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Bank Info for NB Charter 267 (1864 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Albany, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Adam Van Allen Thomas Schuyler
1867-1868 Adam Van Allen Samuel Schuyler
1868-1882 Adam Van Allen Matthew H. Read
1883-1884 Ledyard Cogswell, (Sr.) Adam Van Allen
1885-1887 James C. Cook G. A. Van Allen
1888-1896 S. W. Rowell G. A. Van Allen
1897-1904 Cantine Tremper, Jr. G. A. Van Allen
1905-1906 Cantine Tremper, Jr. Frederick A. Mead
1907-1909 John J. Gallogly Frederick A. Mead
1910-1911 Hugh A. Arnold Frederick A. Mead
1912-1925 Hugh A. Arnold John A. Becker
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 - 5550
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4900
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 850
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1185
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1854
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 615
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15158
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6160
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 6850
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5240
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 65000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 48000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 65001 - 139720
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 48001 - 95620
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 19, 1864
  • Assumed 3282 by consolidation Apr 29, 1907 (National Exchange Bank, Albany, NY)
  • Liquidated Nov 29, 1926
  • Succeeded by First Bank of which converted into First Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $722,618
High Bal (1925) $15,041,734
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,560
High Bal (1910) $600,000
Total Out (1925) $473,700
# Large Notes 1,134,808
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,134,808
$ Large Size $9,219,110
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $9,219,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $1,603,927.76 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $2,021,982.30 $197,200.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,713,778.20 $196,800.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,849,531.71 $196,315.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,762,406.93 $196,385.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,546,192.51 $195,992.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,630,944.84 $194,680.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,842,842.40 $195,640.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,786,714.50 $196,135.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,112,512.77 $197,250.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,645,331.51 $197,250.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,867,130.78 $220,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,828,251.32 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,531,091.37 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,382,944.25 $223,390.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,345,445.84 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,476,494.87 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,317,388.60 $153,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,385,807.69 $153,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,203,658.88 $151,100.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,112,389.59 $150,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,362,569.38 $153,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,421,684.72 $152,100.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,386,171.85 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,349,310.81 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,108,265.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,184,458.96 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,080,873.11 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,102,029.70 $43,560.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,201,734.85 $134,220.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,162,424.82 $132,040.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,096,617.75 $133,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,046,137.86 $133,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,218,484.38 $133,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,128,157.42 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,064,570.09 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,094,280.54 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $973,437.23 $49,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $858,983.48 $49,050.00
Sep-09-1903 $744,514.72 $49,100.00
Sep-06-1904 $722,617.61 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,204,844.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,539,896.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $7,220,913.00 $99,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $8,504,005.00 $380,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,822,073.00 $383,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,720,498.00 $600,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $10,641,670.00 $600,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $11,521,307.00 $600,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $10,852,655.00 $592,797.00
Sep-12-1914 $10,231,039.00 $592,097.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,794,454.00 $584,498.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,989,054.00 $543,898.00
Sep-11-1917 $10,835,132.00 $569,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $10,514,786.00 $572,150.00
Sep-12-1919 $10,849,961.00 $556,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $11,582,790.00 $586,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,529,145.00 $576,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $13,608,589.00 $566,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $12,909,094.00 $360,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $13,347,855.00 $485,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $15,041,734.00 $473,700.00

 

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