Article Text
CHESTERTOWN BANK.-This Bank has suspended payment. It has been in an unhealthy condition for some time. People should be careful in receiving notes, as there are a great minny worthless one's in circulation.
Chestertown Bank (Chestertown, MD)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
6373555290657- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Bank ID
-
637355529hash - Start Date
- September 6, 1854
- Location
- Chestertown, Maryland (39.209, -76.067)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
96917a27ae61af79
Response Measures
None
Description
Article gives only initial suspension and poor condition; no reopening mentioned, so closure inferred but not confirmed.
Events (1)
1.
September 6, 1854
Suspension
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- Bank described as 'in an unhealthy condition' with many 'worthless' notes in circulation.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- CHESTERTOWN BANK.-This Bank has suspended payment. It has been in an unhealthy condition for some time.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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