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Bank Info for NB Charter 266 (1864 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Plattsburgh, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 Hiram Walworth Zephaniah C. Platt
1866-1866 M. D. Myers Zephaniah C. Platt
1867-1868 Alfred Guibord Zephaniah C. Platt
1869-1873 Alfred Guibord E. S. Winslow
1874-1883 Alfred Guibord Merritt Sowles
1884-1885 Benjamin D. Clapp Merritt Sowles
1886-1894 C. A. Baker Merritt Sowles
1895-1895 C. S. Johnson Merritt Sowles
1896-1909 C. S. Johnson E. G. Moore
1910-1918 C. S. Johnson G. F. Tuttle
1919-1920 H. N. Johnson G. F. Tuttle
1921-1929 N. F. Johnson C. S. Johnson
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 440
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2390
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1626
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6678
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8301 - 26825
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1130
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 225
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 18, 1864
  • Liquidated Feb 17, 1931
  • Absorbed by 5785 (Plattsburg National Bank and Trust, Plattsburg, NY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $229,901
High Bal (1928) $2,435,439
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $22,500
High Bal (1905) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 216,436
# Small Notes 8,130
# Total Notes 224,566
$ Large Size $2,261,450
$ Small Size $94,800
$ Total Issued $2,356,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $229,900.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $380,998.84 $89,984.00
Oct-01-1866 $413,786.18 $89,914.00
Oct-07-1867 $403,862.22 $89,841.00
Oct-05-1868 $524,564.02 $89,648.00
Oct-09-1869 $413,320.04 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $584,484.04 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $609,254.87 $88,800.00
Oct-03-1872 $672,085.88 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $783,048.83 $89,300.00
Oct-02-1874 $847,526.95 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $842,704.59 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $756,155.98 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $806,312.23 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $817,478.60 $89,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $886,666.26 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $997,453.61 $89,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,026,785.29 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,000,001.07 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,025,012.29 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $852,900.26 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $815,352.34 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $952,516.72 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $894,456.57 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $973,676.52 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,066,782.54 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,180,534.47 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,298,868.81 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,450,936.25 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,300,303.29 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,245,051.32 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,180,617.72 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $964,839.06 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $945,954.80 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $893,792.51 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $915,062.98 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $981,965.99 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $945,512.48 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $983,560.69 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $971,840.37 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,050,073.27 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,192,414.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,258,327.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,304,297.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,226,564.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,249,562.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,250,679.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,382,462.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,508,590.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,576,200.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,546,023.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,535,716.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,683,585.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,796,157.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,822,248.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,746,932.00 $94,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,721,454.00 $99,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,697,226.00 $98,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,633,900.00 $99,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,620,023.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,605,110.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,691,437.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,906,958.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,185,406.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,435,439.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,259,059.00 $100,000.00

 

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