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Bank Info for NB Charter 1389 (1865 - 1901)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Continental National Bank of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1871 Cornelius F. Timpson Uriel A. Murdock
1872-1873 Cornelius F. Timpson T. J. S. Flint
1874-1874 Cornelius F. Timpson Charles Bard
1875-1876 Wm. J. Harris Charles Bard
1877-1877 Alfred H. Timpson Edmund D. Randolph
1878-1884 Frederick Taylor Edmund D. Randolph
1885-1897 Alfred H. Timpson Edmund D. Randolph
1898-1900 Alfred H. Timpson Benjamin Perkins
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 - 44000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 26450
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 8976
Original Series 50-100 1 - 350
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 70
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 28000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 42575
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4796
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 500
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 50011
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3964
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 15, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 5, 1865
  • Liquidated May 25, 1901
  • Merged with 1352 (Hanover NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special. "This Bank stipulates to waive circulation in excess of 1/2 of its capital
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Continental Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $4,846,443
High Bal (1882) $21,295,860
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $31,638
High Bal (1879) $780,300
Total Out (1900) $339,350
# Large Notes 836,928
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 836,928
$ Large Size $3,860,020
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,860,020
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $7,122,092.04 $60,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $10,056,858.26 $543,950.00
Oct-07-1867 $8,839,123.13 $559,950.00
Oct-05-1868 $11,558,820.41 $533,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $7,584,628.04 $562,720.00
Oct-08-1870 $8,261,313.43 $564,346.00
Oct-02-1871 $8,016,806.09 $548,425.00
Oct-03-1872 $9,278,949.58 $579,300.00
Sep-12-1873 $4,846,443.12 $582,300.00
Oct-02-1874 $9,105,024.02 $575,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $7,644,880.06 $436,700.00
Oct-02-1876 $7,337,524.96 $588,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $5,834,259.10 $690,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $7,467,570.46 $764,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $12,053,872.91 $780,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $15,188,774.88 $772,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $20,235,230.34 $763,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $21,295,859.65 $669,150.00
Oct-02-1883 $10,671,829.55 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $8,102,094.14 $62,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $9,837,576.09 $103,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $10,548,364.71 $49,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $9,236,191.11 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $10,384,680.87 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $11,349,715.84 $39,840.00
Oct-02-1890 $8,846,378.85 $37,940.00
Sep-25-1891 $11,025,633.64 $42,860.00
Sep-30-1892 $8,852,748.66 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $7,204,271.34 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $9,606,903.53 $36,200.00
Sep-28-1895 $8,119,022.07 $31,637.50
Oct-06-1896 $7,438,583.91 $404,657.50
Oct-05-1897 $8,970,330.62 $393,540.00
Sep-20-1898 $14,212,349.52 $315,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $11,414,365.86 $312,840.00
Sep-05-1900 $9,707,346.84 $339,350.00

 

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