Charter of the Continental Bank, Providence, R. I.

Published by Knowles, Anthony & Co., printers, Providence, 1853

About this Item

Small 8vo, pp. 8; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued; old sticker at top outer corner; very good. Signed in type at the end, "A. Potter, Sec'ry." "The Continental Bank was incorporated as a state bank in 1853. It was located in the What Cheer Building, and had a capital of $200,000. The first directors were: Benjamin R. Almy, George A. Seagrave, Christopher T. Keith, Rhodes B. Chapman, S. S. Bradford, George W. Butts, Bailey W. Evans, Ezekiel Owen and Henry P. Knight . In 1865 it was reorganized as the Fourth National Bank, its location remaining in the What Cheer Building until 1882, when the bank was removed to . 65 Westminster Street" (Bayles, History of Providence County, I, 1891). Not in OCLC and otherwise unlocated bibliographically.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Charter of the Continental Bank, Providence, R. I.
• Publisher: Knowles, Anthony & Co., printers, Providence
• Publication Date: 1853
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics
  • Rhode Island
  • Americana