Ontario Bank - Utica, NY

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 19, 1860
Location: Utica, New York (43.101, -75.233)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c8d73d1e

Response Measures

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Description

Article (New-York Daily Tribune, Oct 2, 1860) reports a court-ordered receivership for the Ontario Bank, Utica (order granted Sept 19, filed Sept 21) and calls for creditors to present claims. No mention of depositor run—bank appears closed with receiver appointed.

Events (2)

1. September 19, 1860 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Order of the Supreme Court (granted Sept. 19) leading to receivership/cessation of ordinary operations; court-filed proceedings against the bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: Under and pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court, granted Sept. 19, ... notice is hereby given ...
Source: newspapers

2. September 21, 1860 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Utica, Sept. 21, 1860 EDMUND A. WETMORE, Receiver ... notice is hereby given that all persons ... present the same to the undersigned, at his office in the city of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., on or before the 1st day of November next ... will be paid to the creditors ... and the surplus, if any, will be distributed among the stockholders of said association. - Utica, Sept. 21, 1860 EDMUND A. WETMORE, Receiver of the ONTARIO BANK, or against the undersigned as the Receiver of said Banking Association ... (OCR corrected).
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 2, 1860 New-York Daily Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Daily Tribune, October 2, 1860

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Article Text

NTARIO BANK, UTICA.-Under and pur O suant to an order of the Supreme Court, granted Sept. 19, 1 and filed in the office of the Clerk of the County of Oaelda, love, notice is hereby given that all persons, firms, and corporations having, or claim ming to have, any CLAIM or D04 NP virectors, and Company of the ONTARIO against the President, BANK, or against the unders -aned 88 the Receiver of, &e., of sid Banbing Ass cistion, are required present the game to the under signed, at bis office in the city of Utica, Opelds County, W Y.S OR or before the 1st day of November next, and, in default of w doing, said persons, firms and corporations will be barred from any share or dividend in the funds and assets held by the undersigned, and the same will be paid to the creditors of seld association whose demands are presented and adjusted. and the surplus, if any, will be distributed among the stockholders of the sesociatdon.-Utiea, Sept. 21, 1860 EDMUND A. WETMORE, Receivers EW-ORLEANS and MOBILE FUNDS bought N AUGUST BELMONT & Co., No. 50 Wail-et. by