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Prior to 1798, the Bank of Pennsylvania conducted business from an office in Philadelphia's Masonic lodge. [4] Following a robbery attempt at the lodge, the bank signed a lease with Carpenters' Hall, and hired contractor Samuel Robinson to prepare the hall for the bank's operations. [ 4 ]
The 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist was the robbery of $162,821 (over $2.9 million today) on the night between August 31 and September 1, 1798 from the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Isaac Davis and Thomas Cunningham. [1] It is notable as the first major bank robbery in the United States.
Bank of Pennsylvania building designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.Engraving by William Birch. Civil War memorial Adrian Michigan. In 1793, the Bank of Pennsylvania was established with a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and branches were opened in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading, and Easton. [2]
Bank robberies conjure up images of famous criminals like Jesse James or Bonnie and Clyde. But nowadays, many consumer groups are accusing banks of having turned the tables on their customers ...
A serial bank robber is returning to federal court yet again. Vaughn D. Carter, a 60-year-old Erie resident convicted in federal court of bank robberies in Pittsburgh in 2002 and 2018, has been ...
First National Bank of Arizona, Tucson, 1981, $3.3 million ($11.1 million in 2023) in cash. [39] 1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1798, $162,821 (over $2.9 million today) Seafirst Bank robbery, Lakewood, Washington, February 1997, $4.5 million ($8.5 million in 2023) in cash, done by the Trenchcoat Robbers. [40]
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1798 Bank of Pennsylvania heist; 1981 Brink's robbery; D. 1988 Denver attack; Dunbar Armored robbery; F. Father's Day Bank Massacre; 1986 FBI Miami shootout; G ...