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Bank Info for NB Charter 868 (1865 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Potsdam, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1887 Luke Usher Bloomfield Usher
1888-1895 William Usher Luke Usher
1896-1896 Warren W. Price Luke Usher
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3790
Original Series 50-100 1 - 137
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 10190
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2510
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 100
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3884
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 23, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 7, 1865
  • Receivership Mar 2, 1897
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Frontier Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $149,900
High Bal (1884) $856,205
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $43,450
High Bal (1875) $180,000
Total Out (1896) $44,995
# Large Notes 147,970
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 147,970
$ Large Size $928,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $928,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $149,899.92 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $371,624.48 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $515,546.80 $145,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $471,595.02 $144,552.00
Oct-09-1869 $544,125.58 $144,642.00
Oct-08-1870 $517,805.69 $143,543.00
Oct-02-1871 $621,201.55 $179,240.00
Oct-03-1872 $626,641.56 $178,738.00
Sep-12-1873 $663,905.13 $174,692.00
Oct-02-1874 $647,808.53 $179,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $628,479.06 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $546,605.53 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $641,605.16 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $649,709.24 $179,905.00
Oct-02-1879 $685,720.16 $179,715.00
Oct-01-1880 $706,864.68 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $777,970.27 $177,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $824,246.32 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $808,595.41 $179,865.00
Sep-30-1884 $856,205.29 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $771,256.45 $179,990.00
Oct-07-1886 $809,722.90 $179,950.00
Oct-05-1887 $685,571.03 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $640,555.99 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $631,507.90 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $611,590.31 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $624,401.67 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $659,966.57 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $614,288.65 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $670,144.90 $43,450.00
Sep-28-1895 $712,008.01 $44,995.00
Oct-06-1896 $705,586.43 $44,995.00

 

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