Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Bank of Thompson and Company.- Chapter 3 - Thompson and Company in the wider history of banking.- Chapter 4 - The bank of Thompson and Company?.- Chapter 5 - The partners family networks.- Chapter 6 - The creditors of Thompson and Company and money management.- Chapter 7 - Reconstruction of the collapse of Thompson and Company.- Chapter 8 - Why did Thompson and Company collapse?.- Chapter 9 - Aftermath of the collapse of Thompson and Company.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.