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Bank Info for NB Charter 2598 (1881 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Garfield National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1883 George F. Vail George Hazard Robinson
1884-1887 George F. Vail Alfred C. Cheney
1888-1891 Henry D. Northrop Alfred C. Cheney
1892-1892 Ruel Whitcomb Poor Alfred C. Cheney
1893-1901 Ruel Whitcomb Poor William Henry Gelshenen
1902-1910 W. L. Douglass Ruel Whitcomb Poor
1911-1924 Arthur W. Snow Ruel Whitcomb Poor
1925-1926 Arthur W. Snow Horace Franklin Poor
1927-1927 R. T. Thorn Horace Franklin Poor
1928-1928 * none * Horace Franklin Poor
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 - 8225
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 7144
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2715
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4421
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1713
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 53935
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 39068
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1000
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2800
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 39069 - 41568
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 19140
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 15242
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 7, 1881
  • Chartered Dec 14, 1881
  • Succeeded Island City Bank
  • Closed Jan 26, 1929
  • Consolidated with 2370 Jan 26, 1929 (Chase NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Circulation assumed by 2370 (Chase NB of the City of, New York, NY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Island City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $870,648
High Bal (1926) $22,672,397
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $705,800
Total Out (1924) $400,000
# Large Notes 666,756
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 666,756
$ Large Size $6,788,950
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $6,788,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $870,648.14 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,066,602.24 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,347,126.22 $178,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,859,943.31 $179,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,187,357.51 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,613,211.53 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,504,219.64 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,129,912.76 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,727,840.26 $177,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,840,045.36 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $6,013,811.16 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,693,267.06 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,115,456.66 $177,370.00
Sep-28-1895 $6,435,544.87 $178,460.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,237,910.24 $177,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $7,102,255.87 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,635,416.14 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $8,961,082.94 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $8,449,781.09 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $9,930,661.64 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $10,243,489.88 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $9,800,922.23 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $10,746,954.20 $49,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $9,912,843.00 $49,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $10,809,126.00 $49,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,563,348.00 $49,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $10,585,900.00 $132,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $11,683,192.00 $378,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $11,820,474.00 $386,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $12,518,526.00 $388,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $13,457,867.00 $390,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $12,818,228.00 $333,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $13,883,679.00 $705,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $12,444,404.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $12,802,076.00 $400,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $13,955,570.00 $393,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $14,432,216.00 $397,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $18,137,933.00 $388,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $19,315,442.00 $386,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $18,737,456.00 $386,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $19,416,850.00 $400,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $19,096,379.00 $395,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $20,803,891.00 $400,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $21,760,463.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $22,672,397.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $22,043,241.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $22,090,256.00 $0.00

 

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