Farmers Bank (Norfolk, VA)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Start Date
November 22, 1860
Location
Norfolk, Virginia (36.847, -76.285)
Bank Type
trust

Metadata

Notes

Only contemporary reports of suspension on Nov 22, 1860; no articles here report reopening or final disposition.

Events (1)

1. November 22, 1860 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Widespread suspensions reported in multiple Virginia and other city banks on same date, indicating a broader financial disturbance rather than a single-bank insolvency.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Farmers' Bank of Norfolk has also suspended specie payment.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Richmond Enquirer, November 23, 1860

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Suspended Specie Payment

NORFOLK, Nov. 22.-The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfelk and Portsmouth, and the Farmers' at Norfolk, have suspended specie payment.


Article from The Daily Dispatch, November 23, 1860

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Suspension of Virginia Banks

NORFOLK, Nov. 22-The branches of the Bank of Virginia, here and at Portsmouth, and the Farmers' Bank, here, have suspended specie payment.


Article from Daily Intelligencer, November 23, 1860

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NORFOLK, Nov. 22.-Branches of the Virginia Banks at Norfolk and Portsmonth, and the Farmers' Bank of Norfolk, have suspended.


Article from Cincinnati Daily Press, November 23, 1860

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Suspension of the Virginia Banks

NORFOLK, November 22.-The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfolk and Portsmouth have suspended specie payment. The Farmers' Bank of Norfolk has also suspended.


Article from New-York Daily Tribune, November 23, 1860

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[By Telegraph

] VIRGINIA. NORFOLK, Va., Thursday, Nov. 22, 1860. The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfolk and Portsmouth have suspended specie payment. The Farmers' Bank of Norfolk has also suspended specie payment. WHEELING, Va., Thursday, Nov. 22, 1860. The banks of this city suspended specie payment this morning.


Article from Chicago Daily Tribune, November 23, 1860

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The Virginia Banks Suspend

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 22.-The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfolk and Portsmouth have suspended specie payment. The Farmers' Bank of Norfolk has also suspended. WHEELING, Va, Nov. 22-The Banks ofthis city suspended specie payment this morning.


Article from Nashville Union and American, November 24, 1860

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Bank Suspensions

NORLOLK, Va., Nov. 22.-The branches of the Virginia Banks at Norfolk and Portsmouth have suspended specie payments. The Farmers' Bank at Norfolk has also suspended. From Chicaga.


Article from The Daily Gate City, November 26, 1860

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More Banks Suspended Specie Payment

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 22. The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfolk and Portsmouth have suspended specie payment. The Farmers' Bank, of Norfolk, has also suspended.


Article from Council Bluffs Bugle, November 28, 1860

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MORE BANK FAILURES

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 22. and The branches of the Virginia Bank, # Norfolk and Portsmouth, have suspended specie payment. The Farmer's Bank of RESTR Norfolk has also suspended.


Article from Marshall County Republican, November 29, 1860

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The Virginia Banks Suspend

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 22. The branches of the Virginia Bank at Norfolk and Portsmoth have suspen led specie payment. The Farmers' Bank of Norfolk has also suspended. WHEELING, Va., Nov. 22. The Banks of this city suspended specie payment this morning.