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Bank Info for NB Charter 73 (1863 - 1881)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Watertown, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1871 Oscar Paddock Loveland Paddock
1872-1872 Oscar Paddock Edwin L. Paddock
1873-1877 George L. Woodruff Edwin L. Paddock
1878-1880 Oscar Paddock Edwin L. Paddock
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 - 4500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2550
Original Series 50-100 1 - 572
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1833
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Sep 4, 1863
  • Succeeded Black River Bank
  • Assumed 671 by consolidation Jul 21, 1868 (Second National Bank, Watertown, NY)
  • Liquidated May 26, 1881
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $194,036
High Bal (1869) $870,513
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $65,000
High Bal (1869) $201,500
Total Out (1880) $86,915
# Large Notes 36,676
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 36,676
$ Large Size $394,950
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $394,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $194,035.91 $65,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $342,867.21 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $390,710.22 $112,215.00
Oct-07-1867 $404,664.82 $112,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $598,631.43 $112,295.00
Oct-09-1869 $870,513.11 $201,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $792,527.32 $200,225.00
Oct-02-1871 $811,027.12 $198,710.00
Oct-03-1872 $825,227.84 $199,595.00
Sep-12-1873 $583,272.82 $198,275.00
Oct-02-1874 $516,443.87 $193,815.00
Oct-01-1875 $512,555.41 $189,715.00
Oct-02-1876 $424,575.70 $120,785.00
Oct-01-1877 $320,373.52 $86,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $247,071.20 $79,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $231,112.99 $89,825.00
Oct-01-1880 $228,052.44 $86,915.00

 

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