Grinstead & Bradley - Lexington, KY

Episode Information

Episode UID: 8887264191010
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust
Bank ID: 888726419 hash
Start Date: February 8, 1884
Location: Lexington, Kentucky (37.989, -84.478)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 6e1c903f590d989e

Response Measures

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Description

Assignment for the benefit of creditors implies voluntary winding up/closure.

Events (1)

1. February 8, 1884 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: James A. Grinstead (of the private banking firm) assigned for the benefit of creditors; assets reported $50,000 to $60,000.
Newspaper Excerpt: Failure at Lexington. LEXINGTON, Feb. 8.-James A. Grinstead, of the late private banking firm of Grinstead & Bradley, ... assigned today for the benefit of his creditors.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 9, 1884 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN

Article from The Indianapolis Journal, February 9, 1884

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Article Text

dealers. Failure at Lexington. LEXINGTON, Feb. 8.-James A. Grinstead, of the late private banking firm of Grinstead & Bradley, and for fifty years considered one of the most solvent men in Kentucky, assigned today for the benefit of his creditors. Assets, $50,000 to $60,000: liabilities unknown, but supposed to exceed the assess.