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Bank Info for NB Charter 265 (1864 - 1917)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Friendship, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1869 Abijah Joslyn Wellman George W. Robinson
1870-1890 Abijah Joslyn Wellman Asher Wetmore Miner
1891-1891 Asher Miner Wellman Asher Wetmore Miner
1892-1896 Asher Miner Wellman Wm. L. Bowler
1897-1910 Frank R. Utter Asher Miner Wellman
1911-1911 T. R. Utter Asher Miner Wellman
1912-1916 Frank R. Utter Asher Miner Wellman
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 - 6500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3954
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1862
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 219
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1600
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3101 - 3547
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2301 - 2569
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 18, 1864
  • Liquidated Aug 11, 1917
  • Succeeded by 11055 (Union National Bank, Friendship, NY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Miner & Wellman
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $152,479
High Bal (1881) $503,703
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $18,000
High Bal (1865) $67,500
Total Out (1916) $39,400
# Large Notes 113,566
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 113,566
$ Large Size $779,420
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $779,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $152,478.93 $54,600.00
Oct-02-1865 $180,052.24 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $164,733.79 $67,470.00
Oct-07-1867 $176,581.53 $67,320.00
Oct-05-1868 $177,621.91 $66,920.00
Oct-09-1869 $177,425.83 $67,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $190,228.10 $67,280.00
Oct-02-1871 $195,553.80 $67,165.00
Oct-03-1872 $214,712.16 $67,420.00
Sep-12-1873 $217,919.52 $67,070.00
Oct-02-1874 $231,436.10 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $224,917.83 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $222,860.07 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $247,788.44 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $242,630.59 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $258,739.01 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $333,056.26 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $503,702.65 $67,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $441,091.27 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $476,308.03 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $419,521.53 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $458,230.60 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $494,944.04 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $408,105.35 $18,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $440,255.92 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $406,648.01 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $340,217.51 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $361,668.08 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $343,540.75 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $321,488.64 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $322,978.81 $21,780.00
Sep-28-1895 $300,838.14 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $291,226.21 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $257,917.08 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $261,028.79 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $289,862.00 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $316,557.39 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $317,296.67 $40,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $351,499.19 $40,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $361,049.21 $40,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $351,902.64 $40,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $370,621.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $368,870.00 $40,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $397,393.00 $40,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $401,838.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $387,039.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $413,246.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $436,401.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $486,153.00 $40,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $451,844.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $469,092.00 $40,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $432,637.00 $39,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $445,184.00 $39,400.00

 

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