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BANK CLOSED Directors Have Closed the American National at Boston. Washington, Nov 27.-The comptroller of the currency to-day received a telegram to the effect that by order of its directors the American National bank of Boston has closed its doors. It is said that the bank has not been in good condition for some time and efforts have been made to liquidate the bank, but apparently without success. It is not expected that any of the creditors of the bank will lose anything by the failure. National Bank Examiner W. E. Neal has been appointed receiver. The following is a statement of the resources and liabilities of the bank at the close of business November 9, 1905, the date of the last report to the comptroller: Resources-Loans and discounts, $386,054; United States bonds, $270,000; due from banks and bankers, $56.034; checks and other cash items, $32,714; redemption fund, $10,000; total, $754,803. Liabilities-Capital stock, $200,000; surplus and undivided profits, $24,548; circulating notes, $200,000; due 'to banks and bankers, $8,373; individual deposits, $256,881; United States deposits, $45,000; bills payable, $20,000; total, $754,803. Boston, Nov 27.-The American National bank which failed to open for business this forenoon is not one of the larger financial institutions of the city, its capital being $200,000. It was not a member of the Boston clearing house. The bank was incorporated in 1900, being the latest of the national banks of this city. The officers were as follows: President, H. J. Patterson; vice president, J. Middleby, jr; cashier. H. A. Libby; directors, Albert C. Ashton, Frank P. Bennett, Charles H. Burnham, jr, Frederick Casey, Charles B. Ladd, Joseph Middleby, jr, D. T. Montague, H. J. Patterson, George W. Taylor, John F. Cowle, Andreas Tomfohrde, Wilbur F. Whitney, Charles O. Whitten, James A. Whitcomb. It is understood that the bank was "heavily interested in transactions of Burnett Cummings & Co, railway promoters, who failed last spring. The bank is in charge of Examiners Alfred Ewer and William D. Neal. A notice on the door of the bank said: "Bank examiners in charge." Mr Ewer was seen at the bank. He said: "It is too early to make any statement. The examiners were called in to take charge by the directors." The bank was started by New Hampshire capitalists and at one time its deposits were as high as $881.000. Later it was taken over by President H. J. Patterson and Cashier Herbert A. Libby, formerly two clerks of the Second National bank, and later. at the time of the Burnett-Cummings failure. Mr Libby went out. Of late the deposits have been very materially reduced. and a call for assistance from other banks, Saturday night, met with no response. The Burnett Cummings & Co fatture occurred last May with liabilities of $1,700,000.