6190. State Stock Bank (Peru, IN)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
October 26, 1854
Location
Peru, Indiana (40.754, -86.069)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
b845c6ea

Response Measures

None

Description

Multiple contemporary newspapers (Oct–Nov 1854) list the State Stock Bank at Peru, Indiana among suspended/broken banks. No article describes a depositor run; later (June 28, 1855) auction of Indiana State stock for account of suspended banks by the State Auditor indicates continued suspension and disposition of assets — consistent with permanent closure/liquidation. Cause of suspension not specified in the articles (likely part of broader wave of Indiana bank suspensions), so coded as 'other'.

Events (2)
1. October 26, 1854 Suspension
Cause Details
Newspapers list the State Stock Bank at Peru among numerous Indiana banks that had suspended in late 1854; no specific triggering insolvency or rumor described.
Newspaper Excerpt
State Stock Bank at Peru, Ind. ... They are not broken, but suspended,
Source
newspapers
2. June 28, 1855 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
For account of the ... State Stock Bank at Peru: 25,300 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. (sale by order of the Hon. H. E. Talbott, Auditor of the State of Indiana for account of Indiana suspended banks.)
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (6)
1. October 26, 1854 Glasgow Weekly Times Glasgow, MO
Article from Glasgow Weekly Times, October 26, 1854

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Broken Banks. The St. Louis brokers decline taking the notes of the following banks: Bank of Connersville, Indiana. Kentucky Trust Company. Lafayette Co. Bank of Connersville. Newport Safety Fund, Ky. State Stock Bank at Peru, Ind. To this may be added the Elkhart County Bank, which the Chicago papers say has also failed. We believe these banks are all "Stock Banks," and although they are reported as broken, note holders should not suffer a heavy shave. They are not "broken," but "suspended," and it is thought the holders of notes on them cannot lose, as for every dollar of their issuess, there are State Stocks pledged for their redemption.

2. November 24, 1854 The Kalida Venture Kalida, OH
Article from The Kalida Venture, November 24, 1854

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bas Latest Banks Failed. The Bank of Circleville, Ohio, is said to have failed-also The Farmers' Bank, of Chicago, Ill. The Exchange Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. The Canal Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. The City Bank of Columbus, Ohio, suspended this morning. The Woodbury Bank, Woodbury, Con nec:icut, thrown out at the Suffolk Bank Seven more Indiana Banks under protest, viz: Wayne Bank, Logansport; State Stock Bank of Indiana, Peru; Upper Wabash Bank, Wabash; Perry county Bank, Cannelton; Steuben county Bank, Angola; Traders Bank, Terre Haute; Great Western Bank, Terre Haute, Look out for more soor!-Dye's Bank Mirror, Nov. 15th, 1854.

3. December 6, 1854 The Cadiz Democratic Sentinel Cadiz, OH
Article from The Cadiz Democratic Sentinel, December 6, 1854

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suspended within a few months past. For the benefit of our readers, in these times of bank suspensions, we shall keep it standing, and make weekly additions thereto: Lewis County Bank, of New York. Carthage Bank, do Milrose Bank, do Drovers' Bank, do Bank of Carmel, do Ogdensburg, do Exchange Bank Buffalo, do Patchin Bank, Buffalo, do Eighth Avenue Bank, do Bank of West Killingly, Connecticut. Bank of Ellsworth, Maine. Bank of Circleville, Ohio. Clinton Bank of Columbus, Ohio. Canal Bank of Cleveland, do. Miami Bank, Dayton, do. Woodbury Bank, Connecticut. Shipbuilders' Bank, Maine. Merchants' and Mechanics's Bank, Chicago. Union Bank, Chicago, Ill. Knickerbocker Bank, do Farmers' Joint Stock Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, Oswego. Farmers' Bank of Canandaigua. Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, Maryland. Merchants' Bank of Macon, Georgia. Milford Bank, Delaware. Merchants' Bank Burlington, Vermont. River Bank Connecticut. Cumberland Bank, Maine. Kentucky Trust Company Bank, Covington. Newport Safety Fund, Covington, Ky. Commercial Bank, Paducah, Kentucky. Trans Allegheny Bank, Virginia. Kanawha Bank, Va. Massillon Bank, Ohio. Ohio Savings Institute, Tiffin. Cochitute Bank, Boston. Elkhart county Bank, Indiana. Bank of Northern Indiana. Bank of Washtenaw, Michigan. Erie and Kalamazoo Bank, Michigan. Arlington Bank, Washington, D. C. Bank of Connersville, Indiana. Bank of Hallowell, Maine. Akron Branch, Ohio. Merchants and Trader's Branch, Cin., O. City Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Commercial Branch, Toledo, Ohio. Ashtabula Branch, Ohio. Napersville Bank, Illinois. Merchants Bank, Bridgeton. Government Stock Bank, Ann Harbor, Mich. Cuyahoga Falls Branch Bank, O. Licking Branch Bank, Ohio. Phoenix Bank, Chicago, Illinois. Du Page county Bank, Illinois. Bank of Ottawa, Illinois. State Stock Bank, Peru, Indiana. Stock Bank, Lafayette, Ind. Bank of Elkhart, Plymouth Bank, Fayette county Bank, Delaware county Bank, Logansport Insurance Company, Indiana. Indiana Stock Bank, Laport. Savings Bank, Cincinnati. Scituate Bank, Rhode Island. Wollborough Bank, New Hampshire. Bennington Bank, Vermont. Monsum River Bank, Maine. Bank of Ellsworth. Bank of Milford, Delaware.

4. January 18, 1855 True American Steubenville, OH
Article from True American, January 18, 1855

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FREE BANKS OF INDIANA.-At a convention of thirty of the specie paying free Banks of Indiana, held at Indianopolis, lately, the following resolution, among others, was adopted: Resolved, That we will receive and pay out the notes of the banks represented in this Convention, as specie paying banks in all business transactions, and that we will in no case treat as par funds the issues of any suspended bank whatever. The Indianopolis Journal gives a list of the following shaving shops which have no place of doing business, no owners that any body can find, and which do not redeem their paper in coin, currency or exchange: Bank of America, Morocco; Bank of Connersville, Connersville; Drover's Bank, Rome; Elkhart Co. Bank, Goshen; Merchant's Bank, Lafayette; Orange Bank, Poseyville; Merchants' Bank, Springfield; Northern Indiana Bank, Logansport; Plymouth; State Stock Bank, Logansport; State Stock Bank, Peru; Traders' Bank, Terre Haute.

5. June 26, 1855 The New York Herald New York, NY
Article from The New York Herald, June 26, 1855

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W. latham, AUCTI ONEER-SPECIAL SALE.By order of Hon. H. E. Talbott. Auditor of the R. State of Indiana. for account of Indiana suspended banks. J. THOMPSON'S stock auction sales. On Thursday, June 28, at the Merchants' Exchange, at 12½ o'clock, For account of the Bank of Attica, Indiana:$21,000 Indiana State 2½ per cent stock. " " 5 per cent stock. 8,000 Atlantic Bank, Jackson:6,000 Indiana State 2½ per cent stock. Orange Bank, Poseyville1,000 State of Indiana 6 per cent stock. Bank of Albany, New Albany:7,000 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. State Stock Bank at Peru:25,300 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. Bank of Bridgeport:2,000 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. Bank of America, Morocco:6,500 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. Public Stock Bank, Newport:7,000 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. Elkart County Bank:40,000 Indiana State 2½ per cent stock. 5,000 Louisiana State 6 per cent Bonds, int. from 1st June, 1855. 2,000 Louisiana State 6 per cent Bonds, int. from 1st April, 1855. 500 Virginia State 6 per cent Bonds, int. from 1st April, 1856. Traders' Bank, Nashville:16,500 Indiana State 5 per cent stock. Per Individual Order:7,000 Great Western R. R. Co. (Illinois) 7 per cent mortgage and convertable bonds. Int Feb. and Aug. in N. Y.; due 1865. 10,000 Memphis City (Tennessee) 6 per cent Bonds. Interest Jan. and July in N. Y.; due 1884. All purchases must be paid for on or before 1 o'clock of the day after the sale. When purchases are made for account of parties out of the city, 10 per cent will be required on the day of sale, and six days' grace given (addirg interest) on the balance. The accrued interest will go to the purchaser (the same as at the Board of Brokers), except the Indiana State stocks, which are sold interest off. Office No. 2 Wall street. JOHN THOMPSON.

6. June 28, 1855 New-York Daily Tribune New York, NY
Article from New-York Daily Tribune, June 28, 1855

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R. W. LATHAM, Auctioneer. PECIAL SALE-By order of the Hon. H. E. Talbott, Auditor of the State of Indiana for account of Indiana Suspended Banks.-J. THOMPSON'S STOCK AUCTION SALES-On THURSDAY, June 28, at the Merchants' Exchange, at 12} o'clock. For account of the Bank of Attica, Ind.: $21,000 Indiana State 21 per cent Stock. 8,000 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. Atlantic Bank, Jackson: 6,000 Indiana State 21 per cent Stock. Orange Bank, Poseyville: 1,000 State of Indiana 5 per cent Stock. Bank of Albany. New-Albany; 7,000 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. State Stock Bank at Peru: 25,300 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock, Bank of Bridgeport: 2,000 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. Bank of America, Morocco: 6,500 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. Public Stock Bank, Newport: 7,000 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. Elkart County Bank: 40,000 Indiana State 21, per cent Stock. 5,000 Louisiana State 6 per et. Bds., int. from 1st June, 1855. 2,000 Louisiana State 6 per ct. Bds, int. from 1st April, 1855. 500 Virginia State 6 per et. Bds., int. Traders' Bank, Nashville: 16,500 Indiana State 5 per cent Stock. Per Individual Order: 7,000 Great Western Railroad Company (Illinois) 7 per cent Mortgage and Cenvertible Bonds. Int. February and August in New-York, due 1865. 10,000 Memp) is City (Tennessee) 6 per cent Bonds. Interest January and July in New-York. Due 1884. All purchases must be paid for on or before 1 o'clock of the day after the sale. When purchases are made for account of parties out of the city 10 per cent will be required on the day of sale, and six days' grace given (adding Interest) on the balance. The Accrued Interest will go to the purchaser, (the same as at the Board of Brokers,) except the Indiana State Stocks, which are sold interest off. JOHN THOMPSON. Office No. 2 Wall-st.