Middleton & Co. - Washington, DC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: private
Start Date: May 30, 1881
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 059fa3a2

Response Measures

None

Description

Article lists Middleton & Co. among banks desiring to suspend business on May 30 (Decoration Day). This is a voluntary/holiday suspension with no run or failure mentioned; bank would reopen after the holiday.

Events (1)

1. May 30, 1881 Suspension

Cause Details: Voluntary suspension of business for Decoration Day (holiday).
Newspaper Excerpt: Middleton & Co., ... desiring to suspend business as far as practicable on the 30th of May (Decoration Day)
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 27, 1881 National Republican Washington, DC

Article from National Republican, May 27, 1881

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Article Text

Special Motices. THE UNDERSIGNED BANKS AND Bankers, desiring to suspend business as far as practicable on the 30th of May (Decoration Day), respectfully request all persons having paper maturing on that day to provide for the payment of the same on SATURDAY May 28. George H. B. White, cashier National Metropolitan Bank; Thos. C. Pearsall, cashier Citizens' National Bank; Middleton & Co., H. D. Cooke, jr., & Co., B. P. Snyder, treasurer National Savings Bank; J. H. Squier & Co., Riggs & Co., Lewis Johnson & Co., C. A. James, cashier Bank of Washington; J A. Ruff, eashier Central National Bank: Daniel B. Clarke, president National Bank of the Republic; H. C. Swain. cashier Second National Bank: Wm. Laird, jr., cashier Farmers and Mechanics' National Bank It of Georgetown, D. C.