Girard Bank list of stockholders
Creation: 1839Abstract
In 1811, Girard's Bank was established in the former First Bank of the United States headquarters in order to maintain adequate banking facilities for Philadelphia. This manuscript lists all of the stockholders of the Girard Bank as of October 22, 1839.
Dates
- Creation: 1839
Creator
- Girard Bank (Organization)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Physical Description
45 pages
Historical Note
After the charter of the First Bank of the United States (BUS) expired in 1811, the merchant Stephen Girard established a private bank, Girard's Bank, in the former FBUS headquarters in order to maintain adequate banking facilities for Philadelphia. Girard died in 1831, and a group of local businessmen continued the institution as the Girard Bank. In 1832, they received a state charter as the Girard Bank of the City of Philadelphia. The bank was forced to suspend payment in January 1842 in the wake of the failure of the Second BUS and remained closed for four years. It became the Girard National Bank in 1865 under the provisions of the National Banking Act and was merged into the Philadelphia National Bank in 1926.
Scope and Content
The manuscript lists all of the stockholders of the Girard Bank as of October 22, 1839.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Litigators may not view the collection without approval.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Provenance
On Deposit from William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan.
Subjects
Related Names
Subject
- Du Pont, Charles I. (Charles Irénée), 1797-1869 (Person)
- Lewis, William David, 1792-1881 (Person)
- Boker, Charles S., 1797-1858 (Person)
- Macalester, Charles, 1798-1873 (Person)
- Schott, James, 1783-1870 (Person)
- Wood, Richard D. (Richard Davis), 1799-1869 (Person)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Girard Bank list of stockholders
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
