2187. Washington City Savings Bank (Washington, DC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
September 4, 1877
Location
Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
d67eb711

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspapers show the Washington City Savings Bank in receivership under Wm. F. Mattingly with dividends being paid to depositors in Sept. 1877 and ongoing chancery/legal notices in mid-1878. No articles describe a depositor run; the bank was in receivership (court-appointed) and appears to be permanently closed. I infer a state-chartered savings bank from the name. Dates of original suspension not given; receiver activity documented Sept 4–10, 1877.

Events (3)

1. September 4, 1877 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. A Dividend to be Paid the Depositors of the Washington City Savings Bank. ... WM. F. MATTINGLY, Receiver. September 4, 1877.
Source
newspapers
2. September 10, 1877 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
WM. F. MATTINGLY, esq., as receiver for the Washington City Savings Bank, will pay to the depositors this morning an 8 per cent. dividend, and put into circulation about $68,000. With this installment the depositors will have been paid eighty-eight cents for every $1 due them.
Source
newspapers
3. * Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank placed in receivership by court (receiver Wm. F. Mattingly) following failure; court-supervised liquidation and payment of dividends.
Newspaper Excerpt
References throughout 1878: The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, in chancery/legal notices.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Evening Star, September 5, 1877

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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. A Dividend to be Paid the Depositors of the Washington City Savings Bank. Editor of The Star:-In reply to a query in your paper or yesterday relative to another cividend to the depositors of the Washington City Savings Bank, I beg leave to state that I expect to pay a small dividend during this month. WM. F. MATTINGLY, Receiver. September 4, 1877.


Article from Evening Star, September 7, 1877

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THE WASHINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK. To-day, in the case of the Washington City Savings Bank, the Equity Court, Judge Olin, made a decree directing the receiver to pay a dividend of eight per centum to the depositors. This will make a total to the small depositors (under $50 of eighty-eight cents on the dollar.


Article from National Republican, September 10, 1877

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WM. F. MATTINGLY, esq., as receiver for the Washington City Savings Bank, will pay to the depositors this morning an 8 per cent. dividend, and put into circulation about $68,000. With this installment the depositors will have been paldeightyeight cents for every $1 due them. Mr. MATTINGLY has displayed marked ability in winding up the affairs of this bank. and doubtless in time will make good the promise of its former president, that the depositors should be paid in full.


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 22, 1878

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VIRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of the city of Alexandria, on the 18th day of Juna, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattinglog, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm H Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintitt's herei, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucratis J Davis, his wife, John C. Wesms, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chane-ry. Memo The object of the above suit is to establish a certain deed of trust made by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulang, trustee, upon a certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in ssid deed of trust, which was executed about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the payment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150 000, made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and endorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, a large portion of which are owned by the plaintifi's, as the firstilien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon ssid property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill tiled. The dofendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published in the city of Alexandria, once a week for four successive weeks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORTON MARYE, Clerk. Westel Willoughby and} p.q. S. Ferguson Beach, je 22-w4w NOTICE-ONE TEN CENT BOTTLE OF PERFECTED BUTTER COLOR will answer for fifty pounds of Butter. For sale by W. F. CREIGHTON, ap 11 85 King street. TRY OUR NEW SI G. P. TEA-very nice. G. WM. RAMSAY. my 7 PRIME LEMONS and ORANGES at J. C. & E. MILBURN S. mh 12


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 24, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. TRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of the city of Alexandria, the V 18th day of June, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, uso of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deod of trust made by Wm. H. Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiff's hereis, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretia J. Davis, his wife. John U. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William II Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustoes, S. Forguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo. The object of the above suit is to establish H certain deed of trust made by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany. trustee, upon a certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which WAS exocuted about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the payment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150,000, made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and ondorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, & large portion of which are owned by the plaintiffs, as the first}lien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed cortain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill filed. The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and - Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published in the city of Alexdria, once a week for four successive weeks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORTON MARYE, Clerk. Westel Willoughby and p.q. jo 22-w4w } S. Ferguson Beach,


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 25, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. IRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the CirV cuit Court of the city of Alexandria, on the 18th day of Juno, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm. H. Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiff's herein, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretia J. Davis, his wife. John C. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Kittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo. The object of the above suit is to 05tablish 8 certain deed of trust mado by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany, trustee, upon a certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which was executed about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the payment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150,000, made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and endorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, a large portion of which are owned by the plaintiffs, as the first lien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill filed. The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published in the city of Alexdria, once a week for four successive weeks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORTON MARYE. Clork. Westel Willoughby and p.q. je 22-wdw S. Ferguson Beach,


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 26, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. 71RGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of the city of Alexandria, on the 18th day of June, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co.; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm H Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiff's heroin, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretis J. Davis, his wife, John C. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Kittenhouse, his wife. William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jc., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo The object of the above suit is to astablish 26 certain deed of trust made by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany, trustee, upon a certain tract of land in Feirfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which was exeented about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the payment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150.000. made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and ondorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, 8 large portion of which are owned by the plaintitls, as the first)lien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of entorcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assigements of liens by Joseph Thoraton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill filed The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and /--- Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assombly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published in the city of Alexdria, once a week for four successive wooks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, tost: MORTON MARYE. Clerk. Westel Willoughby and p.q. } jo 22-waw S. Ferguson Beach,


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 27, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. IRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of the city of Alexandria, on the V 18th day of June, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lowis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading AS bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co.: James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm. H Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiff herein, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretia J. Davis, his wife. John C. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo. The object of the above suit is to 05blish a certain deed of trust made by defendant to William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany, trustee, upon & certain tract of land in Fairfax CO. anty, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, kn. own as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which was executed about Augus. 17, 1809, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the pay ment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150 000. made by said Davis to the order of said Ritte chouse, and endorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, a large portion of which are owned by the plaintiffs, as the first)lien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintitis, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill filed. The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and - Rittenhouse, his wife. William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by affidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this 'er, and do what is necessary to protect their ord intere -t.s in this suit; and that 8 copy of this orfor *thwith inserted in the Alexandris Gabe der paper published in the city of Alexdria, zette, once 8 news, 8 we for four successive weeks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORT MARYE. Clork. Westel Willoughby and p.q. jo 22-w4w } S. Ferguson Beach,


Article from Alexandria Gazette, June 28, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. IRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the CirV cuit Court of the city of Alexandria, on the 18th day of June, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co.; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm. H. Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiffs herein, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretia J. Davis, his wife. John C. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo. The object of the above suit is to establish 8 certain deed of trust made by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany, trustee, upon 8 certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acres, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which was executed about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the payment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150.000, made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and ondorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, a large portion of which are owned by the plaintiffs, as the firstilien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtain personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill tiled. The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their ap" pearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing 'by atfidavit that they are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this ordor be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published in the city of Alexdria, once a week for four successive weeks, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORTON MARYE, Clerk. Westel Willoughby and p.q. je 22-w4w S. Ferguson Beach,


Article from Alexandria Gazette, July 1, 1878

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LEGAL NOTICES. IRGINIA-In the Clerk's office of the CirV cuit Court of the city of Alexandria, onthe 18th day of June, 1878. The Washington City Savings Bank, use of William F. Mattingley, Receiver, David Walker Lewis, J. Davis and John W. Magill, trading as bankers under the name and style of Lewis Johnson & Co.; James C. Hall and Otis Bigelow, for themselves and others, holders of notes secured by deed of trust made by Wm. H. Davis, who may choose to come in as plaintiff, herein, plaintiffs, against William H. Davis, Lucretia J. Davis, his wife. John C. Weems, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, Joseph Thornton and Ann R. Thornton, his wife, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Marbury and M. Dulany Ball, trustees, S. Ferguson Beach, Francis L. Smith, jr., and W. Arthur Taylor, defendants. In chancery. Memo. The object of the above suit is to 05tablish a certain deed of trust made by defendant William H. Davis and wife to William H. Dulany, trustee, upon 8 certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Virginia, consisting of about 7500 acros, known as the Thornton tract, fully described in said deed of trust, which WAS executed about August 17, 1869, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county of Fairfax, about Sept. 14, 1869, and made to secure the pay ment of certain notes described in said deed of trust, amounting to $150.000, made by said Davis to the order of said Rittenhouse, and 6ndorsed by him and said Joseph Thornton, 8 large portion of which are owned by the plaintiffs, as the first;lien upon the said tract of land to procure the said property to be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment of the said notes held by the plaintiff, to have adjudged and decreed certain alleged assignments of liens by Joseph Thornton to Joseph Dickinson Thorpe, and claimed by said Administrator of his estate to be the first lien upon said property to be invalid and void as to these plaintiffs, and to obtaln personal judgments against said maker and endorsers of said notes for the amount thereof, with interest, and for the relief prayed for in the bill filed. The defendants, Charles E. Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse, his wife, William H. Davis and Lucretia J. Davis, his wife, and Joseph Thornton, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing 'oy atlidavit that thoy are not residents of this State, it is ordered that the said defendants appear here within one month after due publication of this order, and do what is necessary to protect their interests in this suit; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Gazette, 8 newspaper published in the is Alexdria, once a week for four successive wooks, Bua posted at the front door of the Court House of this city. A copy, test: MORTON MARYE. Clerk. Westel Willoughby and p.q. je 22-w1w } S. Ferguson Beach,