Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 1372 (1865 - 1873)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of the Commonwealth in the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1870 George Ellis Edward Haight
1871-1872 Edwin J. Huestis George Ellis
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 - 4400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6832
Original Series 4x10 1 - 3119
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1372)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1865
  • Receivership Sep 22, 1873
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; exception #5
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of the Commonwealth
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $4,700,329
High Bal (1868) $12,091,768
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $200,000
High Bal (1867) $234,000
Total Out (1872) $234,000
# Large Notes 57,404
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 57,404
$ Large Size $283,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $283,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $4,700,329.10 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $5,425,181.56 $200,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $9,967,910.87 $234,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $12,091,767.97 $233,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $9,730,639.28 $226,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $7,130,873.05 $232,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $8,336,976.51 $233,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $7,614,822.45 $234,000.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!