The Role of Commercial Banking in the Commercial Development of Cleveland, Ohio, 1832-1837

Authors

• Cynthia M. Lewis

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1989

Abstract

Cynthia Lewis discusses the services offered to merchants by banks like the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, including collecting promissory notes and note circulation. Lewis examines how such services helped commercialize the economic environment of Cleveland in the 1830s. Conference paper; originally published in Western Reserve Studies Symposium (4th:1989 : Cleveland, Ohio)

Keywords

Banks and banking--Ohio--Cleveland--History--19th century, Economic development--Ohio--Cleveland--History--19th century

Publication Title

Western Reserve Studies Symposium

Volume

4

Rights

© Author(s). Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, provides this content for non-commercial, personal, or research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication or transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited.

Recommended Citation

Lewis, Cynthia M., "The Role of Commercial Banking in the Commercial Development of Cleveland, Ohio, 1832-1837" (1989). Western Reserve Studies Symposium. 214.
https://commons.case.edu/wrs-symposium/214