Second National Bank (Paterson, NJ)

Episode Information

Episode UID
81000937
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
8100 national
Charter Number
810
Start Date
January 12, 1878
Location
Paterson, New Jersey (40.917, -74.172)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
65aebf3191c204f9

Response Measures

None

Description

Article from 1878 documents a receiver for the bank; 1933 piece describes a federal banking suspension affecting Paterson banks generally.

Events (3)

1. February 17, 1865 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. January 12, 1878 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The report of the receiver, James Jackson, cashier of the Second National Bank of Paterson, is now on file... A check of Samuel Smith, for $4,500, is estimated as worthless, as is also a mortgage on a farm of ninety-six acres
Source
newspapers
3. March 9, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Federal Treasury orders and impending Roosevelt congressional actions leading to nationwide bank restrictions/holiday
Newspaper Excerpt
Until these become public and have been enacted into law, banks and the business world will ... conduct their business best as they can under the restrictions which have been ordered by the treasury department.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Sun, January 12, 1878

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Article Text

Several leading business men of Paterson. upon the above showing. purchased additional stock believing, as they say, that the stock was a good investment. The report of the receiver, James Jackson, cashier of the Second National Bank of Paterson, is now on file in the clerk's office of the New Jersey Court of Chancery at Trenton. Mortgages. real estate, bonds, and furniture, amounting to $172,480.05, are estimated by the receiver to be worth $136,040.90. Among the bonds and mortgages. the report says, are several worthless ones. A check of Samuel Smith, for $4,500, is estimated as worthless, as is also a mortgage on a farm of ninety-six acres


Article Text

President Promises Relief for Tomorrow. All that can be said to be new about the national banking situation is that there will be issue of clearing house certificates or scrip, and that new currency to the amount of or more is to be issued by the United States and issued treasury to the banks of the in much the country same way in which scrip would rave been issued, the banks receivtheir allotment in accordance with the amount of gold, government bonds or other security they put collateral. This plan, while meeting the situation adequately as scrip would have done, is improvement over the latter, for will be acceptable for anything all over the nation, the issuing of scrip, even on plan, would have caused great deal confusion, and scrip issued by local clearing houses would have resulted in great deal trouble and handicapped business tremendously. The whole nation, now, and for that matter the whole world, is anxiously awaiting the recommendations which President Roosevelt will make to congress today for to meet the troubled financial situation. Until these become public and have been enacted into law, banks and the business world will less more or mark time, conducting their business best as they can under the strictions which have been ordered by the treasury department. It believed that President Roosevelt's recommendations congress on the banking situation today will largely with temporary remedies for the present situation. In other words they will be aimed at getting business going again, with plenty of liquid funds available, rather than present cure for our financial and banking problems which can then be given proper study and solutions evolved in an orderly manner. In the meantime the banks to the Paterson Clearing House association belonging time, prepared to take any action toward meeting payroll needs and the necessities of business that will be permissable pending the action of The congress. situation has been changing rapidly that decisions reached after careful considerations are nullified practically before they are announced. Shortly before midnight last night dent Roosevelt declared that he had been in conference with members of congress and could assure the that people would congress immediately pass legislation which would enable the resumption of business at once. The local house will of course take advantage of such legislation at that once, so Paterson and business may swing into line with industry the rest of the country.