First National Bank - Charleston, SC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1622
Charter Number: 1622
Start Date: November 1, 1867*
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (32.777, -79.931)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 8018a9e8

Response Measures

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Description

Single short report (Charleston Daily News, Jan 25, 1869) states a man identified as having made a run on the First National Bank of Charleston in November 1867 for $1,000. No mention of suspension, reopening, or receivership in the text. Treated as a bank-specific criminal withdrawal/run rather than misinformation.

Events (2)

1. December 14, 1865 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. November 1, 1867* Run

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: A swindler (Perkins, alias Grant) carried out a run/large withdrawal for $1,000 from the bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: the man who made a run on the First National Bank of Charlesion in November, 1867
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 25, 1869 The Charleston Daily News Charleston, SC

Article from The Charleston Daily News, January 25, 1869

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Article Text

IDENTIFICATION OF A SWINDLER.-The - Atlanta papers state that persons have arrived there who have identified the man Perkins, alias Grant, arrested by Caplain Edward Mn. phy on the 28th ult., as the man who made a run on the First National Bank of Charlesion in November, 1867, and on a Savannah bank in March, 1868, for one thousand dollars, and on a Kansas City bank for three thousand dollars.