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Bank Info for NB Charter 2543 (1881 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bainbridge, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1890 Irving L. Pruyn Gervis Prince
1891-1893 Irving L. Pruyn Elliot Danforth
1894-1899 Ralph W. Kirby James K. Wetmore
1900-1910 Ralph W. Kirby Erwin Ramsdell
1911-1935 S. B. Hollenbeck Ralph W. Kirby
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8916
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 294
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4050
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2820
1882 Value Back 4x5 4051 - 7340
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2821 - 4910
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6012
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1390
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 362
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1759
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 403
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 29, 1881
  • Chartered Jul 16, 1881
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $123,783
High Bal (1928) $1,498,338
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,250
High Bal (1912) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 117,488
# Small Notes 12,674
# Total Notes 130,162
$ Large Size $980,920
$ Small Size $152,490
$ Total Issued $1,133,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $123,782.72 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $160,503.61 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $173,522.10 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $164,076.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $163,321.98 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $126,145.88 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $136,064.34 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $236,302.94 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $150,585.24 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $188,864.92 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $194,568.59 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $195,672.96 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $235,058.14 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $208,405.15 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $200,586.14 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $197,019.09 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $232,736.98 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $238,557.16 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $275,163.54 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $287,444.91 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $302,981.69 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $356,930.58 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $321,664.58 $24,050.00
Sep-06-1904 $307,120.39 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $312,789.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $318,132.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $339,273.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $385,117.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $413,021.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $461,571.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $509,814.00 $49,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $550,750.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $555,701.00 $49,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $598,110.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $586,449.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $657,871.00 $49,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $691,209.00 $48,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $776,788.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $797,122.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $847,653.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $878,274.00 $48,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $836,106.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $917,845.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,019,015.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,168,267.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,214,850.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,291,292.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,498,338.00 $49,350.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,426,853.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,330,576.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,286,016.00 $49,760.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,174,569.00 $49,400.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,120,444.00 $49,470.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,101,192.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,139,482.00 $0.00

 

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