Show old new orleans bank outlived stormy days when the war clouds of 1801 rolled across the port of new orleans the bank that was situated at royal and lb iberville erville streets linked its fortunes with the confederacy when general butler union leader was in command of 0 new orleans lie he ordered the banques des Ci to turn over to him the money or property in its possession belonging to anyone ho had aided the tha the forced contribution amounted to later ater I was contributed by the dictates of general cutler butler another order tor for was filled to general banks of general butlers command was turned over by tho the order of 0 the federal general canby the bank voluntarily contributed to the confederacy in 1801 it loaned the south tn in coin la in it paid pay rolls of various divisions of the confederate army with all these outgoings and no In comings the old bank stood its ground and lived out its charter which expired m n january 10 1311 1011 it gave up then because it was impossible to have its charter renewed due to the unprecedented liberality of its grant no other charter of its kind has ever been issued in tills this country new orleans tunes times picayune |