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Bank Info for NB Charter 886 (1865 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Genesee Valley National Bank
Geneseo, NY
2 Genesee Valley National Bank and Trust Company of (6/14/1930)
Geneseo, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1876 James Stanley Orton Dr. Daniel H. Fitzhugh
1877-1887 James Stanley Orton James Wolcott Wadsworth, (Sr.)
1888-1891 Theodore F. Olmsted James Stanley Orton
1892-1914 Theodore F. Olmsted James Wolcott Wadsworth, (Sr.)
1915-1928 William M. Shirley Theodore F. Olmsted
1929-1930 William M. Shirley James Wolcott Wadsworth, (Jr.)
1931-1933 Harry E. Ritchie James Wolcott Wadsworth, (Jr.)
1934-1935 Harry E. Ritchie Frank Kearnan Cook
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 3200
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 5350
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2470
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4605
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2978
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15818
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12035
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5500
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9500
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7400
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 9501 - 36760
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7401 - 24075
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3066
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1550
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 520
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3566
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1614
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 368
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 12748
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6651
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1537
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 19, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 14, 1865
  • 1: Assumed Livingston County Trust Company, Geneseo by consolidation Jun 14, 1930 with title change
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Genesee Valley Bank [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $406,480
High Bal (1931) $4,181,989
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $100,650
High Bal (1932) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 467,164
# Small Notes 85,040
# Total Notes 552,204
$ Large Size $3,654,560
$ Small Size $656,350
$ Total Issued $4,310,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $413,604.97 $100,650.00
Oct-01-1866 $411,821.69 $131,890.00
Oct-07-1867 $431,870.96 $132,430.00
Oct-05-1868 $485,638.78 $132,607.00
Oct-09-1869 $477,377.71 $132,700.00
Oct-08-1870 $444,404.56 $132,460.00
Oct-02-1871 $506,575.71 $132,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $511,243.22 $131,100.00
Sep-12-1873 $496,429.43 $130,100.00
Oct-02-1874 $443,630.25 $131,100.00
Oct-01-1875 $435,994.39 $129,030.00
Oct-02-1876 $429,329.50 $131,136.00
Oct-01-1877 $406,479.73 $131,633.00
Oct-01-1878 $473,942.86 $132,626.00
Oct-02-1879 $470,663.78 $132,118.00
Oct-01-1880 $477,481.35 $131,818.00
Oct-01-1881 $534,082.86 $130,748.00
Oct-03-1882 $584,606.31 $132,614.00
Oct-02-1883 $510,381.27 $132,606.00
Sep-30-1884 $513,290.21 $132,606.00
Oct-01-1885 $557,471.03 $130,245.00
Oct-07-1886 $577,770.12 $131,745.00
Oct-05-1887 $569,652.22 $132,695.00
Oct-04-1888 $517,377.01 $132,695.00
Sep-30-1889 $515,685.00 $121,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $512,771.02 $124,330.00
Sep-25-1891 $473,989.46 $123,830.00
Sep-30-1892 $490,707.84 $120,485.00
Oct-03-1893 $480,726.01 $132,585.00
Oct-02-1894 $483,924.94 $128,335.00
Sep-28-1895 $480,463.68 $133,335.00
Oct-06-1896 $478,258.98 $132,935.00
Oct-05-1897 $503,764.61 $131,215.00
Sep-20-1898 $503,883.12 $132,835.00
Sep-07-1899 $574,025.03 $132,835.00
Sep-05-1900 $608,026.03 $147,960.00
Sep-30-1901 $569,695.04 $144,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $550,098.27 $144,040.00
Sep-09-1903 $539,769.27 $144,635.00
Sep-06-1904 $557,084.76 $147,980.00
Aug-25-1905 $570,260.00 $144,082.00
Sep-04-1906 $616,550.00 $146,607.00
Aug-22-1907 $620,970.00 $146,293.00
Sep-23-1908 $594,132.00 $148,140.00
Sep-01-1909 $595,802.00 $147,705.00
Sep-01-1910 $623,983.00 $146,525.00
Sep-01-1911 $635,928.00 $146,920.00
Sep-04-1912 $685,255.00 $148,145.00
Aug-09-1913 $649,689.00 $145,730.00
Sep-12-1914 $684,738.00 $142,790.00
Sep-02-1915 $692,710.00 $145,555.00
Sep-12-1916 $850,680.00 $144,180.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,057,930.00 $146,450.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,127,925.00 $141,070.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,234,129.00 $133,125.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,349,185.00 $141,405.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,292,247.00 $137,565.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,359,465.00 $144,950.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,449,316.00 $143,470.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,563,640.00 $143,105.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,753,395.00 $142,770.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,791,002.00 $145,450.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,778,569.00 $145,550.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,988,734.00 $146,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,112,652.00 $144,010.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,102,836.00 $148,150.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,181,989.00 $146,290.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,531,758.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,220,175.00 $197,390.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,394,152.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,133,581.00 $0.00

 

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