Planters Bank of Fairfield

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 22, 1870
Location: Winnsboro, South Carolina (34.381, -81.086)

Metadata

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Short Digest: eb4a5d1d

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Description

Article (The Fairfield Herald, 1871-03-22) is a sheriff's sale notice of bank property by S. B. Clowney, Receiver, for creditors of the Planters Bank of Fairfield. This indicates the bank went into receivership and is being liquidated; no run is described in the text. The court order appointing a receiver is cited as made 22 March 1870. The sale is scheduled for the first Monday in April 1871. I corrected OCR spacing and punctuation (e.g., 'Planters' and 'Receiver').

Events (2)

1. March 22, 1870 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Sale of bank property, S. B. Clowney, Receiver. ... BY authority granted me by an order of the Court made 22d March, 1870, I will sell ... property of the Planter's Bank of Fairfield ... S. B. CLOWNEY, Receiver.
Source: newspapers

2. April 3, 1871 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry during the legal hours of sale, before the Court House door in Winnsboro, on the first Monday in April next, the following property of the Planter's Bank of Fairfield ... One large Iron Safe, and other furniture belonging to the said Bank, also, certain choses in action.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 22, 1871 The Fairfield Herald Winnsboro, SC

Article from The Fairfield Herald, March 22, 1871

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Article Text

Terms of Sale. One third cash, for the balance. & credit of one year. with interest thereon from the day of sale payable annually until the whole of the debt and interest bepaid Purchasers to give bond and a of the premises, and pay for all necessury papers and revenue Hamps. L. W. DUVALL, 8. F.C. Sheriff's Office, Winneboro, March 10, 1871 mar 11-|1x2 SALE OF BANK PROPERTY, S. B Clowney, Receiver. vs. Thos. J. Robertson, et. ais, , Creditors of the Plan. ters Bank of Fairfield-Bill for Injunetion and Instruction, BY authority granted mo by an order of the Court made 22d March, 1870, 1 will sell to the highest bidder nt public outcry during the legal hours of sale, before the Court House door in Winnsboro, on the first Monday in April next, the fol lowing property of the Planter's Bank of Fairfield to. wit: One large Iron Safe, and other furniture belonging to the said Bank, also, certain choses in action. Term , of sale Cash. S. B. CLOWNEY, Receiver. mar 18-j1x2