Western Farm Mortgage Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: private
Start Date: February 1, 1892*
Location: Lawrence, Kansas (38.972, -95.235)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: cf44d399e6669fd4

Response Measures

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Description

Article reports the home debenture department of the Western Farm Mortgage Trust Co. went into receivers' hands in February 1892; assets/securities were transferred from Denver to Lawrence in Oct 1893 and the receiver resigned with a successor appointed. Bank name in article is 'Western Farm Mortgage Trust Co.' (provided prompt used 'Company'); corrected to match article. No run or reopening is mentioned—this is a receivership/closure episode.

Events (2)

1. February 1, 1892* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: the home debenture department of the Western farm mortgage trust company, which went into the hands of the receivers in February, 1892
Source: newspapers

2. October 9, 1893 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: The assets and securities ... have been transferred from Denver to Lawrence. G. N. E. Griffith, the receiver of the company has resigned the trusteeship ... M.G. Manley of this city has been elected to succeed him.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 9, 1893 The Providence News Providence, RI

Article from The Providence News, October 9, 1893

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Article Text

TRANSFERRED THE ASSETS. Western Farm Mortgage Trust Co. Money Taken to Lawrence, Kan. LAWRENCE, Kan., Oct. 9.-The assets and securities of the home debenture department of the Western farm mortgage trust company, which went into the hands of the receivers in February, 1892, involving so many eastern ereditors' have been transferred from Denver to Lawrence. G. N. E. Griffith, the receiver of the company has resigned the trusteeship of these securities and M.G. Manley of this city has been elected to succeed him. The securities transferred from Denver to Lawrence amount to several hundred thousand dollars.