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Bank Info for NB Charter 285 (1864 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Whitehall, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1878 William M. Keith Alfred H. Griswold
1879-1880 William M. Keith H. T. Gaylord
1881-1881 William M. Keith Samuel K. Griswold
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 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4900
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1059
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 688
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 26, 1864
  • Liquidated Jan 18, 1882
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $121,602
High Bal (1871) $432,223
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1879) $44,000
High Bal (1865) $90,000
Total Out (1881) $45,000
# Large Notes 39,388
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 39,388
$ Large Size $239,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $239,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $205,440.53 $88,940.00
Oct-02-1865 $248,883.67 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $253,931.16 $89,855.00
Oct-07-1867 $256,231.49 $89,720.00
Oct-05-1868 $302,808.71 $89,600.00
Oct-09-1869 $355,606.02 $88,768.00
Oct-08-1870 $408,173.47 $88,707.00
Oct-02-1871 $432,222.71 $88,369.00
Oct-03-1872 $414,104.77 $88,873.00
Sep-12-1873 $414,183.22 $88,180.00
Oct-02-1874 $359,645.07 $86,284.00
Oct-01-1875 $388,448.82 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $315,361.83 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $313,281.50 $44,600.00
Oct-01-1878 $231,724.22 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $195,814.15 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $168,385.47 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $121,601.60 $45,000.00

 

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