This handwritten resolution, dated October 16, 1899, is written on behalf of the board of directors of Pawcatuck National Bank upon learning of the death of former bank president, Peleg Clarke, Jr. The resolution states that the board bows to the will of God in having taken the former bank president who they state served this Institution faithfully and well from 1874 to 1899 and further resolves to send the resolution to Clarke\u27s family with their deepest sympathy. The resolution is signed by Peleg S. Barber, the current president, and J. A. Brown, the current clerk. The resolution is written on Pawcatuck National Bank letterhead that still names Peleg Clarke as president.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-clarke/1079/thumbnail.jp
