Planters Bank (Amelia Court House, VA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
5615064091081
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
561506409 hash
Start Date
January 13, 1890
Location
Amelia Court House, Virginia (37.343, -77.981)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
cd5ef9c6dd7bbe4e

Response Measures

None

Events (2)
1. January 13, 1890 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Planters' bank at Amelia Court House has suspended and R. G. Southall has been appointed receiver.
Source
newspapers
2. January 13, 1890 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Unexpected suspension and assignment to trustee; details of insolvency not yet published.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Planter's Bank of this place suspended to-day and made an assignment to R. G. Southall, trustee.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. January 15, 1890 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA
Article from Richmond Dispatch, January 15, 1890

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Article Text

AN AMELIA BANK FAILURE. The Planter's Bank at Amelia Courthouse Suspends. [Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.) AMELIA C. H., Va., January 13, 1890. The Planter's Bank of this place suspended to-day and made an assignment to R. G. Southall, trustee. This event was most unexpected and the whole community is utterly surprised. There has been no accurate statement yet of the affairs of the bank. The impression is, however, that the depositors will all be safe in the final result.

2. January 17, 1890 Evening Star Washington, DC
Article from Evening Star, January 17, 1890

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Article Text

The Planters' bank at Amelia Court House has suspended and R. G. Southall has been appointed receiver. It is probable that the Virginia branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will be discontinued from Natural Bridge to Lexington and run to Salem instead.