This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...an agency at Kingston. Thus we find in the Gazette of October 13th, 1818, the following notice: --"Bank of Canada. The subscriber being appointed agent "for the Bank of Canada, he will negotiate bank notes for bills "on Montreal, Quebec, or for specie. William Mitchell "Kingston, Oct. 13th, 1818" Mr. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...an agency at Kingston. Thus we find in the Gazette of October 13th, 1818, the following notice: --"Bank of Canada. The subscriber being appointed agent "for the Bank of Canada, he will negotiate bank notes for bills "on Montreal, Quebec, or for specie. William Mitchell "Kingston, Oct. 13th, 1818" Mr. Mitchell was also one of the petitioners for the chartered bank. In the meantime the stock of the private Bank of Upper Canada was taken up pretty freely, and on the 27th of October the subscribers are requested to meet at Moore's Coffee House, on Tuesday, the 1oth day of November next. at 6 o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of electing directors. On December 14th the stockholders of the bank are called upon for the first instalment of 8 per cent., being $8.oo on each share, to be paid on or before Monday, the 1st day of February next. On April 16th, 1819, appears the first advertisement indicating that the Bank of Upper Canada has opened its doors for business. "Bank of Upper Canada. Director for the week, Neil "McLeod, Esq. Discount days, Wednesday in each week. "All notes offered for discount must be handed to the Cashier "on the day preceding the discount day. "S. Bartlett, Cashier" It appears that, following Lower Canadian precedent, the various directors of the bank took duty for a week at a time. The following list gives twelve of the thirteen directors for the first year: --Benj. Whitney, President, Arch. Richmond, D. Washburn, C. A. Hagerman, M.P., John McLean, Sheriff, John Ferguson, P. Smythe, Neil McLeod, Henry Murney, T. S. Whittaker, Thos. Dalton, Smith Bartlett. The bank seems to have flourished, and to have more than held its own in competition with the agencies of the...
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