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Bank Info for NB Charter 1301 (1865 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Commercial Bank of
Albany, NY
2 The National Commercial Bank and Trust Company of (4/28/1920)
Albany, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Eliphalet Wickes Ezra P. Prentice
1866-1866 Eliphalet Wickes James Martin
1867-1872 James Martin Ezra P. Prentice
1873-1875 Edward Anson Groesbeck Ezra P. Prentice
1876-1882 Edward Anson Groesbeck Robert Hewson Pruyn
1882-1884 Edward Anson Groesbeck Daniel Manning
1885-1901 Edward Anson Groesbeck Robert Clarence Pruyn
1902-1911 Edward J. Hussey Robert Clarence Pruyn
1912-1913 Walter Whipple Batchelder James Handasyd Perkins
1914-1914 Walter Whipple Batchelder * none *
1915-1916 Walter Whipple Batchelder Robert Clarence Pruyn
1917-1917 Walter Whipple Batchelder * none *
1918-1918 William Lane Gillespie * none *
1919-1921 William Lane Gillespie Robert Clarence Pruyn
1922-1930 Herbert J. Kneip Robert Clarence Pruyn
1931-1935 John Raymond Roos William Lane Gillespie
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 4x5 1 - 3600
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 4034
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 500
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2337
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9260
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 5100
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 29000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 15200
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 2400
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 104830
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 68268
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1800
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 3000
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 104831 - 132830
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 68269 - 83268
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 129100
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 77924
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 1200
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 57936
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 29710
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 5318
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 154292
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 38248
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 11977
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 31, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 17, 1865
  • 1: Absorbed 1045 Jan 20, 1902 (Merchants National Bank, Albany, NY)
  • 1: Absorbed 1291 Feb 5, 1902 (Albany City National Bank, Albany, NY)
  • 1: Assumed 11626 by consolidation Apr 28, 1920 with title change (Union NB & TC (No Issue), Albany, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into KeyBank N.A. in Salt Lake City, UT Jun 30, 1997
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1880) $2,480,261
High Bal (1934) $65,923,147
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $15,000
High Bal (1914) $1,623,450
Total Out (1934) $1,500,000
# Large Notes 2,002,870
# Small Notes 762,301
# Total Notes 2,765,171
$ Large Size $18,983,850
$ Small Size $5,552,320
$ Total Issued $24,536,170
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,857,353.53 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,092,425.59 $441,030.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,333,289.30 $440,425.00
Oct-05-1868 $5,383,569.12 $439,245.00
Oct-09-1869 $4,088,618.84 $439,296.00
Oct-08-1870 $3,431,946.57 $441,861.00
Oct-02-1871 $3,776,445.35 $441,976.00
Oct-03-1872 $3,147,455.10 $442,306.00
Sep-12-1873 $4,673,086.79 $442,334.00
Oct-02-1874 $6,397,147.33 $442,279.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,132,783.71 $269,929.00
Oct-02-1876 $4,326,473.55 $264,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $4,007,051.58 $249,100.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,148,847.94 $258,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,483,070.23 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,480,261.11 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,206,234.16 $269,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,533,032.71 $269,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,561,683.34 $269,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,028,236.66 $269,950.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,844,029.06 $250,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,613,526.27 $263,700.00
Oct-05-1887 $5,021,156.55 $258,800.00
Oct-04-1888 $5,265,898.98 $200,800.00
Sep-30-1889 $5,550,411.88 $15,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $6,385,747.14 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,394,061.16 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,756,959.26 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,421,121.57 $44,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,080,293.72 $42,950.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,889,880.35 $33,300.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,361,676.38 $35,350.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,475,860.02 $40,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $5,486,045.27 $36,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $6,120,557.07 $35,300.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,706,844.33 $39,350.00
Sep-30-1901 $7,548,859.48 $36,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $13,315,833.17 $185,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $14,724,387.54 $367,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $16,460,148.68 $400,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $16,777,917.00 $392,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $20,434,758.00 $411,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $21,006,672.00 $986,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $23,679,397.00 $959,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $24,280,696.00 $989,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $23,234,114.00 $978,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $25,019,540.00 $999,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $30,167,235.00 $999,998.00
Aug-09-1913 $27,239,620.00 $982,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $28,820,470.00 $1,623,450.00
Sep-02-1915 $27,057,441.00 $988,097.00
Sep-12-1916 $29,062,619.00 $955,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $30,263,161.00 $981,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $30,770,677.00 $990,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $34,542,584.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $36,093,789.00 $951,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $34,011,326.00 $932,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $37,935,822.00 $966,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $36,955,607.00 $999,850.00
Oct-10-1924 $47,633,303.00 $968,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $39,893,674.00 $964,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $42,920,653.00 $965,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $47,399,922.00 $990,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $41,666,458.00 $989,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $42,758,323.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $47,668,910.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $50,164,113.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $56,157,502.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $61,748,732.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $65,923,147.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $60,733,905.00 $0.00

 

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