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Bank Info for NB Charter 1227 (1865 - 1879)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Robert P. Gardner Charles S. Lester
1867-1873 Stephen H. Richards Charles S. Lester
1874-1878 Stephen H. Richards John T. Carr
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 3x1-2 1 - 7300
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1100
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 2840
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3750
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 22, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 6, 1865
  • Receivership Feb 11, 1879
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $403,273
High Bal (1873) $747,386
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $20,000
High Bal (1877) $90,000
Total Out (1878) $88,000
# Large Notes 72,960
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 72,960
$ Large Size $245,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $245,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $403,272.72 $20,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $450,279.50 $73,340.00
Oct-07-1867 $415,671.25 $89,883.00
Oct-05-1868 $539,847.83 $89,554.00
Oct-09-1869 $537,767.30 $89,154.00
Oct-08-1870 $607,240.51 $89,459.00
Oct-02-1871 $677,793.27 $88,774.00
Oct-03-1872 $650,333.47 $88,895.00
Sep-12-1873 $747,385.84 $87,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $518,605.77 $89,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $642,603.40 $80,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $597,566.33 $89,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $531,177.83 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $537,579.62 $88,000.00

 

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