Bank of Erie (Erie, PA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
3224802990594
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
322480299 hash
Start Date
June 21, 1849
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania (42.129, -80.085)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
ee474857f454aa1a

Response Measures

None

Description

First article has OCR typo 'Eric' for Erie Bank.

Events (2)

1. June 21, 1849 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
the Bank will also recommence shortly-having ... redeemed all the promises made by Mr. Reed, the President, at the time of the bank's suspension.
Source
newspapers
2. * Suspension
Cause Details
Article references a prior suspension but gives no reason or trigger.
Newspaper Excerpt
the time of the bank's suspension
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Jeffersonian Republican, June 21, 1849

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Article Text

Good News---the Eric Bank. The Germantown Telegraph learns officially, that the Bank of Erie is about to open an agenin Philadelphia for the redemption of all its notes at par. The Bank will also recommence shortly-having by the above notice redeemed all the promises made by Mr. Reed, the President, at the time of the bank's suspension.Last week its notes sold at a discount of only 10 per cent; and this announcement will nat. urally reduce the discount still more, until the redemption is once commenced, when they will no doubt be as good as the generality of the h.western notes of this State.


Article from The Lancaster Gazette, June 22, 1849

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Article Text

ERIE BANK NOTES-The Hanover (Pa.) Spectator authounces officially that the Bank of Erie is about to open an agency in Philadelpha for the redemption of all its notes at par. The bank will also recommence operations shortly-having, by the above honorable movement, says the Spectator, redeemed all the promises made by Mr. Reed, the president, at the time of the bank's suspension. Last week its notes sold at a discount of only ten per cent.