 {| style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 220px; border: #99b3ff solid 1px" |----- | bank of north america |----- | location: united states 1782-, canada 1837- |----- | first president: thomas willing |----- | existed: 1782- |----- | merged into modern day wells fargo |}  the president, directors, and company, of the bank of north america, commonly known as the bank of north america, was a private business chartered on may 26, 1781,continental journal (boston, ma). "plans for establishing a national bank." june 21, 1781. 1 by the confederation congress and opened on january 4, 1782, at the prodding of superintendent of finance robert morris.continental journal (boston, ma). "plans for establishing a national bank." june 21, 1781. 2curtis p. nettels, the emergence of a national economy, 1775-1815 (1962) p 32 this was thus the nation's first de facto central bank. when shares in the bank were sold to the public, bank of north america became the country's first initial public offering.http://www.moaf.org/exhibits/americas_first_ipo/index it was succeeded in its role as central bank by the first bank of the united states in 1791. congress have wisely appointed a superintendent of their finances,âa man of acknowledged abilities and integrity, as well as of great personal credit and pecuniary influence. it was impossible that the business of finance could be ably conducted by a body of men however well composed or well intentioned. order in the future management of our moneyed concerns, a strict regard to the performance of public engagements, and of course the restoration of public credit may be reasonably and confidently expected from mr. morris' administration if he is furnished with materials upon which to operateâthat is, if the federal government can acquire funds as the basis of his arrangements. he has very judiciously proposed a national bank, which, by uniting the influence and interest of the moneyed men with the resources of government, can alone give it that durable and extensive credit of which it stands in need. this is the best expedient he could have devised for relieving the public embarrassments, but to give success to the plan it is essential that 
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