Chatham Bank - Savannah, GA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: July 20, 1898
Location: Savannah, Georgia (32.084, -81.100)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: bec4b0b9

Response Measures

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Description

Article (The Morning News, 1898-07-20) references a receiver (LeRoy Myers) for the Chatham Bank and a court order directing the receiver to sell assets of a debtor. This indicates the bank was in receivership (i.e., closed) by that date. No articles in the set mention a run or an explicit prior suspension; I infer closure via receivership and select suspension_closure as the closest matching episode type. Limited evidence — only a receivership item — so other preceding steps (suspension/run) are not documented in the provided texts.

Events (1)

1. July 20, 1898 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: In the Superior Court yesterday, in the case of S. B. Brown and others against the Chatham Bank, Judge Falligant signed an order directing the receiver, Mr. LeRoy Myers, to sell the stock of the Robinson Printing Company ... The money is to be retained by the receiver ... and is subject to the final ruling of the court.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 20, 1898 The Morning News Savannah, GA

Article from The Morning News, July 20, 1898

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Article Text

TO SELL OUT THE STOCK. Court Orders the Sale of the Robinson Printing Co. Property, In the Superior Court yesterday, in the case of S. B. Brown and others against the Chatham Bank, Judge Falligant signed an order directing the receiver, Mr. LeRoy Myers, to sell the stock of the Robinson Printing Company, including paper, presses and fixtures, to M. S. & D. A. Byck for $1,700. The money is to be retained by the receiver in place of the property, and is subject to the final ruling of the court.