Hagerstown Bank collection

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Hagerstown Bank collection

1814-1899 (majority 1820-1840)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1325

This collection is composed almost entirely of letters primarily addressed to Elie Beatty, cashier of the Hagerstown Bank, and concerns various financial matters to be handled by Beatty and other cashiers. Included are requests for collection of debts and transfer of funds as well as transmittals of bank notes and drafts and identifications of counterfeit notes. The collection also includes three checks. The collection provides an overview of banking operations in early to mid-nineteenth century western Maryland.

373 items

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7594981

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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English, Donald

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Shaw, Thomas, approximately 1760-approximately 1830

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Hagerstown Bank Collection

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The Hagerstown Bank Collection consists primarily of correspondence directed to Elie Beatty, the institution's cashier and president. Beatty was a prominent citizen of Hagerstown, Maryland, having served as assistant postmaster, bank president, and a member of the Hagerstown Academy's board of directors. The historical significance of the collection lies primarily in the insights it offers to the operations of a prosperous regional bank during a tumultuous period in Unit...

Whann, William

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Stull, J. J.

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Beatty, Elie

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Hagerstown (Washington Co.), Md. Bank cashier. From the description of Papers, 1826-1851. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36272570 ...

Hagerstown Bank (Hagerstown, Md.)

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Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown.

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Bank of Columbia (Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)

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Stull, J. J.

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Whann, William, -1822

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English, D.

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Shaw, Thomas

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