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Percma Bank – Kingston, New Mexico (1887)

In September 1887, the bank operated with $30,000 paid-in capital and $5,000 surplus [1][4]. Pickett were associated as attorneys [1][4][3][2]. The institution advertised itself as a depository for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad [1][4][3][2] and offered general banking services, making loans on approved security [1][4]. The bank claimed its resources and facilities equaled any bank west of the Missouri River [1][4][3][2].

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  1. Image 1 of Sierra County advocate (Kingston, N.M.), September 2, 1887 (1887) · details
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  2. Image 1 of Sierra County advocate (Kingston, N.M.), October 22, 1887 (1887) · details
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  3. Image 1 of Sierra County advocate (Kingston, N.M.), October 1, 1887 (1887) · details
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  4. Image 1 of Sierra County advocate (Kingston, N.M.), September 9, 1887 (1887) · details
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