon today. G. T. Shute of Exeter was the purchaser, and the price paid was $15. The books weighed more than a ton and had cost $100 a year storage for the past two years. This being the last of the assets of the bank, the receiver will declare a final dividend very soon.