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Bank Info for NB Charter 280 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Cooperstown, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Charles W. Smith George W. Ernst
1864-1866 Charles W. Smith Calvin Graves
1867-1872 Henry Scott Calvin Graves
1872-1876 Fredk. L. Palmer Calvin Graves
1877-1880 Fredk. L. Palmer Edwin M. Harris
1881-1894 Theodore Campbell Turner Edwin M. Harris
1895-1899 Theodore Campbell Turner C. K. McHarg
1900-1909 Theodore Campbell Turner Lynn J. Arnold
1910-1915 George H. White Lynn J. Arnold
1916-1919 Frank Hale Lynn J. Arnold
1920-1929 Frank Hale George H. White
1930-1932 H. H. Willsey George H. White
1933-1935 N. E. D. Gilmon George H. White
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5440
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7525
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 790
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 12280
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15908
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1014
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2380
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1868
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5150
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7101 - 25335
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5151 - 17359
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4338
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3012
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 600
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 7966
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4535
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1308
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 25, 1864
  • Assumed C. W. Smith & Company Nov 1873
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $170,162
High Bal (1928) $3,950,741
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $42,970
High Bal (1932) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $148,500
# Large Notes 359,596
# Small Notes 61,509
# Total Notes 421,105
$ Large Size $2,311,760
$ Small Size $494,200
$ Total Issued $2,805,960
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $170,161.74 $50,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $268,462.35 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $419,150.30 $89,867.00
Oct-07-1867 $427,257.66 $89,602.00
Oct-05-1868 $448,014.23 $88,825.00
Oct-09-1869 $463,136.01 $89,004.00
Oct-08-1870 $456,852.16 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $453,766.39 $89,692.00
Oct-03-1872 $496,456.59 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $512,879.95 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $575,384.59 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $593,404.75 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $590,607.25 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $597,764.20 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $599,904.79 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $588,726.81 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $676,804.77 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $675,234.42 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $763,977.97 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $802,528.95 $133,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $721,704.47 $88,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $659,963.63 $80,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $639,559.16 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $619,591.48 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $630,648.06 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $602,778.79 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $677,431.24 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $688,690.24 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $791,939.74 $42,970.00
Oct-03-1893 $761,062.42 $43,820.00
Oct-02-1894 $749,131.93 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $667,829.39 $44,300.00
Oct-06-1896 $709,778.09 $44,210.00
Oct-05-1897 $673,473.43 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $718,861.44 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $741,590.23 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $725,364.48 $48,397.50
Sep-30-1901 $785,876.94 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $815,413.06 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $858,167.37 $48,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $921,587.14 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,109,554.00 $48,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,259,759.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,289,742.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,260,453.00 $46,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,342,489.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,477,593.00 $49,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,487,313.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,555,189.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,567,724.00 $96,150.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,627,064.00 $99,865.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,666,770.00 $99,750.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,746,396.00 $98,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,991,752.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,223,860.00 $98,725.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,500,181.00 $97,040.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,516,631.00 $97,430.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,561,868.00 $96,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,293,693.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,740,266.00 $98,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,958,413.00 $98,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,226,295.00 $97,855.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,284,267.00 $98,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,572,579.00 $96,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,950,741.00 $99,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,934,161.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,938,046.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,778,752.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,150,640.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,096,500.00 $148,950.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,328,629.00 $148,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,165,429.00 $0.00

 

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