PERRY

 

Perry was established in 1858 and was believed to be named after Governor Madison Starke Perry. Perry was located in what was considered the cotton plantation belt, around the turn of the century the lumber and naval stores industries became prominent.  These industries all fell victim to the depressed conditions in the Florida panhandle in the 1930’s which would bring about the failure of the First National Bank on October 25, 1930.  The Perry Race Riot occurred in Perry on 14 and 15 December 1922, during which whites burned Charles Wright at the stake and attacked the black community of Perry after the murder of a white schoolteacher. On the day following Wright’s lynching two more black men were shot and hanged; whites then burned the town’s black school, Masonic lodge, church, amusement hall, and several families’ homes.

First National Bank of Perry (7865)

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1902 Red Seal $10 Note Charter #7865

1902 Red Seal $10 Note
Charter #7865  Signed by W.L. Weaver, cashier and S.H. Peacock, president

 

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1902 Date Back $5 Note Charter #7865 1902 Date Back $5 Note
Charter #7865  Signed by W.L. Weaver, cashier and S.H. Peacock, president

1902 Plain Back $5 Note Charter #7865

1902 Plain Back $5 Note
Charter #7865  Signed by D.F. Blanton, cashier and J.H. Loughridge, president

1902 Plain Back $10 Note Charter #7865

1902 Plain Back $10 Note
Charter #7865

1902 Plain Back $20 Note Charter #7865

1902 Plain Back $20 Note
Charter #7865

1929 Type 1 $5 Note Charter #7865

1929 Type 1 $5 Note
Charter #7865  Signed by D.F. Blanton, cashier and J.H. Loughridge, president

1929 Type 1 $10 Note Charter #7865

1929 Type 1 $10 Note
Charter #7865

 

The First National Bank of Perry was issued its charter on August 9, 1905. After the attempt of several bank presidents to revive the failing bank, October 25, 1930 marked the receivership date for the officially failed bank.

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