Notice issued by the Manhattan Savings Institution to alert the public about a robbery at their head office at 644-646 Broadway, New York City, USA

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The notice gives details of the securities that were stolen in the robbery and cautions the public against purchasing them, as they remain the property of the Manhattan Savings Institution. The notice states that a 'fair reward' will be paid for the recovery of any coupon bonds and carries the name of George Walling, Superintendent of Police, as well as the bank's Secretary and President. This infamous raid on 27 October 1878 was the largest bank robbery in US history at the time. It was conducted by George Leonidas Leslie (the 'King of the Bank Robbers'). The haul included USD11,000 in cash, USD73,000 in negotiable bonds and USD2.8 million in non-negotiable securities.

Date
28 Oct 1878: HSBC Reference Number
US 0339-1380-0002: Archive Record Type
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1 document: Language
English

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