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Bank Info for NB Charter 1253 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Ballston Spa National Bank
Ballston Spa, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1886 John J. Lee John Whalen Thompson
1887-1891 George Lee Thompson John Whalen Thompson
1892-1895 Thomas Kerley George Lee Thompson
1896-1907 Thomas Kerley Andrew S. Booth
1908-1932 Egbert F. Clute Thomas Kerley
1933-1935 J. B. Humphrey Thomas Kerley
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 - 4000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2826
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12616
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8201 - 38848
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6488
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1688
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8754
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2520
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 15, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 10, 1865
  • Absorbed 954 Nov 24, 1931 (First National Bank, Ballston Spa, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Ballston Spa Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $335,830
High Bal (1933) $4,188,937
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $10,000
High Bal (1923) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 262,360
# Small Notes 60,330
# Total Notes 322,690
$ Large Size $3,114,500
$ Small Size $729,780
$ Total Issued $3,844,280
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $344,059.73 $10,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $335,830.26 $57,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $339,731.30 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $424,292.81 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $378,565.84 $89,620.00
Oct-08-1870 $383,469.94 $88,920.00
Oct-02-1871 $372,765.93 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $407,672.75 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $418,904.70 $89,995.00
Oct-02-1874 $379,351.31 $86,300.00
Oct-01-1875 $410,062.24 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $399,594.14 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $397,993.12 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $406,745.64 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $487,001.29 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $525,978.41 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $615,997.62 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $646,913.42 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $735,447.06 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $676,583.41 $87,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $685,797.28 $89,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $719,462.84 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $778,916.95 $89,300.00
Oct-04-1888 $741,614.56 $89,200.00
Sep-30-1889 $751,645.71 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $742,158.70 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $729,401.83 $88,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $781,869.71 $88,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $791,774.21 $88,650.00
Oct-02-1894 $793,709.94 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $814,931.61 $88,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $825,392.19 $88,550.00
Oct-05-1897 $837,462.32 $88,650.00
Sep-20-1898 $843,231.39 $87,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $895,065.50 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $959,629.76 $95,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,000,798.71 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,064,108.19 $98,550.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,120,062.24 $97,050.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,237,259.61 $97,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,543,302.00 $95,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,621,634.00 $98,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,498,019.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,488,087.00 $97,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,469,800.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,480,454.00 $98,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,403,275.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,416,175.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,424,956.00 $97,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,449,636.00 $97,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,347,232.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,340,227.00 $96,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,406,719.00 $98,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,610,456.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,977,886.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,237,296.00 $98,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,276,490.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,464,365.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,863,685.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,012,121.00 $197,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,108,953.00 $196,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,240,939.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,267,901.00 $194,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,817,884.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,624,577.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,474,376.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,137,150.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,107,921.00 $199,960.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,188,937.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,050,443.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,023,915.00 $0.00

 

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