Bank of Brattleboro' (Brattleboro, VT)

Episode Information

Episode UID
9804090190733
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
980409019 hash
Start Date
January 17, 1861
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont (42.851, -72.558)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
2252cc9f0ad1b194

Response Measures

None

Events (1)
1. January 17, 1861 Run
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Depositors withdrew funds due to alarm and rumors of impending war.
Newspaper Excerpt
A few days since their wives ... went to the Savings Institution and drew out their deposits by getting checks on the Bank of Brattleboro. On these checks they demanded and received the gold which they deliberately counted, found all right, and re-deposited - not in Bank - but in their old stockings!
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. January 17, 1861 Vermont Phล“nix Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, VT
Article from Vermont Phล“nix, January 17, 1861

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Article Text

"ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR."-Three - or four Irishmen in this village have become greatly alarmed on account of war and rumors of war. A few days since their wives (the women are the financial members of Irish partnerships) went to the Savings Institution and drew out their deposits by getting checks on the Bank of Brattleboro. On these checks they demanded and received the gold which they deliberately counted, found all right, and re-deposited-not in Bank-but in-their old stockings! "An sure there'll be war-r," was the reason assigned for this summary "removal of the deposits."

2. January 25, 1861 Vermont Watchman and State Journal Montpelier, VT
Article from Vermont Watchman and State Journal, January 25, 1861

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Article Text

ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR."- Three or four Irishmen in this village have become greatly alarmed on account of war and rumors of war. A few days since their wives (the woman are the financial members of Irish partnerships) went to the Savings Institution and drew out their deposits by getting checks on the Bank of Brattleboro. On these checks they demanded and received the gold which they deliberately counted, found all right, and re-deposited-not in Bank- - but in-their old stockins "An sure there'll be war-r," was the reason assigned for this summary "removal of the deposits - -Phenix

3. February 7, 1861 Green-Mountain Freeman Montpelier, VT
Article from Green-Mountain Freeman, February 7, 1861

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Article Text

" ALL ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR," - -Three or four Irishmen in this village have become greaty alarmed on account of war and rumors of war. A few days since their wives (the women re the financial members of Irish partnerships) went to the Savings Institution and drew out deposite by getting checks on the Bank of Brattleboro On these checks they demanded and received the gold which they deliberately counted found all right, and re-debosited- - not n the Bank-hut in--their old stockings An sure there'll be war-r, was the reason resigned for this summary removal of the deposits. - -Pheomur.