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Bank Info for NB Charter 1265 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
West Troy, NY
2 The National Bank of (5/24/1905)
Watervliet, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 George B. Wilson Joseph M. Haswell
1873-1875 George B. Wilson James Roy
1876-1876 George B. Wilson Thomas A. Knickerbacker
1877-1879 Benj. McE. Shafer Thomas A. Knickerbacker
1880-1909 Arthur T. Phelps Thomas A. Knickerbacker
1910-1916 Wm. A. Dissosway Thomas A. Knickerbacker
1917-1918 Wm. A. Dissosway John G. Clute
1919-1935 L. S. Bibbins John G. Clute
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 - 7100
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 4200
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 875
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 3054
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3004
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 1905
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1692
2: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 367
2: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 560
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 160
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 16372
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 11470
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3888
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1988
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 490
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6956
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3948
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1152
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 20, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 10, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of West Troy
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1915) $315,927
High Bal (1928) $4,121,687
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $7,800
High Bal (1918) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 197,798
# Small Notes 50,252
# Total Notes 248,050
$ Large Size $1,639,840
$ Small Size $392,020
$ Total Issued $2,031,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $554,511.62 $7,800.00
Oct-01-1866 $606,645.79 $72,709.00
Oct-07-1867 $576,743.49 $76,219.00
Oct-05-1868 $576,035.42 $75,775.00
Oct-09-1869 $600,262.60 $75,075.00
Oct-08-1870 $594,615.23 $74,253.00
Oct-02-1871 $664,663.13 $73,425.00
Oct-03-1872 $741,316.52 $70,741.00
Sep-12-1873 $770,510.95 $72,476.00
Oct-02-1874 $712,982.71 $73,998.00
Oct-01-1875 $632,798.22 $73,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $543,361.51 $74,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $557,868.53 $71,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $513,024.87 $71,700.00
Oct-02-1879 $523,223.31 $72,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $626,965.39 $75,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $550,422.55 $73,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $562,580.48 $75,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $512,221.56 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $501,309.88 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $531,322.36 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $553,632.46 $44,400.00
Oct-05-1887 $527,819.26 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $504,743.56 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $523,986.60 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $556,964.01 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $517,807.61 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $514,372.66 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $467,171.31 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $502,723.65 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $472,930.59 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $454,703.99 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $435,027.54 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $493,586.66 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $457,533.70 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $429,406.27 $22,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $448,309.65 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $543,570.08 $24,550.00
Sep-09-1903 $451,619.73 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $409,316.58 $24,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $420,459.00 $22,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $416,814.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $434,189.00 $24,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $388,966.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $453,129.00 $23,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $459,590.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $475,546.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $402,332.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $382,681.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $366,083.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $315,927.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $365,222.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $658,384.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,048,870.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,412,702.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,901,301.00 $98,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,927,850.00 $97,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,196,185.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,545,012.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,030,763.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,191,834.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,591,124.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,818,888.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,121,687.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,777,946.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,762,206.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,506,281.00 $98,980.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,813,515.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,764,619.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,711,736.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,588,499.00 $0.00

 

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