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Bank Info for NB Charter 7447 (1904 - 1923)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Battery Park National Bank of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1917 Edwin Bowers Day Elias Abinum de Lima
1918-1922 Arthur H. Merry Elias Abinum de Lima
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 - 4125
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2270
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 210
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 19165
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12534
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 512
1902 Plain Back 4x5 19166 - 42385
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12535 - 25578
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 30, 1904
  • Chartered Oct 19, 1904
  • Opened for business Nov 21, 1904
  • Liquidated Jul 24, 1923
  • Succeeded by The Battery Park Bank of, which was taken over by Bank of America, New York
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $845,831
High Bal (1919) $23,329,960
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $47,000
High Bal (1914) $272,150
Total Out (1922) $200,000
# Large Notes 300,700
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 300,700
$ Large Size $2,542,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,542,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $845,831.00 $47,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $983,994.00 $48,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,279,685.00 $48,997.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,413,233.00 $47,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,820,660.00 $96,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,102,939.00 $98,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,421,798.00 $198,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,059,070.00 $195,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,480,861.00 $184,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,881,887.00 $272,150.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,920,986.00 $194,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,152,723.00 $187,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $10,600,454.00 $195,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,676,162.00 $195,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $23,329,960.00 $178,900.00
Sep-12-1920 $22,657,259.00 $192,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,457,636.00 $196,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,773,120.00 $200,000.00

 

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