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19TH CENTURY BANK LEDGERS ADDED TO PORTALThe latest additions to the Newman Numismatic Portal include original Pittsburgh bank ledgers. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor
The latest additions to the Newman Portal are a set of minute books from two 19th century Pittsburgh banks, loaned by Wayne Homren for scanning. Although large format volumes, the Newman Portal has several options for scanning and is able to process material of varying sizes. These books, luckily saved from destruction, capture the corporate proceedings of the institutions and detail the inner workings of banks of that era. They were produced in neat, easily readable script but are best viewed on a large screen. Included are articles of incorporation, stockholder lists, and other administrative data. While there are many sources for published material ranging from booksellers to libraries to the Internet, access to manuscript material such as this has heretofore been problematic. With today's technology these barriers are disappearing, and we are pleased to have a role in making such resources widely available. Link to Bank of Pittsburgh Account Book (1822-1824): Link to Bank of Pittsburgh Minute Book (1834-1843): Link to Merchants and Manufacturers Bank of Pittsburgh Minute Book (1833-1836): Link to Merchants and Manufacturers Bank of Pittsburgh Minute Book (1864):  Bank of Pittsburgh Account Book I've been delighted to have been the steward of these unique documents for some 30 years now. The Merchants and Manufacturers Bank of Pittsburgh books I obtained from a
fellow member of the Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society, Emerson Smith.
The Bank of Pittsburgh books were purchased from a local rare book store in Pittsburgh. The owners brought them out of the back room to offer to me after demonstrating my serious interest in books on numismatics and banking. The account book is one of my favorite items. It's a very large hand-written ledger with depositors listed alphabetically by last name beginning with John Adams, and dated between 1822 and 1824. Included are accounts of many prominent Pittsburghers including the first mayor and his son, Ebenezer and Harmar Denny. I plan to donate these to the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh for long-term preservation. -Editor Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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