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Bank Info for NB Charter 1342 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Syracuse, NY
2 The Merchants National Bank & Trust Company of (6/14/1926)
Syracuse, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Edwin R. Plumb Jefferson Freeman
1867-1867 Edwin R. Plumb George Stevens
1868-1884 Edwin R. Plumb Robert Nelson Gere
1885-1897 Edwin R. Plumb George Nelson Kennedy
1898-1901 Hiram W. Plumb George Nelson Kennedy
1902-1916 Charles A. Bridgman Hiram W. Plumb
1917-1920 Charles A. Bridgman Lucian A. Eddy
1921-1924 Charles A. Bridgman Wm. H. Kelley
1925-1935 Roy Elijah Ashpole Wm. H. Kelley
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 - 4600
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8107
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8020
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1593
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8280
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6500
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 17600
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 17601 - 42823
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6964
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5386
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1320
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6351
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1859
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 29, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 24, 1865
  • 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 Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $491,614
High Bal (1930) $9,956,772
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $44,200
High Bal (1907) $180,000
Total Out (1934) $180,000
# Large Notes 359,548
# Small Notes 48,446
# Total Notes 407,994
$ Large Size $3,803,540
$ Small Size $582,250
$ Total Issued $4,385,790
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $491,614.06 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $654,136.15 $108,080.00
Oct-07-1867 $604,208.73 $128,840.00
Oct-05-1868 $580,860.87 $128,650.00
Oct-09-1869 $614,394.92 $127,850.00
Oct-08-1870 $742,062.29 $127,871.00
Oct-02-1871 $739,659.80 $127,680.00
Oct-03-1872 $709,190.41 $128,442.00
Sep-12-1873 $761,712.08 $128,150.00
Oct-02-1874 $713,135.12 $129,150.00
Oct-01-1875 $749,629.83 $129,150.00
Oct-02-1876 $775,824.53 $129,150.00
Oct-01-1877 $613,988.77 $129,150.00
Oct-01-1878 $639,253.75 $128,450.00
Oct-02-1879 $706,982.41 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $745,179.35 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $754,299.44 $133,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $861,356.20 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $950,402.41 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $828,076.40 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $786,928.57 $134,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $856,465.34 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $933,608.05 $133,900.00
Oct-04-1888 $976,688.15 $134,300.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,026,999.45 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,021,896.36 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,070,782.75 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,206,434.19 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,186,531.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,338,042.25 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,203,592.04 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,191,224.80 $44,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,169,306.53 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,223,775.83 $44,300.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,308,030.78 $44,200.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,237,533.29 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,429,518.63 $47,600.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,512,160.56 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,622,903.42 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,558,446.50 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,547,327.00 $48,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,581,238.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,880,417.00 $180,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,849,364.00 $180,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,010,432.00 $180,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,019,832.00 $175,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,031,510.00 $177,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,166,625.00 $176,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,220,575.00 $176,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,332,115.00 $178,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,134,968.00 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,459,684.00 $177,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,091,330.00 $180,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,858,963.00 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,582,435.00 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,154,694.00 $175,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,656,186.00 $174,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,977,130.00 $180,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,655,107.00 $180,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,739,866.00 $178,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,513,218.00 $173,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,749,218.00 $174,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,431,870.00 $172,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $9,184,809.00 $175,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $9,812,682.00 $172,800.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,956,772.00 $177,180.00
Dec-31-1931 $9,625,725.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,436,671.00 $180,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,074,893.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $8,385,859.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $8,804,658.00 $0.00

 

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