Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 1624 (1865 - 1884)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics and Traders National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1877 George W. Youle Ephraim D. Brown
1878-1878 Fernando Baltes Ephraim D. Brown
1879-1879 Fernando Baltes James M. Mills (VP)
1880-1883 Fernando Baltes George W. Nash
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 - 7171
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4200
Original Series 50-100 1 - 300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3547
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2084
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 7, 1865
  • Chartered Dec 23, 1865
  • Liquidated Apr 24, 1884
  • Succeeded by Mechanics and Traders Bank
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Exception #5
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics and Traders Bank
  • Succeeded by Mechanics and Traders Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $1,247,363
High Bal (1868) $2,928,299
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $45,000
High Bal (1879) $197,500
Total Out (1883) $45,000
# Large Notes 68,608
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 68,608
$ Large Size $573,560
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $573,560
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $2,742,063.61 $105,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,759,601.08 $195,720.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,928,299.10 $195,720.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,500,324.29 $195,720.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,486,126.77 $193,356.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,594,700.37 $190,720.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,560,524.71 $194,155.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,530,093.18 $195,720.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,593,284.38 $195,715.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,393,915.73 $195,715.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,454,965.42 $195,715.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,135,849.78 $193,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,027,037.69 $196,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,507,908.26 $197,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,543,201.23 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,396,633.06 $172,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,247,363.32 $127,935.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,341,254.88 $45,000.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!