I so reported to him, and that I really believed that he could use his money more safely and to better advantage in St.
Louis.

This met his prompt approval, and he instructed me gradually to draw out, preparatory to a removal to New York City.
Accordingly, early in April, 1857, I published an advertisement in the San Francisco papers, notifying our customers that, on the 1st day of May, we would discontinue business and remove East, requiring all to withdraw their accounts, and declaring that, if any remained on that day of May, their balances would be transferred to the banking-house of Parrott & Co.

Punctually to the day, this was done, and the business of Lucas, Turner & Co., of San Francisco, was discontinued, except the more difficult and disagreeable part of collecting their own moneys and selling the real estate, to which the firm had succeeded by purchase or foreclosure.

One of the partners, B.R.Nisbet, assisted by our attorney, S.M.Bowman, Esq., remained behind to close up the business of the bank..