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Bank Info for NB Charter 1278 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 James M. Lewis Edward H. Arthur
1875-1883 James M. Lewis Dewitt C. Hays
1884-1884 James M. Lewis William H. Malk
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 - 11000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 13630
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4600
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1000
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 170
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 518
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 400
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1278)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 6, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 14, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 21, 1885
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; note: Special. "This Bank stipulates not to ask for circulation beyond one third of its capital".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Union Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $5,963,972
High Bal (1882) $20,881,786
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1878) $119,150
High Bal (1869) $496,508
Total Out (1879) $134,300
# Large Notes 122,132
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 122,132
$ Large Size $1,048,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,048,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $5,963,972.25 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $7,396,162.48 $449,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $12,438,086.50 $483,085.00
Oct-05-1868 $12,875,989.48 $482,669.00
Oct-09-1869 $11,256,097.56 $496,508.00
Oct-08-1870 $8,711,784.51 $489,151.00
Oct-02-1871 $9,595,707.54 $486,767.00
Oct-03-1872 $12,590,867.90 $491,670.00
Sep-12-1873 $10,582,299.83 $487,650.00
Oct-02-1874 $14,336,279.31 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $10,794,245.64 $0.00
Oct-02-1876 $10,841,514.86 $0.00
Oct-01-1877 $9,642,601.51 $0.00
Oct-01-1878 $9,951,469.17 $119,150.00
Oct-02-1879 $15,885,583.14 $134,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $14,606,766.72 $0.00
Oct-01-1881 $18,881,314.29 $0.00
Oct-03-1882 $20,881,786.14 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $9,902,936.37 $0.00
Sep-30-1884 $8,441,862.43 $0.00

 

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