Watertown National Bank - Watertown, NY

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 2657
Charter Number: 2657
Start Date: December 13, 1884
Location: Watertown, New York (43.975, -75.911)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 024dc754

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Dec 13, 1884) reports A. W. Bliss appointed receiver of the Watertown National Bank. No run or reopening mentioned; receiver appointment implies closure/receivership.

Events (2)

1. April 12, 1882 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. December 13, 1884 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: A. W. Bliss, of Syracuse, N. Y., was appointed receiver of the Watertown National bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 13, 1884 Phillipsburg Herald Phillipsburg, KS

Article from Phillipsburg Herald, December 13, 1884

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Article Text

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Cleveland's official plurality in Florida is 3,738. A Democrat was elected mayor of Fall River, Mass. Dr. Harvey L. Byrd, a well-known physician of Baltimore, is dead. Gov. Cleveland will resign the governorship of New York on January 6th. Rev. John James Lewis, Professor of Madison University, died of pneumonia. The General Assembly of Virginia passed the election bill over the veto of the Governor. Hon. Samuel J. Randall made a speech at the Democratic demonstration at Atlanta, Ga. A. W. Bliss, of Syracuse, N. Y., was appointed receiver of the Watertown National bank. The Presidential electors in the various States met on December 3d, and cast their votes for President. Five hundred members of the New York County Democracy will attend the Cleveland inauguration.