West Branch Bank (Williamsport, PA)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Start Date
October 29, 1857
Location
Williamsport, Pennsylvania (41.240, -77.036)
Bank Type
state

Metadata

Episode ID
Bank ID
City ID
Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest

Notes

Articles show a state-wide suspension of specie payments in 1857; reopening is not documented here.

Events (1)
1. October 29, 1857 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Collective suspension of specie payments by banks across the commonwealth during the 1857 financial panic.
Newspaper Excerpt
during the suspension of specie payments, by the Banks of this Commonwealth
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. November 25, 1857 The Star of the North Bloomsburg, PA
Article from The Star of the North, November 25, 1857

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Article Text

At a Meeting of the Presidents of the Danville, Norihumberland, Lewisburg, West Branch, Lock Haven, and Jersey Shore Banks, at Williamsport, on the 29th ult., it was resolved that during the suspension of-specie payments, by the Banks of this Commonwealth, they did not deem it expedient to make any arrangements with the city Banks for The redemption of their notes, or suma of specie in Philadelphia to keep their notes at par.

2. November 25, 1857 The Star of the North Bloomsburg, PA
Article from The Star of the North, November 25, 1857

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Article Text

At a Meeting of the Presidents of the Danville, Northomberland, Lewisburg, West Branch, Lock Haven, and Jersey Shore Banks, at Williamsport, on the 29th ult., it was resolved that during the suspension of specie payments, by the Banks of this Commonwealth, they did not deem it expedient to make any arrangements with the city Banks for the redemption of their notes, or sums of specie in Philadelphia to keep their notes at par.