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Bank Info for NB Charter 1075 (1865 - 1883)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Mechanics Banking Association of
New York, NY
2 2nd title not used on notes: The Wall Street National Bank of (2/14/1882)
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Franklin Chandler James H. Fonda
1867-1868 Franklin Chandler Mason Thomson
1869-1869 Franklin Chandler William Montgomery Vermilye
1870-1875 M. F. Reading Franklin Chandler
1876-1881 Jos. H. B. Edgar Franklin Chandler
1882-1883 John P. Dickinson Thomas W. Evans
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 14000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 17250
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5650 Script: City of New York
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 720
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 10420
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 11865
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 21, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 28, 1865
  • 2: Liquidated Oct 15, 1883
  • 2: Succeeded by Wall Street Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Banking Association
  • Succeeded by Wall Street Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $2,391,784
High Bal (1882) $11,536,243
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1880) $44,938
High Bal (1879) $310,089
Total Out (1880) $44,938
# Large Notes 238,180
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 238,180
$ Large Size $1,094,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,094,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $4,307,107.02 $114,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $7,198,740.14 $307,756.00
Oct-07-1867 $6,412,169.02 $308,226.00
Oct-05-1868 $6,073,729.42 $309,011.00
Oct-09-1869 $6,291,899.14 $307,759.00
Oct-08-1870 $4,475,564.15 $304,181.00
Oct-02-1871 $4,765,954.01 $304,441.00
Oct-03-1872 $8,738,812.30 $305,712.00
Sep-12-1873 $6,112,756.66 $304,732.00
Oct-02-1874 $6,348,263.87 $304,936.00
Oct-01-1875 $4,160,842.28 $309,489.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,612,805.44 $303,783.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,719,309.78 $291,295.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,391,783.65 $294,812.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,724,718.74 $310,089.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,423,350.13 $44,938.00
Oct-01-1881 $6,595,865.66 $0.00
Oct-03-1882 $11,536,243.45 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $6,025,519.39 $0.00

 

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