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Bank Info for NB Charter 850 (1865 - 1917)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Third National Bank of
Buffalo, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 Elisha T. Smith Abel Trowbridge Blackmarr
1869-1875 Elisha T. Smith Abraham "Abram" Altman
1876-1880 Samuel A. Provoost, Jr. Abraham "Abram" Altman
1881-1881 Samuel A. Provoost, Jr. Charles A. Sweet
1882-1884 Benjamin Barton Hamilton Charles A. Sweet
1885-1902 Nathaniel Rochester Charles A. Sweet
1903-1905 George A. Drummer Nathaniel Rochester
1906-1906 George A. Drummer * none *
1907-1908 George A. Drummer Loran Ludowick Lewis
1909-1916 George A. Drummer John Willoughby Robinson
1916-1916 George A. Drummer William Arthur Morgan Sr.
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 - 4500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3350
Original Series 50-100 1 - 800
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2370
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1130
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 388
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 4676
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9080
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3630
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 946
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 41415
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 26900
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1400
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 310
1902 Plain Back 4x5 41416 - 46695
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 26901 - 31007
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 14, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 1, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 10, 1917
  • Consolidated with 6186 (Manufacturers and Traders NB, Buffalo, NY)
  • Circulation assumed by 6186 (Manufacturers and Traders NB, Buffalo, NY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $798,752
High Bal (1916) $9,370,051
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $44,400
High Bal (1909) $500,000
Total Out (1916) $493,598
# Large Notes 448,708
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 448,708
$ Large Size $4,570,250
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,570,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $844,263.37 $132,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,143,173.29 $225,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $995,736.68 $224,351.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,019,467.61 $224,306.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,073,017.02 $224,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,073,861.31 $223,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,314,775.36 $224,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,433,564.22 $225,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,370,750.77 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,199,729.56 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,463,776.35 $218,700.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,168,991.56 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,085,238.26 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,133,723.67 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,192,288.88 $89,450.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,130,958.16 $89,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $798,752.32 $88,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,181,061.43 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,321,010.28 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,447,404.99 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,703,614.30 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,035,561.71 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,836,046.51 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,367,085.31 $44,550.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,788,861.06 $44,400.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,243,113.41 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,813,492.26 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,303,815.60 $67,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,600,314.71 $66,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,603,888.25 $67,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,732,166.62 $67,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,615,397.22 $66,450.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,880,597.63 $67,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,558,055.02 $67,050.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,978,344.04 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,871,877.20 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,800,276.07 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,739,568.51 $98,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,132,652.56 $240,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,295,161.95 $240,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,628,667.00 $240,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,725,916.00 $240,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,820,297.00 $240,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,159,660.00 $240,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,643,325.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,708,029.00 $484,998.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,990,002.00 $499,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,543,533.00 $499,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,953,032.00 $493,898.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,869,288.00 $498,297.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,645,252.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,370,051.00 $493,598.00

 

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