This collection comprises four documents related to the Anglo-Californian Bank and the Bullion & Exchange Bank in San Francisco, California. The documents include deposit slips and a letter, dating from July 2, 1889, July 16, 1891, October 16, 1891, and July 16, 1896. The documents show the involvement of individuals such as Frederick Low, Ignatz Steinhart, and P.N. Lilienthal, who were bank officers at the time. The Anglo-Californian Bank was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and Co.
Subject: Banks and banking -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 19th century
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This archival record consists of three deposit slips from the Anglo-Californian Bank, Limited, in San Francisco, California. The slips are dated November 18, 1886, an unknown date in July 1886, and December 27, 1886. The deposit slips show transactions involving Ignatz Steinhart and P.N. Lilienthal. The Anglo-Californian Bank, founded in 1873, was a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and Co. Ignatz Steinhart was a banker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who notably donated $250,000 in 1916 to the California Academy of Arts & Sciences for the construction of the Steinhart Aquarium.