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Bank Info for NB Charter 1507 (1865 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Union Bank of
Watertown, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 Samuel Baker Upham Merrill Coburn
1869-1876 Samuel Baker Upham Alanson Skinner
1877-1888 Samuel Baker Upham Gilderoy Lord
1889-1889 Samuel Baker Upham A. H. Sawyer
1890-1891 Samuel Baker Upham W. W. Taggart
1892-1903 A. L. Upham W. W. Taggart
1904-1904 L. R. Washburn W. W. Taggart
1905-1910 L. R. Washburn D. C. Middleton
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 - 4500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2050
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2940
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4700
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10066
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2422
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 20, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 8, 1865
  • Liquidated Dec 15, 1910
  • Succeeded by Northern New York Trust Company, Watertown
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Union Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $463,812
High Bal (1909) $1,520,909
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $36,000
High Bal (1909) $160,000
Total Out (1910) $157,000
# Large Notes 145,912
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 145,912
$ Large Size $1,360,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,360,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $475,997.51 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $488,142.50 $84,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $478,665.01 $93,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $535,517.95 $93,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $510,907.98 $92,933.00
Oct-08-1870 $511,825.71 $93,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $485,661.82 $93,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $463,811.75 $93,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $487,982.83 $92,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $531,004.83 $90,700.00
Oct-01-1875 $576,449.00 $93,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $576,128.50 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $547,082.61 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $551,246.04 $94,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $638,578.11 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $659,575.12 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $641,930.49 $93,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $706,649.22 $94,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $714,738.78 $93,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $615,899.95 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $580,388.59 $93,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $672,559.40 $94,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $620,287.15 $94,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $626,640.04 $94,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $627,540.88 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $598,912.13 $36,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $677,844.01 $36,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $708,775.11 $36,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $743,409.11 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $743,388.36 $36,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $727,729.76 $36,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $698,942.40 $36,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $706,184.58 $36,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $705,148.11 $36,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $787,156.26 $36,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $900,535.83 $140,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $897,046.38 $140,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $966,999.34 $140,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $938,709.41 $140,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $979,701.11 $140,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,057,991.00 $123,750.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,216,173.00 $138,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,297,203.00 $137,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,334,424.00 $140,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,520,909.00 $160,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,485,573.00 $157,000.00

 

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