Hopkinton Bank (Westerly, RI)

Episode Information

Episode UID
2480201690744
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
248020169 hash
Start Date
December 1, 1861
Location
Westerly, Rhode Island (41.378, -71.827)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
3aa5ca4e183ab109

Response Measures

None

Description

Notices indicate a receiver was appointed; OCR dates in notices are inconsistent.

Events (1)
1. December 1, 1861 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
It is adjudged, ordered and decreed that the said Dixon cause a notice to be published ... claimants upon the Receiver thereof ... at the Hopkinton Bank in Westerly
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.