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Bank Info for NB Charter 1697 (1870 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Port Henry, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1870-1875 Joseph D. Atwell Joshua G. Witherbee
1876-1876 Joseph D. Atwell George Riley Sherman Jr.
1877-1895 Frank S. Atwell George Riley Sherman Jr.
1896-1910 Frank S. Atwell George T. Murdock
1911-1916 D. A. Rich George T. Murdock
1917-1920 D. A. Rich Rea. A. Murdock
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 - 1660
Original Series 4x5 1 - 9335
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14712
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12600
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1330
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7001 - 12359
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 28, 1870
  • Chartered May 5, 1870
  • Closed Sep 1, 1921
  • Consolidated with 4858 Sep 1, 1921 (Citizens National Bank, Port Henry, NY)
  • Circulation assumed by 4853 (Fourth National Bank, Cadiz, OH)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: "This Bank stipulates to waive all right to circulation under the present law".
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $235,493
High Bal (1892) $659,578
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1870) $49,965
High Bal (1900) $99,800
Total Out (1920) $99,400
# Large Notes 207,984
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 207,984
$ Large Size $1,803,690
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,803,690
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-08-1870 $235,492.77 $49,965.00
Oct-02-1871 $303,784.74 $89,824.00
Oct-03-1872 $363,069.34 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $449,513.26 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $372,435.76 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $396,856.61 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $351,626.17 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $314,267.35 $88,525.00
Oct-01-1878 $322,308.48 $87,035.00
Oct-02-1879 $354,807.17 $88,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $575,049.78 $89,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $448,015.92 $88,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $537,009.81 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $563,016.94 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $454,765.58 $88,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $479,630.68 $88,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $547,060.14 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $540,387.72 $88,940.00
Oct-04-1888 $595,544.86 $87,650.00
Sep-30-1889 $595,567.84 $89,370.00
Oct-02-1890 $581,725.16 $89,370.00
Sep-25-1891 $601,794.34 $88,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $659,578.12 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $560,033.79 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $552,896.99 $89,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $494,080.31 $87,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $483,048.91 $89,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $447,112.92 $89,800.00
Sep-20-1898 $493,216.61 $87,780.00
Sep-07-1899 $558,072.09 $89,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $601,761.65 $99,800.00
Sep-30-1901 $525,085.97 $99,800.00
Sep-15-1902 $505,881.84 $97,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $475,550.90 $99,800.00
Sep-06-1904 $486,208.01 $99,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $531,388.00 $98,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $605,400.00 $98,550.00
Aug-22-1907 $623,313.00 $98,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $593,501.00 $98,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $567,456.00 $95,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $557,993.00 $96,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $565,368.00 $99,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $547,037.00 $98,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $559,837.00 $97,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $587,945.00 $99,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $541,302.00 $99,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $557,760.00 $98,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $578,112.00 $97,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $551,968.00 $97,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $608,106.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $601,990.00 $99,400.00

 

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