15457. Bank of Zanesville (Zanesville, OH)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
January 17, 1842
Location
Zanesville, Ohio (39.940, -82.013)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a91fb6ce3131089e

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (Jan–Feb 1842 and Jan 1843) indicate the Bank of Zanesville passed resolutions to wind up its affairs and that its charter expired (listed among Ohio banks whose charters expired 1st inst.). There is no mention of a depositor run; the evidence points to voluntary winding up/charter expiration and permanent closure. Bank type not explicitly stated in the texts, so set to unknown.

Events (1)

1. January 17, 1842 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Bank passed resolutions to wind up its affairs (voluntary winding up/closure); charter later listed as expired (Jan 1, 1843).
Newspaper Excerpt
Three other banks have passed resolutions to wind up their affairs, viz: the Bank of Zanesville, the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, and the Bank of Chillicothe.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The New York Herald, January 17, 1842

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190.000 3,560 Notes of Banks, 11,014 Due Banks, Due from 18.068 5295 Deposites, 131.381 7,734 Other resources, Other liabilities, $376 $376,699 The Lebanon Miami|Bank, which stopped lately, has made an assignment of all its assets to E. W. M'Guire, of Lebanon, for the benefit of the ereditors. Three other banks have passed resolutions to wind up their affairs, viz: the Bank of Zanesville, the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, and the Bank of Chillicothe. This last is one from which the State obtained a loan of $591,000 during the past year, and the institution is to make an offer by which the State will be able to pay the bank in the cur rency receivable by the State. The debt is now payable in New York. The ship ashore reported to be the Morrison, turns out to be the Frankfort, from New Orleans. The Treasury note bill authorising the issue of $5,000, 00 of Treasury notes in lieu of so much of the $12,000,000 loan of the extra session. has passed the House of Repre sentatives. Of all the means proposed to borrow money now that the mismanagement of the government finan cesrenders borrowing necessary, this is, perhaps, in the present state of the market, the least objectionable mode in which it can be done. The necessity for bor rowing at all at such a juncture as this, is greatly to be deplored, and the more so, that the government should have impaired its own credit by divesting itself of the proceeds of the public lands, which should have been appropriated to the discharge of the debt. The increase of the amount outstanding will no doubt cause a fall in the value of those upon the market, more particularly as there is no means of judging of the issue of the pre sent financial difficulties of the government. There is yet no way pointed out to remedy the deficient revenue and the prespect is that of yearly adding to the present debt. which is embracing thenew issue of $18,000,000 Under the new tariff, the customs may yield $15,000,000, and if the distribution act remains in force, this is all the revenue to meet $30,000,000 of annual expenditure. With this prospect ahead, nothing can save the government credit, or enable it to obtain money on any terms, but to recall the proceeds of the public lands, appropriate it to meet the interest and principal of the debts contracted, and then levy imposts promptly to meet fully an economical expenditure. The state of the markets and of American credit at home and abroad, make rigorous measures imperative. The government is already on the same tack that has destroyed State credit, and blast. ed American reputation abroad. The excitement in relation to the Bankrupt Law is increasing. Movements are making in favor of repeal in all sections of the country. A resolution is before the Lesgislature of Indiana to instruct the Senate and House of Representatives to vote for a repeal of the Law. In the debate upon the subject the following strong language was used by a member :As the law stands, it is worse than nothing. If its provisions extended to Banks and Corporations- that when they suspend specie pay otherw verted themselves into engines for swindling the community-he could rejoice to see it go into open ation But, while these insinuations are not embraced in are the compulsory provisions of the Bankrupt Law, and suffered to practice the most stupendous fraud upon the with impunity- while their favorites, the great country who have been furnished with the credit speculators, fraudulent necessary to enable them to carry on their operations by those institutions, are alone to be benefit al its operations, and by a summary process are lowed baby to absolve themselves from all obligations to pay their honest debts-he felt that he could not too strongly advocate its repeal. Sir, theonly effects of the law proposed to be repealare 1st. Any scoundrel who may have been en gaged ed in exclusive speculations, and ho has been enabled to live in splendor for years upon the hard earnings of the honest working portions of the community, and whose dubts have moltiplied and wollen than ex tentas su' joi himto ergent and repeated solicitations the demands against him, which so such gentlepay is always an intolerable grievance- may volunta man rily go before court, and by giving up what little he had not squandered of the property of others then in his opehands, swear is all he has, and by this one grant ration. pay all his debts at once, and that without money or other valuable consideration. As a matter of interest to the holders of Indiana bonds, we annex from the report of Milton Stapp, late Fund Commissioner, the numbers of the bonds in dispute. Those issued to Sherwood :410 BONDS DUE FROM SHERWOOD. Dollar Bonds. Sterling Bonds. Bank loan dollar boads, numbers from 1 23 to 23, Internal improvement dollar bonds, from 5 4.452 to 456, 4,457. 4,458. 4,459, 4 460, 18-from 4,519 35 to 4,347. 4 549, 4,550. 4,552, 4,553, 4,534, 4,557, to 4,562, 11 4,564, 7 4,566. 4,567 4,668, 4,575. 4,579, 4,579, 4,580, 6 4,682, 4,597, 4,698, 4,599. 4,600, 87 Sterling internal improvement bonds, num20 bers from 1,771 to 1,790, 1,901. to 1,906, 1.910, 1,911, 1,919, 1,926, 24 to 1.940. 1951, to 1,950, 1,970, to 1,979, 2,001, 2,003, 34 to 2015, 29 2018,102.021. 2.073, 2.080. 178, to 200. 87 2,276 te 2,300 2,302 to 309 601 to 2,654, 13 2.656.2667 658 2,665 2674. 20 2.684 to 2700, 806 to 2,807 2,808, 16 2,826 to 2,839, 2,841, 2,877, 243 Bank loan sterling bonds, number's from 363 to 390. 28 52 Numbers from 849 to 900, SO Bonds, 410 The following are the bonds sold the Circleville Bank, as numbered Wabash and E. Canal bonds, (which had been returned in the pace of Internal Improvement bonds hv pothecated. numbers 2,389. 2,990,2403 2,422, 2 437 439. 2471. 2.472. 2,473 4 474.2475 2,476. 247722,188, 2,489, 2,490, 2,491, 492, 2,493, 21 2.494, and 2,495 improvement bonds numbers 2,422 2.435 Internal 2,437, 2,438,2,471, 2,472. 2,473. 2,474. 2,475 5.2,476 2,477, 2,498, 2.489, 2490. 2,491. 2 492. 2,493, 2494, 495. 3 433, 3,435. 3,435, 3,437 3,816, 29 3,820, 3,821, and 3,822, 50 The followin are the bonds retained by Danforth Internal Improvement bonds. numbers 2 993, 3,419, 3 420, 3,793, 3.796, 3 808. 3 810, 3811, 3,815, 3.823. 3.824, 3 825, 3,826 3527, 3,812. 3,829. 3.830, 3.831. 3 632, 3,833, 3 834, 3,828, 3.835. 3837, 3 938. 3.839. 3 840, 3 841, 3,843, 35 3,844, 3 845, 4,299. 4264. 4,576, 4,577. Madison Railroad bonds, numbers 143, 145, 146, 147. 148, and 150, 4 Others numbers not known, 45 The following are the bonds issued to th Morri Canal :Internal Improvement bonds, Nes. 4345 to 4,352 4,421 4,440 4.461 477 4,479 to 4.500, 4,563. 82 4.569 4,874 4,583 to 4,583. 4,595 to 4 596, Madison Railroad bonds, Nos. 149. 164,165 166. 167. 169, 170.171.179. 212,213. 214, 308, 409, 416,417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 431. 435, 446, 29 453 and 456, 11] Died. Sunday, 16th inst. WILLIAM H. HUDSON agel 32


Article from New-York Tribune, February 28, 1842

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The Lajayette Bank is authorized to receive its notes for any debts due it. A Receiver will be appointed on the second Tuesday in March. It is supposed that Mr. Robinson, the President, will be appointed, in which case there is reason to believe that the deposites and circulation will be paid off by the 1st June next. It is the opinion of those well informed on the subject, yet disinterested, that the stockholders will eventually receive about 33j per cent. Twenty-two of the Ohio Banks have resolved to resume on the 4th March next, as required by the act. The Commercial Bank of Scioto was one. The Franklin Bank of Columbus did not agree. Its bills are thrown out by the Cincinnati Banks. The charter of the Urbana Bank has been repealed. The Lancaster Bank is paying its notes, one-fourth in specie and three-fourths in certificates, currency or drafts. The following are the Banks which have resolved to resuine on the 4th of March The Franklin, Lafayette and Commercial Banks of Cincinnati; Banks of Dayton, Xenia, Scioto, Circleville, Marietta, Muskingum, Zanesville, Massillon, Sandusky, Wooster, St. Clairsville, Norwalk, Geauga, Western Reserve. New Lisbon, Mount Pleasant, Clinton of Columbus, and Farmers' and Mechanics' of Stenhensille


Article from The New York Herald, January 10, 1843

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The cents are omitted in these columns. The audacious and cool impudence of bank officers is in the highest degree amusing, and an excellent specimen may be found in the following remarks of the President of this concern, as follows :"Accordingly, it will be observed, that as the active means of the bank have decreased, so have the suspended increased. The inference might be, that in that ratio has the condition of the bank been growing worse. Such an inference cannot, however be sustained by the facts, in as much as a large portion of the means of the bank, although among the mass of protested paper that make up the suspended debt, is known to constitute the best assets of the bank. Much of this paper is as good as that not under protest, and will be as eadily collected." This last assertion is no doubt entirely true. There is every probability that the one will be collected as soon as the other, and the person who collects them will at least haveoutlived Father Miller's millennium. A bill has been introduced into the Illinois House of Re presentatives to wind up the State Bank. It will undoubtedly become a law. So ends that institution. It will pay from 30 to 33 cents on the dollar in specie for its notes, and give a certificate for the balance. The Auditor's report of the State of Illinois, states the ordinary expenses of the government for the past year at $267,504, and the assessment for taxes at $230,000. The Auditor recommends that the taxes be now reduced one half, and collected in specie, or current funds, or treasury warrants. The Auditor of the State of Indiana states the State debt, including accumulated interest, and for which no provision is made for the payment of either interest or principal up to the 1st day of January, 1843, is $12,129,339. The interest annually on this sum, including exchange, amounts to $509,289 35. To meet this amount by taxation would require 65 cents to the $100, and average about $5.54 for each tax payer in the State. The total indebtedness of the State for the system of Internal Improvements, including accumulated interest, up to the first day of January, 1843, is $11,205,644. To meet this, the Auditor has enu. merated means to the amount of $671,923 52, but says that of this sum only about $207,000 can be relied on as means for the ensuing year. The total amount of tolls and water rents received by the State up to November, 1842, is $103,022 79; of this sum the Madison and Indianapo lis Railroad has paid $54,493 47. The Bank of Louisiana, at New Orleans, has in its vaults specie amounting to $2,040,000, while her notes in circulation are only for the sum of $150,000. The amount of specie now in the vaults of the banks of that city, is about $4,500,000, while the circulation of bank notes is less than two millions of dollars. The banks do not feel authorised to increase their circulation, because much of the coin in their vaults comes under the head of special deposites, and if the planters in the valley of the Mississippi are determined to take specie only for their produce, that $4,000,000 will soon be circulating among them. The charters of the following Ohio Banks expired on the 1st inst :Franklin B'k of Cineinnati Bank of Zaneszille. Okio Life Ins and Trust Co., Belmont B'k, St. Clairsville. (banking privileges of.) F. and M.B'k, Steubenville. Dayton Bank. Bank of Mount Pleasant. Commercial Bank of Scioto. Columbiana B'k, N. Lisbon. Bank of Marietta. Western Reserve Bank. Bank of Musking-im. Franklin B'k of Columbus Their circulation, at the date of the last reports by the banks, was, in all, $651,697; specie, $449,839. The following is a table of the leading features of the banks of Georgia :-