Clifton F. Thomas, Richmond Hill Savings Bank, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Webb Wade, 19 May 1966
19 May 1966 · Letter in the family papers (photographed by Matt Wade, 9 February 2026)
Named here: Frank Edward Wade, William Albert Webb Wade, William Henry Wade Jr, Ausma Millers, Donna Christine Wade, Clifton F. Thomas, president of the Richmond Hill Savings Bank (the writer)
Transcription
Printed letterhead; typed text; signed in blue ink. A gold foil seal is fixed at the foot. The edges of other papers show at the sides of the photograph.
RICHMOND HILL SAVINGS BANK / JAMAICA AVENUE AND 116TH STREET / RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK 11418
CLIFTON F. THOMAS / PRESIDENT
May 19, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. W. Webb Wade / 2127 Coosawattee Drive N. E. / Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wade:
About two years ago it was my pleasure to write and welcome you as a depositor in the Richmond Hill Savings Bank.
Just a few days ago, Mr. Frank E. Wade opened a new account in trust for your daughter Christine. I could not let the opportunity pass without again writing you to say how pleased we are that another great-granddaughter of Mr. William H. Wade is now a depositor in the Bank.
When your daughter is old enough to understand, I know it will be thrilling to her to know that her great-granddad was a founder and charter trustee of a savings bank here in the City of New York and continued in that capacity to the time of his death.
Over the years we have prospered and perhaps you would like to keep the photo-copies of earlier statements and our latest statement with the passbook to show your daughter how the Bank has grown. The name of Wade is still well known to many of the old-timers here in Richmond Hill and surrounding areas.
With all good wishes, I am,
Sincerely yours, / [signed] Clifton F. Thomas / President
CFT:mkk / enc.
Seal: "Anniversary Celebration / Mutual Savings Banking / 1816 150 Years 1966 / of Strength and Service".
Citation: Clifton F. Thomas, President, Richmond Hill Savings Bank, Jamaica Avenue and 116th Street, Richmond Hill, New York, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Webb Wade, 2127 Coosawattee Drive N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, typed letter signed, 19 May 1966; original in the family papers, photographed by Matt Wade on 9 February 2026.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Albert Webb Wade | Residence | 2127 Coosawattee Drive N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, May 1966 | Residences 1950 Queens and 2009 Atlanta; none in 1966 | new |
| William Albert Webb Wade | Name | "W. Webb Wade" | William Albert Webb Wade | agrees (the name he used) |
| William Albert Webb Wade | Child | "your daughter Christine" | Daughter Donna Christine Wade | agrees |
| Frank Edward Wade (1896) | Event | Opened an account in trust for his granddaughter Christine at the Richmond Hill Savings Bank, May 1966 | — | context |
| William Henry Wade Jr | Banking | "A founder and charter trustee" of the Richmond Hill Savings Bank, a trustee "to the time of his death" | — | agrees with his obituary of 1945 (a founder in 1920; vice president and trustee at his death) |