First National Bank (Llano, TX)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
431601130
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
43160 national
Charter Number
4316
Start Date
February 5, 1894
Location
Llano, Texas (30.759, -98.675)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
f680532f3c0d6e4f

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
51.8%
Date receivership started
1894-02-28
Date receivership terminated
1899-05-01
OCC cause of failure
Fraud
Share of assets assessed as good
10.2%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
70.2%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
19.6%

Description

OCR in articles shows variants 'Llana'/'Liano' corrected to Llano; exact suspension date ambiguous from phrasing.

Events (4)
1. May 20, 1890 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. February 5, 1894 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Controller of the currency appointed a receiver due to insolvency and suspension of payments.
Newspaper Excerpt
First National Bank of Llana, Texas, which suspended payment on the 5th instant.
Source
newspapers
3. February 28, 1894 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
4. March 1, 1894 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The controller of the currency today appointed receivers ... Mr. Henry P. Hilliard of Austin, Texas, receiver of the First National Bank of Llana, Texas, which suspended payment on the 5th instant.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. March 1, 1894 Evening Star Washington, DC
Article from Evening Star, March 1, 1894

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Article Text

Bank Receivers Appointed. The controller of the currency today appointed receivers of insolvent national banks as follows: Mr. Henry P. Hilliard of Austin, Texas, receiver of the First National Bank of Llana, Texas, which suspended payment on the 5th instant. Mr. Robert P. Williams of Fayette, Mo., receiver of the American National Bank of Springfield. Mo., which suspended payment on the 14th instant.

2. June 29, 1894 Fort Worth Gazette Fort Worth, TX
Article from Fort Worth Gazette, June 29, 1894

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Article Text

Washington Notes. Special Dispatch. Washington, June 28.-Mr. H. P. HIIHard of Austin and receiver of the First national bank of Liano, who has been here for a day or two on official business with Comptroller wekles, left for home tonight. Mr. Hilliard called upon the president yesterday and was given the cordial reception which Mr. Cleveland always gives to Texans. Representative Balley will deliver a speech to the Democrats of Nevada, Mo., at the Invitation of the congreesional comittee of that district sometime within the next month. The following fourth-class postmasters were appointed today: Humble, T. V. Bender, vice P. 8. Humble, resigned: Moble, C. B. Gegger, J. R. Skinner, resigned; Turkey, J. M. Gist, vice A. P. Hall, resigned.