1846
B. Carpenter conducted a small exchange banking business (buying drafts of grain-dealers, cashing checks).
BeloitGrade A · 1 independent source
The evidence
“B. Carpenter, in 1846. This was but a small exchange banking business, consisted in buying drafts of grain-dealers, cashing checks, etc.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 612 / book p. 616
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
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