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- 1 2 "$32,000,000 Merger of Banks Effected; Sum Represents Deposits of Chatham-Phenix National and Alliance Trust. Terms Not Made Public. Century Takes Over Branches -- $10,400,000 of Assets Moved After Business Hours.", The New York Times , New York City, p. 5, January 15, 1915, retrieved January 20, 2017
- ↑ "To Leave the Coffee Exchange", The New York Times, New York, p. 9, April 23, 1902, retrieved January 23, 2017
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 New East Side Trust Company - Vanderbilt and Rockefeller Capital to be Used on Grand Street, New York: The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 1902, p. 11, retrieved January 23, 2017
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mutual Alliance Trust Co.", The New York Times, New York, p. 35, June 29, 1902, retrieved January 23, 2017
- ↑ "Mutual Alliance Takes Over Bank; National Reserve Office Will Continue as Branch of Trust Company.", The New York Times , New York City, p. 12, January 28, 1914, retrieved January 19, 2017
- ↑ "Bankers Lay Plans for Triple Merger; Chatham and Phenix National to Buy and Liquidate Mutual Alliance Trust Company. Favorable Vote Expected. If Deal Goes Through, Two of Trust Company Branches Will Be Sold to the Century Bank.", The New York Times , New York, p. 13, January 10, 1915, retrieved January 20, 2017