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Traders' Bank, city of Richmond


Richmond, Va., 3d Jan., 1861.
To His Excellency John Letcher, Governor of Virginia:

Dear Sir:
Annexed you will please find statement, showing the condition of this Bank on the 1st January, 1861.

Very respectfully, yours.

E. Sinton, Cashier.

Liabilities:

Capital stock — am't subsc'd.$303,100.00
due4,490.00
amount paid in$303,610.00
profit and loss9,867.15
Bank notes in circulation67,975.00
on hand28,025.00
96,000.00
individual deposits74,391.27
due to other Banks27,476.12
$511,344.54

Assets:

Bills disc'ted — payable within the State$314,504.36
payable within the State11,776.34
payable out of the State56,426.77
382,707.67
Real estate18,208.32
permanent expenses3,154.15
due by other Banks26,638.29

Cash on hand:

our issue$28,025.00
Notes of other Banks35,487.68
Specie17,123.43
80,636.11
$511,344.54
due by Directors$16,075.00

Dealings in Exchange:

amount purchased$120,847.00
amount sold178,410.88
premium realized$681.17

Denominations of Notes:

$5's.10's.20's50's.100's
Issued$13,00026,00012,00015,00030,000
On hand5,0153,0104,3005,00010,700
In circulation$7,98522,9907,70010,00019,300

We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing statement of the condition of said Bank, and hereby certify the same to be correct.


Virginia.--City of Richmond, to wit:

This day, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, in my corporation aforesaid, Edward Sinton, Cashier of the Traders' Bank of the City of Richmond, and made oath that the foregoing statement of the condition of the said Bank is correct, to the best of his knowledge and belief.

Given under my hand this 7th day of Jan., 1861.

T. B. Starke, N. P.

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