Of these, Wells, Fargo, Livingston and McKay were also on the board of American Express. Financier Edwin B. Morgan of Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, was appointed Wells Fargo's first president. They commenced business May 20, 1852, the day their announcement appeared in The New York Times.
t-account. The traditional way to record a debit and credit in one account shaped like a T.. The long line is for the account name, the left column is the debit amount, and the right column is the credit amount.
Custodial Accounts. A custodial account is a bank or other financial account that a person opens for the benefit of another person, called the beneficiary. The person who opens the account is often the custodian -- the person who manages the account -- although it's also possible to name a third party as custodian.