A History of the Bank of New York, 1784-1884 |
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Page vii
... for photographs of Anthony P. Halsey ; and to Messrs . Harper & Brothers for the use of a wood - cut of the Walton House . May , 1884 . H. W. D. Preface . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. 1780-1784 . Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK . vii.
... for photographs of Anthony P. Halsey ; and to Messrs . Harper & Brothers for the use of a wood - cut of the Walton House . May , 1884 . H. W. D. Preface . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. 1780-1784 . Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK . vii.
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... Messrs . Harper Brothers , imagined that it had been one of the elegant mansions of Colonial times . The bank continued to occupy a part of this building until 1787 , when it removed to No. 11 Hanover Square , where the Cotton Exchange ...
... Messrs . Harper Brothers , imagined that it had been one of the elegant mansions of Colonial times . The bank continued to occupy a part of this building until 1787 , when it removed to No. 11 Hanover Square , where the Cotton Exchange ...
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... Messrs . James Duane , Peter Van Ness , and Philip Livingston , who reported favor- ably , and the petitioners were given leave to bring in a bill . Mr. Duane , in behalf of the petitioners , accord- ingly brought in a bill , which was ...
... Messrs . James Duane , Peter Van Ness , and Philip Livingston , who reported favor- ably , and the petitioners were given leave to bring in a bill . Mr. Duane , in behalf of the petitioners , accord- ingly brought in a bill , which was ...
Page 52
... the necessary vaults for the business of the bank . Messrs . Richard Varick , John B. Coles , and Nicholas Gouver- neur were appointed a committee to make the neces- sary contracts and superintend the construction of the building . 52.
... the necessary vaults for the business of the bank . Messrs . Richard Varick , John B. Coles , and Nicholas Gouver- neur were appointed a committee to make the neces- sary contracts and superintend the construction of the building . 52.
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... Messrs . A. L. Bleecker & Sons , auctioneers , in January , 1798 , at the Tontine Coffee House , for 10,600 pounds , New York currency . It was described in the Daily Advertiser of December 14 , 1797 , as " comprising two spacious three ...
... Messrs . A. L. Bleecker & Sons , auctioneers , in January , 1798 , at the Tontine Coffee House , for 10,600 pounds , New York currency . It was described in the Daily Advertiser of December 14 , 1797 , as " comprising two spacious three ...
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Aaron Burr act of incorporation afterward ALEXANDER HAMILTON Alexander McDougal Amos Kendall amount Anthony appointed April ARTICLE authority aforesaid Bank of North Branch Bank building cash cashier Charles Wilkes charter circulation COMFORT SANDS committee Company Cornelius Heyer corporation DANIEL debt deposit discount dividends elected February five per cent FRANKLIN EDSON Fund further enacted Government Gulian Verplanck Halsey held Herman Le Roy hundred institution interest ISAAC ROOSEVELT issued JAMES January Jeremiah Wadsworth John Oothout JOSHUA WADDINGTON July June land bank Legislature letter Leverich loan March Matthew Clarkson meeting ment merchants Messrs Moidore Morris Canal Nicholas Gouverneur NICHOLAS Low November number of shares paid passed petition Philadelphia PORTRAIT post-notes present President purchase purpose received resignation resume specie RICHARD VARICK ROBERT BOWNE SAMUEL FRANKLIN second Tuesday Secretary Senate six per cent stockholders subscribers subscription tion Treasury notes Walton House WILLIAM MAXWELL William Seton York
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Page 128 - Half-yearly dividends shall be made of so much of the profits of the bank as shall appear to the directors advisable; and once in every three years the directors shall lay before the stockholders, at a general meeting, for their information, an exact and particular statement of the debts which shall have remained unpaid after the expiration of the original credit, for a period of treble the term of that credit; and of the surplus of profit, if any, after deducting losses and dividends.
Page 130 - In case of excess, the directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their natural and private capacities ; and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them, or any...
Page 127 - State, such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the year in which they may happen by...
Page 130 - ... requisite for its immediate accommodation in relation to the convenient transaction of its business, and such as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to it by way of security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings, or purchased upon judgments which shall have been obtained for such debts.
Page 129 - That the directors for the time being, or a major part of them, shall have power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules, and regulations as to them shall appear needful and proper, touching the management and disposition of the stock, property, estate, and effects of the said corporation...
Page 131 - ... made, in a book or books to be kept for that purpose...
Page 130 - The said corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, deal or trade in any thing except bills of exchange, gold or silver bullion, or in the sale of goods really and truly pledged for money lent and not redeemed in due time, or goods which shall be the proceeds of its lands.
Page 125 - York, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate real or personal, for the use of the said corporation...
Page 14 - A majority of the directors shall have power to call a general meeting of the stockholders, for purposes relative to the concerns of the company ; giving at least thirty days...
Page 127 - That, in case it should at any time happen, that an election of directors should not be made upon any day when pursuant to this act it ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved ; but it shall be lawful, on any other day, to hold and make an election of directors in such manner as shall...