The Manhattan Company

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The Manhattan Company was a historic New York financial institution founded in 1799 that evolved through mergers into part of what became Chase Manhattan Bank.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bank
financial institution
historic company
charterIncluded authority to conduct banking operations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedInto Chase Manhattan Bank
dissolvedByMerger mid-20th century
foundedAs water company with banking powers
foundedBy Aaron Burr
hasHistoricalSignificance development of modern U.S. financial institutions
early American banking history
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 1799
industry banking
finance
jurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
legacy forms part of the corporate lineage of JPMorgan Chase
locatedIn Manhattan
New York
New York City
mergedInto Chase Manhattan Bank
surface form: Chase National Bank
notableFor being one of the earliest banks in New York
originating from a water-supply charter
role in the formation of Chase Manhattan Bank
operatedIn U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
originalPurpose supply clean water to New York City
partOf history of JPMorgan Chase
successor Chase Manhattan Bank

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Chase Manhattan Bank hasPart The Manhattan Company