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Bank Info for NB Charter 1401 (1865 - 1873)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Syracuse, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 Thomas Brockway Fitch Edward B. Wicks
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 4x5 1 - 2625
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1046
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1401)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 31, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 7, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 11, 1873
  • Succeeded by Mechanics Bank
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
  • Succeeded by Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $415,125
High Bal (1867) $604,089
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $89,230
High Bal (1870) $93,800
Total Out (1872) $92,925
# Large Notes 14,684
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 14,684
$ Large Size $104,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $104,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $417,222.56 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $532,398.27 $89,230.00
Oct-07-1867 $604,089.39 $93,700.00
Oct-05-1868 $497,680.35 $93,400.00
Oct-09-1869 $415,125.02 $93,590.00
Oct-08-1870 $462,279.42 $93,800.00
Oct-02-1871 $464,481.73 $93,590.00
Oct-03-1872 $487,937.48 $92,925.00

 

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