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Bank Info for NB Charter 29 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 James Curphey Samuel C. Thompson
1865-1876 George Fisher Baker Samuel C. Thompson
1877-1896 Ebenezer Scofield George Fisher Baker
1897-1898 Francis Lyman Hine George Fisher Baker
1899-1900 William B. Reed George Fisher Baker
1901-1908 C. D. Backus George Fisher Baker
1909-1914 C. D. Backus Francis Lyman Hine
1915-1917 Samuel Alfred Welldon Francis Lyman Hine
1918-1918 Francis D. Bartow Francis Lyman Hine
1919-1921 Samuel Alfred Welldon Francis Lyman Hine
1922-1931 Samuel Alfred Welldon Jackson Eli Reynolds
1932-1935 W. F. Kearns Jackson Eli Reynolds
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 - 11750
Original Series 2x10-20-50 1 - 4400
Original Series 20-50 4401 - 4500 10s cut from 10-10-20-50 sheets
Original Series 20-50 4501 - 5000 Part plate printing
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3980
Series 1875 2x10-20-50 1 - 5609
Series 1875 500 1 - 1498
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 172850
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 141286
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 4700
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 273200
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 430720
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 680830
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 553668
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 12500
1902 Plain Back 4x5 680831 - *
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - * A prefix
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 123785 B prefix
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 553669 - *
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 300533 A prefix
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 301818
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 150954
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 67662
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 229436
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 113315 26881-26886 Not issued
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 56719
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 21, 1863
  • Absorbed 1000 Sep 3, 1901 (NB of the Republic, New York, NY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Thompson Brothers [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $508,799
High Bal (1928) $628,079,413
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $39,900
High Bal (1914) $11,665,600
Total Out (1934) $372,000
# Large Notes 17,934,550
# Small Notes 3,522,068
# Total Notes 21,456,618
$ Large Size $150,860,060
$ Small Size $29,645,870
$ Total Issued $180,505,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $508,799.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $4,085,152.66 $277,300.00
Oct-02-1865 $6,969,965.11 $336,570.00
Oct-01-1866 $5,349,100.00 $447,260.00
Oct-07-1867 $5,856,160.04 $444,640.00
Oct-05-1868 $8,194,186.55 $400,065.00
Oct-09-1869 $6,710,126.37 $351,110.00
Oct-08-1870 $6,162,232.40 $335,815.00
Oct-02-1871 $8,076,571.72 $297,475.00
Oct-03-1872 $6,422,495.71 $277,695.00
Sep-12-1873 $8,228,175.50 $317,280.00
Oct-02-1874 $9,239,525.81 $291,975.00
Oct-01-1875 $8,995,390.45 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $10,448,567.60 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $9,671,524.22 $331,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $28,511,329.91 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $21,994,267.53 $405,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $20,439,699.80 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $24,104,004.25 $446,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $22,972,444.16 $443,340.00
Oct-02-1883 $21,809,824.55 $294,920.00
Sep-30-1884 $22,272,224.30 $449,920.00
Oct-01-1885 $26,539,028.35 $440,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $29,604,755.01 $277,180.00
Oct-05-1887 $30,141,866.55 $437,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $32,779,739.17 $39,900.00
Sep-30-1889 $30,604,698.14 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $31,168,552.09 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $33,239,199.84 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $35,596,989.68 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $31,241,682.23 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $35,203,559.69 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $32,550,037.75 $83,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $29,035,106.97 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $36,115,227.12 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $39,717,404.29 $405,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $47,923,891.53 $402,520.00
Sep-05-1900 $52,663,294.74 $496,147.50
Sep-30-1901 $113,374,108.28 $1,234,900.00
Sep-15-1902 $108,579,794.93 $2,953,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $106,469,562.75 $8,668,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $150,522,908.46 $2,976,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $149,499,788.00 $8,088,898.00
Sep-04-1906 $121,357,048.00 $5,646,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $127,730,571.00 $5,828,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $176,724,133.00 $7,010,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $161,679,735.00 $6,441,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $148,518,492.00 $4,490,497.00
Sep-01-1911 $160,090,280.00 $5,757,297.00
Sep-04-1912 $153,969,480.00 $6,162,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $150,632,950.00 $5,165,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $157,330,309.00 $11,665,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $192,997,568.00 $4,863,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $211,777,122.00 $4,592,150.00
Sep-11-1917 $298,905,713.00 $5,167,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $281,511,878.00 $8,449,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $366,017,206.00 $8,210,097.00
Sep-12-1920 $364,587,225.00 $7,314,198.00
Sep-06-1921 $263,084,770.00 $7,239,898.00
Sep-15-1922 $373,609,114.00 $7,504,397.00
Sep-14-1923 $342,404,659.00 $7,544,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $409,979,254.00 $7,493,097.00
Sep-28-1925 $424,672,626.00 $4,951,498.00
Dec-31-1926 $439,474,121.00 $6,470,298.00
Oct-10-1927 $398,455,619.00 $6,791,398.00
Dec-31-1928 $628,079,413.00 $6,918,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $568,425,970.00 $6,667,260.00
Dec-31-1930 $564,428,180.00 $6,898,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $539,265,178.00 $8,471,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $541,017,689.00 $9,921,980.00
Dec-30-1933 $489,318,989.00 $9,931,050.00
Dec-31-1934 $546,862,772.00 $372,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $584,176,897.00 $0.00

 

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