Provident Institution for Savings records, 1816-1873; bulk:1817-1823.

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Provident Institution for Savings records, 1816-1873; bulk:1817-1823.

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Bills, receipts, and correspondence related to the founding and operation of the Provident Institution for Savings in Boston, the first incorporated savings bank in the United States. Includes the first bank book in the name of James Savage, 1817; printing bills from John Eliot, 1816-18, and Sewell Phelps, 1818; power of attorney of Bishop Cheverus, 1823; a treasurer's report, 1834; a receipt for a contribution to construct a fence around the Boston Common, 1836; a list of contributions of proprietors of Temple Place, n.d.; and receipts for accounting services, advertising, rent, lawyers' fees, and workmen's services.

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Eliot, John, Jr.

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Phelps, Sewell, 1797-

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Savage, James, 1784-1873

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James Savage received his A.B. from Harvard in 1803. From the description of [Student theme] , March 14, [1803]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072623 ...

Cheverus, Jean-Louis-Anne-Madeleine Lefebre de, 1768-1836.

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Temple Place Proprietors (Boston, Mass.)

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Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston

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First savings bank to be incorporated in the United States. From the description of Records, 1816-1980. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 39725596 Financial institution. Provident Institution for Savings was founded in 1816, largely at the insistence of John Cheverus, the Catholic Bishop of Boston, who wanted to provide for his parishioners. The bank was the first in the United States to be incorporated. From the description of Prov...