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Bank Info for NB Charter 1414 (1865 - 1915)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Rome, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1880 Francis Henry Thomas Edward Huntington
1881-1886 Francis Henry Thomas Gordon N. Bissell
1887-1887 Newell Foote Thomas Francis Henry Thomas
1888-1889 Calvin Petrie Thomas Gill Nock
1890-1893 Calvin Petrie John Gordon Bissell
1894-1900 Fred Morris Shelley John Gordon Bissell
1901-1901 Fred Morris Shelley William Randall Huntington
1902-1904 Fred Morris Shelley Jonathan Sawyer Haselton
1905-1913 Fred Morris Shelley Thomas Hubbard Stryker
1914-1914 Harry White Barnard Fred Morris Shelley
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 - 6000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5950
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1310
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 480
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1610
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11760
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2916
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3165
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2434
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8415
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5966
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 22, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 11, 1865
  • Liquidated Jun 4, 1915
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Rome Exchange Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $260,194
High Bal (1912) $1,273,699
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $21,800
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1914) $99,200
# Large Notes 223,024
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 223,024
$ Large Size $1,445,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,445,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $261,680.32 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $275,522.46 $57,630.00
Oct-07-1867 $282,025.78 $89,728.00
Oct-05-1868 $313,104.03 $89,032.00
Oct-09-1869 $283,785.62 $89,283.00
Oct-08-1870 $285,677.80 $88,901.00
Oct-02-1871 $284,090.38 $89,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $325,248.28 $89,150.00
Sep-12-1873 $347,647.86 $89,800.00
Oct-02-1874 $319,044.55 $87,300.00
Oct-01-1875 $358,300.57 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $288,102.05 $80,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $295,297.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $286,791.93 $89,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $269,650.87 $89,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $272,885.53 $89,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $281,566.61 $89,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $280,122.10 $87,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $278,405.25 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $262,616.63 $87,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $277,989.04 $89,395.00
Oct-07-1886 $309,918.70 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $330,402.07 $54,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $276,487.56 $54,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $261,110.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $293,168.15 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $260,194.16 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $313,751.71 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $283,379.56 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $280,194.49 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $297,396.80 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $459,205.23 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $492,493.51 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $535,037.94 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $590,049.38 $21,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $705,946.42 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $777,955.67 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $755,383.41 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $800,302.40 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $844,635.15 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $879,377.00 $91,550.00
Sep-04-1906 $976,149.00 $98,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $931,044.00 $98,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,041,682.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,072,249.00 $98,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,144,900.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,231,741.00 $97,750.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,273,699.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,178,147.00 $98,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,251,303.00 $99,200.00

 

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