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Bank Info for NB Charter 255 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Oswego, NY
2 First and Second National Bank and Trust Company of (10/15/1929)
Oswego, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Amos A. Bradley Thomas Kingsford
1865-1865 Amos A. Bradley Thomas Smith Mott
1866-1890 J. De Witt Case Thomas Smith Mott
1891-1900 J. De Witt Case John T. Mott
1901-1922 Luther Wright Mott John T. Mott
1923-1923 * none * John T. Mott
1924-1926 C. J. McDowell John T. Mott
1927-1928 A. G. Tucker John T. Mott
1929-1935 A. G. Tucker J. K. O'Conner
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 3000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8100
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 4800
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 640
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4411
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 3762
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8458
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11986
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 6200
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4220
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 12250
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8600
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 12251 - 40710
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8601 - 25629
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1506
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 776
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 260
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 13842
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7780
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1906
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 25748
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 11446
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3980
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 15, 1864
  • 1: Assumed 296 by consolidation Oct 15, 1929 with title change and assumed its circulation (Second National Bank/Second NB & TC, Oswego, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $330,439
High Bal (1929) $6,552,738
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $45,000
High Bal (1930) $399,998
Total Out (1934) $399,997
# Large Notes 487,664
# Small Notes 197,594
# Total Notes 685,258
$ Large Size $3,810,010
$ Small Size $1,556,520
$ Total Issued $5,366,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $330,439.16 $60,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $668,210.32 $144,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $660,487.70 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $742,121.01 $179,700.00
Oct-05-1868 $754,240.72 $180,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $992,496.24 $179,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $888,215.09 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $935,716.44 $179,750.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,171,707.09 $179,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $913,203.38 $177,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $836,208.73 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $796,836.96 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $723,297.14 $178,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $759,280.43 $178,400.00
Oct-01-1878 $861,785.94 $179,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $880,192.94 $179,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,021,715.40 $178,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,089,477.97 $177,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,163,737.15 $170,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,112,794.19 $170,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,109,076.33 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,032,712.17 $178,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,060,585.47 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,099,327.04 $178,690.00
Oct-04-1888 $990,075.64 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,032,597.31 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $967,955.41 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $982,864.91 $87,590.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,020,911.84 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,048,534.47 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,071,065.74 $180,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,042,067.31 $177,220.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,044,203.22 $179,997.50
Oct-05-1897 $1,057,380.96 $133,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,048,933.00 $132,720.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,099,513.09 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,069,192.66 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,152,939.44 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,232,329.69 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,218,624.16 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,247,453.87 $73,650.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,265,137.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,397,690.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,498,157.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,861,834.00 $117,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,731,660.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,733,947.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,708,764.00 $148,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,801,951.00 $146,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,026,931.00 $148,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,994,247.00 $146,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,889,403.00 $144,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,049,485.00 $143,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,531,909.00 $145,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,563,943.00 $143,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,813,340.00 $143,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,645,289.00 $148,647.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,554,814.00 $144,797.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,497,733.00 $149,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,676,933.00 $135,197.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,619,232.00 $148,198.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,644,199.00 $144,697.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,839,102.00 $145,597.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,868,881.00 $145,698.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,365,106.00 $146,748.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,552,738.00 $249,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,511,318.00 $399,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,208,868.00 $396,578.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,867,989.00 $395,798.00
Dec-30-1933 $5,672,709.00 $397,698.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,319,667.00 $399,997.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,240,993.00 $0.00

 

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