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Bank Info for NB Charter 980 (1865 - 2002)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Glens Falls, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1884 Emmet Temple Johnson Augustus Sherman
1885-1898 Emmet Temple Johnson Jerome Lapham
1899-1906 Emmet Temple Johnson William McEchron
1907-1928 Arthur William Sherman, Sr. Byron Lapham
1929-1929 Gray E. Safford Arthur William Sherman, Sr.
1930-1935 Gray E. Safford Maurice Hoopes, Sr.
Other Known Bank Note Signers
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 - 4800
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1320
Original Series 50-100 1 - 490
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3420
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1232
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 733
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6390
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4455
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1175
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1490
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 170
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6500
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 180
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 474
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9251 - 31060
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6501 - 18013
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 475 - 791
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3710
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1676
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 498
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 156
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 54
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4004
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2172
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 700
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 16, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into BankNorth, N.A. in Portland, ME Jan 1, 2002
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Glens Falls Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $510,093
High Bal (1929) $14,663,668
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $40,000
High Bal (1911) $134,000
Total Out (1934) $134,000
# Large Notes 327,380
# Small Notes 43,440
# Total Notes 370,820
$ Large Size $2,931,350
$ Small Size $406,560
$ Total Issued $3,337,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $534,210.45 $40,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $510,092.50 $104,139.00
Oct-07-1867 $532,751.92 $121,635.00
Oct-05-1868 $584,595.12 $121,971.00
Oct-09-1869 $608,972.66 $121,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $649,995.46 $121,271.00
Oct-02-1871 $690,388.65 $121,813.00
Oct-03-1872 $744,532.81 $120,843.00
Sep-12-1873 $747,804.32 $119,952.00
Oct-02-1874 $763,277.22 $121,550.00
Oct-01-1875 $750,085.80 $122,150.00
Oct-02-1876 $765,561.27 $120,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $717,879.02 $122,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $660,326.50 $122,400.00
Oct-02-1879 $701,130.00 $122,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $860,485.44 $122,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $805,082.16 $122,400.00
Oct-03-1882 $895,944.64 $119,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $972,914.54 $122,400.00
Sep-30-1884 $935,853.54 $120,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $982,956.67 $120,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $970,744.53 $122,020.00
Oct-05-1887 $986,001.07 $122,400.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,076,908.03 $122,400.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,173,970.37 $115,980.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,192,400.84 $107,100.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,126,583.03 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,085,438.83 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,057,154.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,303,553.12 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,133,488.06 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,301,142.78 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,344,286.72 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,451,427.21 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,966,027.08 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,018,362.47 $59,150.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,587,543.77 $73,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,859,494.09 $72,300.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,630,824.96 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,461,884.11 $75,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,040,950.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,232,084.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,133,404.00 $75,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,208,603.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,459,864.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,656,087.00 $82,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,979,633.00 $134,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,333,033.00 $134,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,229,759.00 $132,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,403,260.00 $134,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,558,403.00 $130,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,066,598.00 $127,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,095,988.00 $134,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,960,692.00 $134,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,558,940.00 $134,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,101,308.00 $130,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,603,255.00 $127,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,729,215.00 $134,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,920,834.00 $132,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,926,566.00 $129,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,643,779.00 $128,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,825,412.00 $132,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $13,390,199.00 $132,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,091,674.00 $132,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $14,663,668.00 $114,560.00
Dec-31-1930 $14,387,639.00 $134,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $14,302,081.00 $134,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $13,710,445.00 $134,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $12,812,123.00 $133,100.00
Dec-31-1934 $12,735,340.00 $134,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $12,691,322.00 $0.00

 

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