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Bank Info for NB Charter 6186 (1902 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Manufacturers and Traders National Bank of
Buffalo, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1915 Harry Thomas Ramsdell Robert Livingston Fryer
1916-1918 Samuel Ellis Harry Thomas Ramsdell
1919-1922 Walter Aspinwall Harry Thomas Ramsdell
1923-1925 Edward W. Kuhn Harry Thomas Ramsdell
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 10720
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 160
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 63830
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 35668
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 3000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 63831 - 179330 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 35669 - 93255 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 75655 Plate dated 1922
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 39806 Plate dated 1922
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 2320 Plate dated 1922
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 26, 1902
  • Chartered Apr 2, 1902
  • Opened for business Apr 3, 1902
  • Succeeded Manufacturers & Traders Bank
  • Absorbed Merchants Bank in 1902
  • Assumed 850 by consolidation Jan 10, 1917 and its circulation (Third National Bank, Buffalo, NY)
  • Liquidated Nov 25, 1925
  • Succeeded by Manufacturers & Traders Bank of Buffalo
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Manuf & Traders Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Manufacturers and Traders Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $12,025,968
High Bal (1925) $62,045,710
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $50,000
High Bal (1922) $1,500,000
Total Out (1925) $1,468,400
# Large Notes 1,645,264
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,645,264
$ Large Size $13,837,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $13,837,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $12,025,967.62 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $12,586,434.03 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $13,652,803.69 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $15,645,805.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $16,179,223.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $16,583,980.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $17,337,632.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $18,397,925.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $19,515,972.00 $988,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $22,388,248.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $24,249,857.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $25,725,556.00 $994,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $27,276,669.00 $1,496,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $29,121,778.00 $999,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $33,020,946.00 $947,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $44,051,508.00 $1,427,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $48,877,161.00 $1,403,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $58,507,218.00 $1,477,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $49,986,160.00 $1,438,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $41,864,542.00 $1,359,902.00
Sep-15-1922 $49,067,489.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $52,162,336.00 $1,475,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $58,633,710.00 $1,478,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $62,045,710.00 $1,468,400.00

 

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