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Bank Info for NB Charter 733 (1865 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce in
New York, NY
2 National Bank of Commerce in (1/13/1905)
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Henry F. Vail John Austin Stevens
1866-1867 Henry F. Vail Charles Handy Russell
1868-1877 Henry F. Vail Robert Lenox Kennedy
1878-1880 Richard King Henry F. Vail
1881-1881 Richard King Robert Lenox Kennedy
1882-1891 William Winslow Sherman Richard King
1892-1899 William C. Duvall William Winslow Sherman
1900-1903 William C. Duvall Joseph Clifford Hendrix
1904-1907 William C. Duvall Valentine Perry Snyder
1908-1910 Neilson Olcott Valentine Perry Snyder
1911-1912 Neilson Olcott James Strange Alexander
1913-1915 Stephenson E. Ward James Strange Alexander
1916-1917 Faris R. Russell James Strange Alexander
1918-1919 Richard W. Saunders James Strange Alexander
1920-1922 Roy Hershey Passmore James Strange Alexander
1923-1923 Roy Hershey Passmore Stephenson E. Ward
1924-1928 J. Paul Stephenson E. Ward
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: Original Series 4x5 1 - 91000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 60000
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 22000
1: Original Series 4x500 1 - 575
1: Original Series 4x1000 1 - 575
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5995
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6508
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1089
1: Series 1875 4x500 1 - 95
1: Series 1875 4x1000 1 - 125
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 679000
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 396600
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 12133
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 553330
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 245000
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 196000
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - *
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 148210 A prefix
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 882805
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 126668
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 50000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 13, 1865
  • Chartered Jan 19, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 4898 by consolidation Apr 16, 1900 (National Union Bank, New York, NY)
  • 1: Assumed 4567 by consolidation Oct 5, 1903 (Hide & Leather/Western NB of the US, New York, NY)
  • 2: Liquidated Apr 5, 1929
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Commerce
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $20,169,464
High Bal (1928) $934,302,599
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1916) $155,000
High Bal (1914) $23,896,900
Total Out (1916) $155,000
# Large Notes 17,840,388
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 17,840,388
$ Large Size $155,875,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $155,875,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $26,438,406.97 $1,150,455.00
Oct-01-1866 $31,862,377.69 $4,430,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $32,657,237.34 $5,950,095.00
Oct-05-1868 $28,936,751.86 $5,956,605.00
Oct-09-1869 $29,403,330.47 $5,898,905.00
Oct-08-1870 $26,030,762.24 $4,848,070.00
Oct-02-1871 $27,716,867.34 $3,703,320.00
Oct-03-1872 $26,745,421.57 $3,179,635.00
Sep-12-1873 $27,390,123.72 $3,140,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $29,916,617.86 $2,973,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $27,497,681.76 $1,725,180.00
Oct-02-1876 $29,310,313.38 $2,735,535.00
Oct-01-1877 $20,169,464.17 $1,347,295.00
Oct-01-1878 $26,267,825.49 $1,752,240.00
Oct-02-1879 $23,379,941.68 $1,500,710.00
Oct-01-1880 $26,332,760.78 $1,011,945.00
Oct-01-1881 $30,146,835.46 $1,008,520.00
Oct-03-1882 $30,019,701.23 $1,017,560.00
Oct-02-1883 $25,201,932.58 $901,285.00
Sep-30-1884 $28,731,810.78 $901,185.00
Oct-01-1885 $35,384,192.43 $601,685.00
Oct-07-1886 $28,424,891.05 $988,070.00
Oct-05-1887 $26,829,171.70 $1,014,260.00
Oct-04-1888 $32,320,483.58 $1,000,290.00
Sep-30-1889 $34,024,358.79 $917,980.00
Oct-02-1890 $32,349,350.56 $982,420.00
Sep-25-1891 $31,273,814.99 $992,270.00
Sep-30-1892 $30,992,960.10 $994,110.00
Oct-03-1893 $33,198,802.08 $2,259,100.00
Oct-02-1894 $40,507,086.08 $1,100,130.00
Sep-28-1895 $29,988,714.61 $1,655,970.00
Oct-06-1896 $30,314,264.64 $3,180,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $35,072,328.36 $3,120,910.00
Sep-20-1898 $36,911,416.62 $1,800,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $41,465,249.67 $1,756,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $93,015,554.63 $7,566,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $116,124,515.42 $7,499,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $126,814,804.23 $8,260,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $104,945,630.96 $9,916,900.00
Sep-06-1904 $247,106,258.08 $11,373,750.00
Aug-25-1905 $242,925,280.00 $2,671,795.00
Sep-04-1906 $232,293,022.00 $12,600,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $199,575,485.00 $12,651,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $262,135,643.00 $12,151,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $266,286,819.00 $13,045,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $224,183,575.00 $12,636,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $207,129,590.00 $12,434,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $200,365,805.00 $9,900,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $181,582,560.00 $9,120,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $208,217,860.00 $23,896,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $284,295,347.00 $3,443,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $340,099,230.00 $155,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $400,678,290.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $503,755,893.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $556,516,092.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $472,427,851.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $405,759,583.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $488,141,410.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $445,081,648.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $504,509,381.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $580,821,632.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $717,114,642.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $631,246,403.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $934,302,599.00 $0.00

 

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