17154. Hopkinton Bank (Westerly, RI)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
September 18, 1861
Location
Westerly, Rhode Island (41.378, -71.827)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
285f1ae1e674e6b0

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspaper legal notices (Dec 1864–Jan 1865 issues) refer to a court decree from 1861 ordering notice to bill-holders and claimants and directing presentation of claims at the Hopkinton Bank in Westerly. This indicates the bank had a receiver appointed (court-ordered receivership) and was under receivership/closure. No run is mentioned in the articles. Dates appear in the notices as September 18, A.D. 1861 and the decree entered Dec. 1, 1861; the notices were republished in 1864–1865. OCR variants corrected (e.g., dates).

Events (2)
1. September 18, 1861 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Court application and decree ordering notice to bill-holders and directing presentation of claims; receiver appointed by court.
Newspaper Excerpt
Upon the application of Nathan F. Dixon for an order of notice to the bill-holders of the Hopkinton Bank and claimants upon the Receiver.
Source
newspapers
2. December 1, 1861 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
It is adjudged, ordered and decreed that the said Dixon cause a notice to be published ... directing the holders of the bills of said Hopkinton Bank, and the claimants upon said Receiver, to bring in and present the bills of said Bank ... or their claims shall be forever barred as against said Receiver; said notice to be published for at least two months after the fifteenth day of December, 1861. Entered as the decree of Court ... (Dec. 1.) By order. JOHN A. GARDNER, Clerk.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. December 16, 1864 Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL
Article from Chicago Tribune, December 16, 1864

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Article Text

# Legal Notices. PROVIDENCE S. C.-Supreme Court. SEPTEMBER TERM, A. D. 1861. Upon the application of Nathan F. Dixon for an order of notice to the bill-holders of the Hopkinton Bank and claimants upon the Receiver. It is adjudged, ordered and decreed that the said Dixon cause a notice to be published in the Providence Journal, Chicago Tribune and New York Tribune, directing the holders of the bills of said Hopkinton Bank, and the claimants upon the Receiver thereof, to bring in and present the bills of said Bank, and their claims upon said Receiver, at the Hopkinton Bank in Westerly, on or before the fifteenth day of March, 1865, or their claims shall be forever barred as against said Receiver; said notice to be published for at least two months after the fifteenth day of December, 1861. Entered as the decree of Court 42d day S. T. 1851, (Dec. 1.) By order. de15-1862-2m is JOHN A. GARDNER, Clerk.

2. January 20, 1865 Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL
Article from Chicago Tribune, January 20, 1865

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Article Text

Legal Notices. # PROVIDENCE S. C.--Supreme SEPTEMBER 18TH. A. D. 1861. Upon the application of Nathan F. Dixon for an order of notice to the bill-holders of the Hopkinton Bank and claimants upon the Receiver. It is adjudged, ordered and decreed that the said Dixon cause a notice to be published in the Providence Journal, Chicago Tribune and New York Tribune, directing the holders of the bills of said Hopkinton Bank, and the claimants upon the Receiver thereof, to bring in and present the bills of said Bank, and their claims upon said Receiver, at the Hopkinton Bank in Westerly, on or before the fifteenth day of March, 1863, or their claims shall be forever barred as against said Receiver; said notice to be published for at least two months after the fifteenth day of December, 1864. Entered as the decree of Court 42d day S. T. 1861, (Dec. 1.) By order. JOHN A. GARDNER, Clerk.