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Bank Info for NB Charter 842 (1865 - 1901)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Castleton, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 Edwin Henry Griffith Joel D. Smith
1875-1885 James R. Downer Joel D. Smith
1886-1886 James R. Downer P. G. Ten Eyck
1887-1896 James R. Downer Frank P. Harder
1897-1900 James R. Downer James Kingman
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 3x1-2 1 - 4200
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 800
Original Series 3x10-20 951 - 1950
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2905
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1696
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3864
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1478
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 25, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 27, 1865
  • Liquidated May 8, 1901
  • Succeeded by 5816 (National Exchange Bank, Castleton, NY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 5816 (National Exchange Bank, Castleton, NY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $152,141
High Bal (1873) $336,881
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $21,000
High Bal (1866) $90,000
Total Out (1900) $25,000
# Large Notes 80,172
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 80,172
$ Large Size $487,080
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $487,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $236,997.34 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $250,652.61 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $266,660.67 $89,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $270,431.08 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $280,467.98 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $314,697.63 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $332,484.06 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $335,709.27 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $336,881.35 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $308,482.80 $89,903.00
Oct-01-1875 $280,652.69 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $297,224.33 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $279,168.51 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $269,845.47 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $268,594.88 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $289,828.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $278,742.24 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $291,287.45 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $277,337.99 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $224,641.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $264,927.57 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $246,760.19 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $227,828.08 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $215,465.41 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $232,133.92 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $231,010.44 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $215,253.05 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $240,879.45 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $230,986.97 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $230,570.95 $21,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $230,000.85 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $210,419.26 $22,160.00
Oct-05-1897 $200,497.30 $21,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $164,368.67 $21,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $164,096.45 $21,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $152,140.72 $25,000.00

 

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