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Bank Info for NB Charter 2976 (1883 - 1905)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Sprague National Bank of
Brooklyn, NY
2 The Sprague National Bank of (3/13/1901)
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1884 Henry Clay Copeland COL Nathan Turner Sprague, Jr.
1885-1890 Frank K. Smith COL Nathan Turner Sprague, Jr.
1891-1894 Frank L. Brown COL Nathan Turner Sprague, Jr.
1895-1895 W. R. Bunker COL Nathan Turner Sprague, Jr.
1896-1902 James Mortimer Doremus COL Nathan Turner Sprague, Jr.
1903-1903 James Mortimer Doremus David Augustus Boody
1904-1904 Uzal Condit Varick David Augustus Boody
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10005
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11733
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1800
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 400
2: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 566
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 22, 1883
  • Chartered Jun 13, 1883
  • 2: Title changed in Apr, 1901 issue of Bankers magaine
  • 2: Liquidated Apr 3, 1905
  • 2: Absorbed by Mechanics Bank, Brooklyn
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Absorbed by Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $470,895
High Bal (1904) $1,789,531
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $45,000
High Bal (1885) $180,000
Total Out (1904) $93,800
# Large Notes 96,084
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 96,084
$ Large Size $1,021,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,021,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $470,894.78 $137,975.00
Sep-30-1884 $697,592.81 $177,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $794,740.11 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $883,152.12 $89,960.00
Oct-05-1887 $829,292.94 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $924,885.27 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,124,138.03 $88,800.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,025,315.35 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $999,388.78 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,274,821.48 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,246,908.93 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,417,063.27 $135,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,342,657.49 $135,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,411,813.48 $133,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,679,528.28 $135,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,714,553.91 $133,030.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,653,535.88 $135,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,579,553.01 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,686,586.25 $149,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,553,648.47 $148,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,615,775.06 $99,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,789,530.51 $93,800.00

 

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