Bank of Tennessee

On January 19, 1838, the State Legislature chartered the Bank of Tennessee. Initially, the main office was at Nashville, and branches were established at Rogersville, Athens, Shelbyville, Columbia, Trenton, and Somerville. At a later date, a branch was opened in Sparta.Miller, Chas. A. The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers, 1890.
In the 1865-66 session, the Legislature passed a law "to wind up and settle the business" of the Bank.
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