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Bank Info for NB Charter 1045 (1865 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Albany, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 Nathan D. Wendell John Tweddle
1875-1879 Nathan D. Wendell Richard Van Rensselaer
1880-1897 J. Irving Wendell J. Wilbur Tillinghast
1898-1899 Theo. T. Wilcox J. Wilbur Tillinghast
1900-1901 Theo. T. Wilcox Frederick Tillinghast
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2800
Original Series 50-100 1 - 768
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4931
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2524
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 868
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4088
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4747
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1267
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 6, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 22, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 20, 1902
  • Absorbed by 1301 (National Commercial Bank, Albany, NY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $1,088,131
High Bal (1881) $2,682,272
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $44,500
High Bal (1876) $178,200
Total Out (1901) $100,000
# Large Notes 94,166
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 94,166
$ Large Size $1,179,380
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,179,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,276,849.57 $137,050.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,501,234.42 $177,050.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,495,582.23 $176,550.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,468,420.57 $177,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,423,495.51 $177,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,285,428.86 $176,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,438,448.04 $177,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,443,339.06 $177,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,394,120.56 $177,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,034,872.94 $177,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,936,558.10 $177,480.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,906,328.94 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,753,485.09 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,592,132.82 $178,180.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,162,058.20 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,408,553.18 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,682,272.04 $178,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,010,040.80 $178,200.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,832,722.81 $178,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,738,328.76 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,796,563.67 $177,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,944,837.34 $178,200.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,673,290.44 $176,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,013,544.74 $178,190.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,197,398.96 $178,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,687,082.59 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,695,156.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,153,203.19 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,303,278.62 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,112,643.37 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,088,131.15 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,279,810.70 $44,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,322,721.82 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,353,921.92 $44,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,274,880.73 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,476,334.64 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,417,435.79 $100,000.00

 

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