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American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1841

Page

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Bank names and notes from the mid 19th century list

A long OCR list catalogs numerous banks from Ohio and surrounding areas, with notes on counterfeit or altered bills and purchase status by brokers. It mentions banks in Columbus Cincinnati Cleveland Portsmouth Steubenville Chillicothe Marietta Zanesville Wooster and others, plus references to safety societies, life insurers, and local merchants.

Piteleville Cireleville Lawrence Sashitr Bank of Cireleville Circleville LH Werren Simic Bank of Chillicothe Chillicghe Bank of Geange Panayiile Bank of Galiigelis Gallipolis of Hamilton Hamilton Ank of Massillon Missillon Bank of Mansfield Manshell Bank of Marietta Marietta Bank of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Bank of Norwalk Norwalk Bank of Sandusky Sandusky Bank L. Fiie Cleveland Commercial B’k of Scioto Portsmouth Payies Bank Dayton Exchange Bank Cincinnati Farmers & Mechanics Chillicothe Farmers & Mechanics’ Bank Cinncinnati No Sale Farmers & Mechanics Steubenville Farmers’ Bank of Canton Canton Farmers’ Bank Granville German Bank of Wooster Wooster _Geouga Insurance Co Painsville Hamilton & Rossv Man’g Co Jefferson Bank New Salem Kirtland Safety Society Kirtland Lebanon Mise Bay Miami Apg Lancester Muskingum Manhattan Manhattan _ Miami Exporting Co Cincinnati Ohio Banke Cne Obie Feoterna Palladium Qrad Ure Wenden Reystem U. S Levis B. Newcomb B. Dabney Darker Marsland Canal B N. O B. of Michigan Will. Bank Tewn B. Ball Tenn. Bank Nashville Cape Fear N.C Ohio Maine N. Y

Bank Reform Friends of Reform Discuss Ohio Banking

A partisan critique of early 1840s bank acts and proposed state banking reform in Ohio. The piece cites press admissions on bank note fraud and tests Whig and Democrat votes on specie basis, stockholders' liability, and branch regulation amid calls for a sound currency and a rechartered national or state bank.

United States Federal Palladium Federal Party John Tyler God Whig Party Jas Congress Ohio Corwin Noye The House of Representatives

Amendment to bank liability bill advances in House Journal

The House Journal notes Mr Jenkins move to amend the bill adding stockholders of the bank and branches liable personally for debts. Vote tallies show 15 in affirmative, 42 against with Democrat support for the amendment and Whig opposition. The exchange brands Whigs as hostile to reform and criticizes proposed partner liability for bankers and traders.

House Journal Brown Moesers Aten Baldridge Bartley Bell Buss Brough Burne Clarke Hamilton Harlin Hawkins Jenkins Johnson Monroe King Lamme Lawrence Morrie McGugin Probasco Raffensperger Reynolds Ribler Shreve Spindler Messrs Messrs. Bartley and Bawkers

Amendment on stockholder liability in 68th section debate

The house journal records Mr Morris calling for a vote on amending the bill to add section 68, making each stockholder liable in his individual capacity for branch debts if the branch fails to pay, with alienation of stock to avoid liability void. The roll call shows Democrats and Whigs voting with varied results, and counter‑arguments framing bank reform and corporate liability.

House Journal Morris Muceis Aven Beldridge Barley Bliss Brough Burns Clarke Dunn Geddinge Harlie Jenkins Johnson Monroe King McAnnelly Radeneperger Riblet Shreve Spindier Warren Wilson Wood

Furniture list for White House prepared for Leg Cabin Resident

The report to the House by the Commissioner of Public Buildings itemizes necessary furniture to prepare the White House for the Leg Cabin Resident. Items include chairs, wardrobes, marble top stands, beds, dressers, curtains, rugs, tables, a fire set, and chamber ware across No. 1 to No. 4 South and North Chambers with totals near 848 dollars and additional estimated costs for basement and kitchen furnishings.

House of Representatives White House Leg Cabin South South Chamber Morocco Brussels North Chamber

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