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.
What is a 'Contra Account' A contra account is an account found in an account ledger that is used to reduce the value of a related account. A contra account's natural balance is opposite of the associated account. If a debit is recorded in a related account, the contra account record also records a credit. BREAKING DOWN 'Contra Account'