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Bank Info for NB Charter 1250 (1865 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
2 The Mechanics and Metals National Bank of the City of (1/29/1910)
New York, NY
3 The Mechanics & Metals National Bank of the City of (4/30/1923)
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 William H. Cox Shepherd Knapp
1874-1882 William H. Cox Benjamin Borden Sherman
1883-1885 Horace Everett Garth William H. Cox
1886-1892 William Sharp, Jr. Horace Everett Garth
1893-1900 Granville William Garth Horace Everett Garth
1901-1901 * none * Granville William Garth
1902-1903 Andrew A. Knowles Granville William Garth
1904-1909 Frank O. Roe Gates White McGarrah
1910-1921 Joseph S. House Gates White McGarrah
1922-1922 Joseph S. House John McHugh
1923-1925 Arthur M. Aiken John McHugh
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 - 43000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 19000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 900
1: Original Series 500-1000 1 - 50
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 4000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4000
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11385
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9424
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 32000
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 17250
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 9000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 50030
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 26191
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1038
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 374500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 286000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2000
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 374501 - 584500
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 286001 - 409000
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 35789
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 24, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 9, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 1196 by consolidation Apr 16, 1904 (Leather Manufacturers NB, New York, NY)
  • 2: Assumed 8665 by consolidation Feb 1, 1910 (National Copper Bank, New York, NY)
  • 2: Assumed 290 and its circulation by consolidation Jun 18, 1914 (Fourth NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • 2: Assumed 11713 by consolidation Jun 19, 1920 (New York Produce Exchange NB(NoIss), New York, NY)
  • 2: Assumed 12224 by consolidation Jul 22, 1922 (Lincoln NB (No Issue), New York, NY)
  • 3: Closed Apr 10, 1926
  • 3: Consolidated with 2370 Apr 10, 1926 (Chase NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • 3: Circulation assumed by 2370 (Chase NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; note: Special. "This Bank stipulates to relinquish all claims to circulation beyond one third the amount of its capital."
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $8,824,079
High Bal (1925) $308,761,214
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1879) $44,500
High Bal (1914) $9,065,600
Total Out (1925) $543,400
# Large Notes 5,051,128
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 5,051,128
$ Large Size $39,074,820
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $39,074,820
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $8,824,079.43 $75,200.00
Oct-01-1866 $11,617,314.74 $512,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $9,214,751.02 $582,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $11,475,375.87 $568,977.00
Oct-09-1869 $11,239,933.04 $551,556.00
Oct-08-1870 $10,453,193.37 $540,615.00
Oct-02-1871 $10,088,848.15 $513,909.00
Oct-03-1872 $9,681,457.98 $493,716.00
Sep-12-1873 $9,381,404.28 $526,279.00
Oct-02-1874 $10,924,708.71 $538,434.00
Oct-01-1875 $11,235,305.28 $268,613.00
Oct-02-1876 $11,411,122.71 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $10,365,063.93 $120,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $10,896,502.28 $170,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $12,539,110.74 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $13,512,419.79 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $16,006,305.88 $0.00
Oct-03-1882 $16,332,383.62 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $13,349,233.35 $0.00
Sep-30-1884 $13,400,294.19 $0.00
Oct-01-1885 $16,788,689.33 $0.00
Oct-07-1886 $12,747,267.18 $0.00
Oct-05-1887 $12,002,039.22 $0.00
Oct-04-1888 $14,705,814.82 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $14,453,787.06 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $12,650,706.61 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $13,656,450.55 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $12,950,684.60 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $12,457,838.01 $0.00
Oct-02-1894 $16,495,993.35 $0.00
Sep-28-1895 $14,767,793.91 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $14,038,733.00 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $14,649,713.14 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $14,320,759.32 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $19,054,765.39 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $18,700,544.88 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $22,741,283.72 $0.00
Sep-15-1902 $22,260,530.56 $0.00
Sep-09-1903 $18,934,060.31 $0.00
Sep-06-1904 $35,641,265.70 $242,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $39,259,241.00 $508,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $41,877,665.00 $535,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $33,408,074.00 $541,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $45,988,665.00 $1,152,977.00
Sep-01-1909 $63,734,424.00 $1,480,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $81,566,464.00 $2,864,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $93,585,317.00 $2,981,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $90,726,803.00 $2,977,298.00
Aug-09-1913 $83,028,813.00 $2,932,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $132,463,466.00 $9,065,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $180,297,037.00 $4,934,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $216,397,055.00 $4,894,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $214,682,676.00 $3,771,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $242,327,709.00 $3,783,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $269,801,544.00 $2,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $294,260,067.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $223,451,980.00 $982,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $266,438,876.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $247,935,312.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $274,896,012.00 $550,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $308,761,214.00 $543,400.00

 

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