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Bank Info for NB Charter 1461 (1865 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National City Bank of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1876 Benjamin Cartwright Moses Taylor
1877-1881 David Palmer Moses Taylor
1882-1891 David Palmer Percy Rivington Pyne Sr.
1892-1892 David Palmer James Jewett Stillman
1893-1896 George Dedman Meeker James Jewett Stillman
1897-1900 Gilson Suydam Whitson James Jewett Stillman
1901-1905 Horace Middlebrook Kilborn James Jewett Stillman
1906-1908 Arthur Kavanagh James Jewett Stillman
1909-1913 Arthur Kavanagh Frank Arthur Vanderlip Sr.
1914-1916 George Edwin Gregory Frank Arthur Vanderlip Sr.
1917-1917 Thomas A. Reynolds Frank Arthur Vanderlip Sr.
1918-1918 Walter House Tappan Frank Arthur Vanderlip Sr.
1919-1919 Walter House Tappan James Alexander Stillman
1920-1920 Nathan Coggeshall Lenfestey James Alexander Stillman
1921-1928 Nathan Coggeshall Lenfestey Charles Edwin Mitchell
1929-1935 Nathan Coggeshall Lenfestey Gordon Sohn Rentschler
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3400 All Original Series notes returned - No Circulation.
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 500 All Original Series notes returned - No Circulation.
Original Series 50-100 1 - 600 All Original Series notes returned - No Circulation.
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 100 All Original Series notes returned - No Circulation.
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 140000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 386000
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 270840
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 134165
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 293332
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 472449
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 202000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 245337
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 36000
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 368630 324078 Not issued
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 235258
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 86872
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 563920
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 161532
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 80255
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 5, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 17, 1865
  • Assumed 87 by consolidation May 20, 1897 (Third NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Assumed 11965 by consolidation Jun 14, 1921 (Commercial Exchange NB (No Issue), New York, NY)
  • Absorbed 62 (old 2668) Dec 31, 1921 and its circulation (Second NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Assumed 12932 by consolidation Jun 26, 1926 (Peoples TC of Brooklyn NBA(NoIssue), New York, NY)
  • Assumed The Farmers Loan State Bank, New York Jun 29, 1929
  • Absorbed 12885 May 29, 1931 (Long Island National Bank, New York, NY)
  • Absorbed 13193 Nov 28, 1931 (Bank of America NA, New York, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed Institution Name to Citibank, N.A. Mar 1, 1976
  • Maintained operations with gov't open bank assistance (2008)
  • Still in business as Citibank, N.A. (March 2024)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The City Bank of New York; note: Special: "This Bank stipulates to waive circulation in excess of one third of the amount of its capital".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $7,511,133
High Bal (1929) $1,802,170,872
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1926) $92,995
High Bal (1933) $25,000,000
Total Out (1933) $25,000,000
# Large Notes 8,737,492
# Small Notes 4,950,261
# Total Notes 13,687,753
$ Large Size $86,678,830
$ Small Size $41,639,010
$ Total Issued $128,317,840
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $7,941,267.87 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $7,520,124.43 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $7,511,132.97 $0.00
Oct-05-1868 $9,070,620.50 $0.00
Oct-09-1869 $9,354,084.64 $0.00
Oct-08-1870 $8,965,664.89 $0.00
Oct-02-1871 $8,986,312.31 $0.00
Oct-03-1872 $8,726,925.58 $0.00
Sep-12-1873 $8,432,025.57 $0.00
Oct-02-1874 $11,613,110.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1875 $10,363,125.17 $0.00
Oct-02-1876 $13,173,041.38 $0.00
Oct-01-1877 $11,113,723.62 $0.00
Oct-01-1878 $13,052,825.09 $0.00
Oct-02-1879 $12,868,580.35 $0.00
Oct-01-1880 $18,898,390.26 $0.00
Oct-01-1881 $16,032,891.19 $0.00
Oct-03-1882 $15,128,341.98 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $14,381,605.51 $0.00
Sep-30-1884 $21,865,416.77 $0.00
Oct-01-1885 $26,471,125.95 $0.00
Oct-07-1886 $18,198,626.46 $0.00
Oct-05-1887 $18,806,713.61 $0.00
Oct-04-1888 $22,237,253.63 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $24,599,352.32 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $20,691,371.33 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $22,207,480.09 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $23,472,228.66 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $29,688,790.96 $900,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $47,374,995.35 $806,550.00
Sep-28-1895 $42,903,636.98 $804,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $37,122,000.56 $784,300.00
Oct-05-1897 $67,936,539.91 $783,550.00
Sep-20-1898 $113,769,421.51 $804,550.00
Sep-07-1899 $138,444,637.74 $788,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $188,641,624.23 $4,284,750.00
Sep-30-1901 $194,501,466.70 $4,244,350.00
Sep-15-1902 $202,816,405.17 $5,046,950.00
Sep-09-1903 $197,556,674.17 $5,447,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $290,374,984.42 $5,546,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $307,940,128.00 $10,476,798.00
Sep-04-1906 $242,396,921.00 $4,958,498.00
Aug-22-1907 $231,455,057.00 $9,035,497.00
Sep-23-1908 $334,070,820.00 $7,957,497.00
Sep-01-1909 $317,114,264.00 $3,935,597.00
Sep-01-1910 $290,375,096.00 $2,810,598.00
Sep-01-1911 $311,931,593.00 $4,008,497.00
Sep-04-1912 $496,459,678.00 $2,249,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $293,265,309.00 $1,096,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $338,701,278.00 $16,418,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $472,575,817.00 $2,927,750.00
Sep-12-1916 $602,444,472.00 $1,796,850.00
Sep-11-1917 $697,691,076.00 $1,782,340.00
Aug-31-1918 $747,926,370.00 $1,445,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $797,194,310.00 $1,429,595.00
Sep-12-1920 $843,075,751.00 $1,394,433.00
Sep-06-1921 $636,854,231.00 $1,230,597.00
Sep-15-1922 $687,090,161.00 $1,898,195.00
Sep-14-1923 $700,725,926.00 $2,159,195.00
Oct-10-1924 $852,975,686.00 $956,195.00
Sep-28-1925 $861,686,695.00 $856,495.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,111,088,998.00 $92,995.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,144,567,076.00 $97,995.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,471,816,784.00 $99,315.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,802,170,872.00 $99,365.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,573,806,914.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,606,692,711.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,397,679,799.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,233,262,252.00 $25,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,406,387,471.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,668,812,856.00 $0.00

 

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