Gazetteer of the State of New York: embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the State, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality, Part 1, Part 22

Author: French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, ed. cn; Place, Frank, 1880-1959, comp
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : R. Pearsall Smith
Number of Pages: 772


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New York


April


8, 1825


S.


Lewis County Mutual Insurance Co.


Feh.


27,1837


M.


f.


Took but one insurance. Never fully organized.


Long Island Farmers' Ins. Co. in the Co. of Queens ..


Hempstead


April 29, 1833


Brooklyn


April 30, 1836


Cazenovia


March 23, 1836


Closed under act of Jan. 25, 1854.


Madison Marine Ius. Co. of the City of New York


New York


April


8,1825


S.


Mariuo Insurance Co. of New York ...


New York


March 16, 1502


Mechanics' Fire Ins. Co. of the City } of New York


New York


April


7,1819


{


Original cap. $500,000. Reduced to $300,000 Jan. 12, 1828.


Merchants' Fire Insurauce Co .. Merchants' Mutual Ins. Co. of Buffalo Merchants & Householders'Mutual? Ins. Co ..


Buffalo.


Feb.


4, 1850


M.


New York


April 17, 1843


M


Merchants' Ins. Co. in the City of Alhany


Albany


April


7,1824


Merchants' Insurance Co.


Buffalo.


Feb.


4. 1851


Merchants' Marine Insurance Co ....


New York


April


26, 1836


S.


Merchants' Mutual Insurance Co .....


New York


April


10, 1843


M.


Metropolis Ina. Co. of the City of ) New York


New York


Jan.


29, 1853


S.


Metropolis Insurance Co.


New York


April


29. 1839


S.


Metropolitan Insurauce Co.


New York


Oct.


2. 1852


S.


Mohawk Insurance Co. of New York


New York


April


3. 1824


Mohawk Valley Farmers' Ins. Co


Scotia


June


27.1851


M.


Mohawk Valley Insurance Co.


Amsterdam


June


6. 1851


Monroe Fire Insurance Co


Rochester.


March 9, 1825


S.


Mutual Assurance Co. of New York. New York


M.


f.


Mutual Insurance Co. of Buffalo.


Buffalo


April 18, 1843


M.


f. m. n. f. m. n.


Mutual Protection Ins. Co. of Roche's- tur


Rochester.


May


7. 1844


Mutual Safety Insurance Co.


New York


April 17, 1838


National Exchange Insurance Co


New York


Max.


1855


S.


I. m. n.


National Insurance Co.


New York


April


9. 1838


National Protection Insurance Co


Saratoga Springs. Feb.


22. 1851


Nautilus Insurance Co.


New York


New York Central Insurance Co.


Cherry Valley


Jan.


16. 1851


New York City Insurance Co.


New York


Nor.


13. 1852


New York City Insurance Co.


New York


March 22. 1825


S


f. n.


New York Contributionship Ind. Co.a New York.


April


5. 1824!


......


f. 1. Cap. $300.000. Reduced to $250.000. Made assignment and diss. Jan. 1852. Changed from Householders' Mutual Ing. Co.


S. f. m. n. Cap. $250.000. Closed.


f. m. f. m. n.


Cap. $400.000.


Changed to Ocean Ins. Co. of tho City of New York April 3, 1855.


Cap. $250,000. Cap. $500.000. Never organized. Cap. $500.000.


Receiver appointed Oct. 1854.


Receiver appointed Jan. 1855.


Cap. $250,000. Revived April 17. 1826. Renewed 1808 as Mutual Ins. Co. of New York. Cap. $350,000. To con- tinne till repealed. Changed to Knickerbocker Fire Ins. Co. of New York May 12, 1846.


Cap. $200,000.


Mutual Protection Insurance Co ..


New York


May


25, 1841


S.


f. n. f. m.


I National Insurance Co.


New York


Extended April 12. 1843. Receiver appointed Sept. 1855. Original cap. $100,000. Cap. $150.000.


Receiver appointed Ang. 1855.


April 6. 1549, changed to New York Life Ins. Co. and limited to life risks. Closing up. No new policies issued. Receiver appointed Sept. 1855. Cap. $250.000.


Cap. $300,000. Similar act May 6, 1844.


& The New York Contributioushup for the Insurance of Houses & Property from Loss by Fire, incorp. April 5, 1822. Changed to above.


f. n. Cap. $200.000. Reduced to $150,000 f. April 17, 1843. Cap. $200,000.


Hudson River Marine & Fire Ins. Co. Crescent.


June


1, 1852


M.


f. m. n.


S.


Cap. $500,000.


Insurance Company of Firemen


New York


(f. m.


Cap. $400,000. Reduced to $300,000 April 24. 1840. Reduced to $200,000 and fire risks allowed.


Changed to International Ins. Co. April 11, 1845.


Cap. $300,000. Changed to Anchor Ins. Co. of the City of New York, April 8, 1826.


Cap. $50,000. Revived May 2, 1835.


Long Island Mutual Insurance Co ... Madison Co. Mutual Ins. Co.


8. M. M.


m. Cap. $300.000. Cap. $250.000. Closed up under act of Inne 18, 1812. by the American Ina. Co. of New York having become in- solvent.


New York


April


2,1819


{


Remarks.


New York


f. m. n.


Changed from Harmony Fire Insu- rance Co. April 17, 1858. Receiver appointed Dec. 1855. Receiver appointed 1853.


14. 1815


M


March 23, 1798


88


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Obsolete Insurance Companies, continued.


NAME.


Location.


Date of act of incorporation or of filing articles.


Stock or


Mutual.


New York Fire Ins. Co. of the City ? of New York.


Now York.


New York Protection Insurance Co .. Rome


July


23, 1849


New York State Mutual Ins. Co ... New York Union Mutual Ius. Co ...


Johnstown


May


9, 1850


M.


New York Firemen lusurance Co ..... New York.


March 2, 1810


8.


New York Guardian Insurance Co ...


New York


April


6, 1838


S.


Cap. $300,000.


New York Insurance Co


New York


April


2,1798


New York La Fayette Ins. Co


New York


April


14, 1825


S.


f. D.


New York Marine Insurance Co ...


New York


April


2, 1798


New York Mechanics' Life Ins. & ) Coal Co.


New York.


Feb.


28, 1822


March 28, 1809


New York Northern Fire Ins. Co ....


May


4, 1829


Changed from Sun Fire Ins. Co. Cap. $240,000.


New York State Marine Ins. Co


New York


April


8, 1825


New York Union Mutual Ins. Co .....


Johnstown.


May


9,1850


M.


Neptune Ins. Co. of the City of New York


New York


April 11, 1825


m. Cap. $250,000. Changed to Neptune Bell Mutual Ins. Co. of New York, April 22, 1831.


Neptuno Bell Marine Ins. Co. of New York


New York.


April 22, 1831


Niagara County Mutual Ins. Co ...


Lockport


April 13, 1837 April


8, 1836


S.


North American Insurance Co.


New York


April 13, 1826


S.


North American Mutual Ins. Co ..... Northern New York Live Stock Ins.Co Plattsburgh


Brasher Falls.


May


26, 1851


8, 1851


Northern New York Mutual Ins. Co. Northern Protection Insurance Co ...


I'lattsburgh ..


Sept.


17, 1852


Camden


Nov.


14, 1851


Ocean Insurance Co.


New York


March 2, 1810


Oneida County Mutual Ins. Co.


Utica


April 28. 1836


Oneida Insurance Co.


L'tica


March 23. 1832


Oncida Lake Mutual Insurance Co ...


Cleveland


March S, 1853


M.


Onondaga Conuty Mutual Ins. Co .....


Baldwinsville


April 13, 1836


M.


Ontario Insurance Co.


Geneva


March 21, 1825


Orange Fire Insurance Co


Newburgh


April


7, 1819


Orleans Insurance Co ..


Albion .


June


1, 1850


Oswego County Mutual Ins. Co.


Mexico ....


April 28, 1836


Pacific Insurance Co. of New York New York


April


14, 1815


Palladium Fire Insurance Co.


New York


April 20, 1832


f.


Cap. $300,000. Reincorporated May 3, 1839. Cap. $250,000.


Pelican Mutual Insurance Co


New York


April 10, 1843 Feb). 20, 1807


Phoenix Fire Insurance Co.


New York


March 29, 1823


.. S.


People's Ins. Co. of the State of N. Y. Kingston


May 14, 1851


Poughkeepsie Insurance Co ..


Poughkeepsie ..


April


8, 1825


S.


f. n.


Protection Fire Insurance Co ..


New York


April 7,1824


Renovation Fire Insurauce of the City of New York


New York.


March 31. 1836


S


Rensselaer County Mutual Ins. Co ....


Lansingburgh


April 29, 1836


Rensselaer Insurance Co.


Lansingburgh


April 15, 1852


Rensselaer & Saratoga Ine. Co.a.


Troy


Rochester


March 20, 1852


f.


Saratoga County Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Salem Fire Insurance Co.


Salem


July,


1852


f.


Schenectady & Saratoga Ins. Co ..


May


6, 1834


S.


f. n.


Schenectady County Mutual Ins. Co. Schenectady


May


26, 1841


M.


Schoharie Mutual Insurance Co ...


Schoharie


April


22, 1831


Scholarie County Mutual Ins. Co .... Sea Insurance Co.


Cobleskill


Dec.


3, 1850


M.


S.


m. n.


Seneca County Mutual Ins. Co. Seventh Ward Fire Insurance Co. Seventeenth Ward Fire Ins. Co.


Waterloo.


April


12. 1839


M. S.


f. f.


f. n. Cap. $200,000. Changed to National Fire Insurance Co. May 24, 1841.


Steuben County Mutual Ins. Co ..


Steuben Farmers & Merchants' In- surance Co.


Batla


Sept. 29, 1851


Susquehanna Fire lusuranco Co.6.


Albany


Ang.


1834


Syracuse Insurance Co.


Syracuse


April 26, 1833


4.


Tioga County Mutual Insurance Co.|Owego ...


April


1, 1837


M.


a Capital reduced from $199.8$0.90 to $87,536.45 by the great Troy fire of 1820. Life insurance taken away in 1831. Directed to close up by act of April 18. 1843.


0 sec Comptroller's Report, 1858, p. 45.


m. Changed from Neptune Ins. Co. Cap. $250,000. Revived April, 1832.


f. Cap. $250,000. Changed from Phoenix Fire Ins. Co. Allowed to take inland navigation risks May 7, 1845. Cap. $300,000. Receiver appointed June, 1855.


M. Receiver appointed Oct. 1854.


S.


ın. n. Cap. $500,000. Extended to Jan. 1860. Capital reduced to $350,000. Closed.


f. n. Cap. $250,000. Closed.


f. n.


Closing up. Cap. $250,000. Cap. $400,000. Receiver appointed March, 1852.


Cap. $500,000.


Phoenix Insurance Co. of New York


New York


f. l. m. n. Cap. $500,000.


Original cap. $250,000. Changed to North America Fire Insurauco Co .. April 8, 1836. Receiver appointed March, 1854. Cap. $100,000.


Cap. $300,000.


Reorganized Oct. 11. 1851. Receiver appointed Feb. 1855.


Cap. $50.000. Cap. originally, $500,000. Closed up. Changed from Farmers & Merchants' Insurance Co. of Western N. Y ..


Saratoga Springs


May


5, 1834


M.


f.


Receiver appointed Jan. 1857. Cap. $100.000. Stopped issuing poli- cies by act May 25, 1:41. Changed by dropping "County Mu- tual" April 7, 1858. Extended 30 years. Revived May 9. 1836. Receiver appointed. Cap. $250.000. Time for final divi- dend extended 1840 to June 28, 1841.


New York


April


29. 1839


Cap. $250,000.


New York.


April 9, 1838


March 29, 1837


..


S. S.


f. l. n.


Rochester Insurance Co.


New York


May


5, 1834


Receiver appointed Nov. 1856. Changed from Cooperstown Feb. 1855. Receiver appointed. Cap. $100,000.


- Changed May 10, 1847, to New York - Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Made assignment Jan. 1852, aud closed .pמ Receiver appointed. Receiver appointed July, 1855.


Newark


Oct.


31, 1849


M


Cap. $500,000. Closed by losses 1818 and reorganized. Changed to Hope 1ns. Co. Jan. 26, 1821.


Expired 1820. Extended to Jan. 1860. Cap. $200,000. Cap. $500,000. Cap. $600,000. Changed April 15, 1823, to Life & Fire Ins. Co.


New York Mutual Insurance Co ..


New York


Cap. $400,000. Revived April 25, 1831. Cap. $300,000.


M.


North American Fire Insurance Co .. New York.


July


M. S.


S. S.


M. S. 8.


Remarks.


April 15, 1819|


89


CORPORATIONS.


Class III. includes those whose certificates are filed in the Banking Department.


DEP


ENT


Individuals or copartners may obtain bills from the depart- NCELSIOR ment for eireulation as individual bankers, and are liable to the full extent of their property for the redemption of the notes and the payment of the debts of such private banks. The name of individual banks must now be that of their owners; and the privilege cannot be sold, or the bills be signed by an agent. It may, however, be


Obsolete Insurance Companies, continued.


NAME.


Location.


Date of act of incorporation or of filing articles.


Stock or Mutual.


Remarks.


Tompkins Connty Mutual Ins. Co ....


Ithaca.


April 25, 1840


M.


Traders' Ins. Co. in the City of N. Y. New York.


March 9, 1825


S.


f. n. Cap. $250,000.


Tradesmen's Insurance Co. in the City of New York.


New York.


March 14, 1825


S.


f. n.


Cap. $200,000.


Triton Insurance Co ..


New York.


April 4, 1838


S.


f. m. n.


Cap. $250,000. Reduced to $150,000 May 26, 1841.


Tontine Fire Insurance Co.


New York


May,


1855


Receiver appointed Oct. 1856.


Troy Insurance Co.


Troy ....


April


5, 1831


S.


f. m. n.


Cap. $200,000. Directed to close up by act of April 21, 1840.


Troy Mutual Safety Insurance Co ....


Troy.


May


7,1844


S.


Cap. $150,000.


Tempest Insurance Co ...


Meridian


Jan.


29,1853


A committee appointed in 1855 could not find the books or Secretary of this Co. Changed from Eighth Ward Fire Ins. Cn. Cap. may increase $200,000.


Unadilla Mutual Insurance Co.


Unadilla


May 12, 1836


M.


f.


Cap. $400,000.


Union Insurance Co ...


New York.


March 18, 1818


S. S.


1. ann.


Cap. $500,000. In 1837 extended to Jan. 1, 1862.


Union Mutual Ins. Co. at Fort Plain Fort Plain


May


21,1850 M.


Changed to Union Insurance Co. July 8, 1851. Cap. $500,000.


United Insurance Co.


New York.


May 14, 1840


S.


m. n. f. l. m. Cap. $500,000. Twice extended.


United States Insurance Co. of the } City of New York.


New York.


March 31, 1837


S.


} m.


Cap. $1,000,000. Fire risks allowed May 5, 1840.


United States Mutual Insurance Co. West Potsdam


Nov. 8,1850


Receiver appointed Feb. 1855. Receiver appointed Feb. 1859.


Utica Insurance Co


Utica


March 29, 1816


f. m. n. Receiver to be appointed by act of May 26, 1841.


Utica Live Stock Insurance Co.


Utica


April 12, 1852


(insured live stock.) Cap. $25.000.


Washington County Mutual Ins. Co. Granville.


April 22, 1837


S. M.


Reorganized Dec. 13. 1849. Receiver appointed Sept. 1856.


Washington Insurance Co.


New York


April 29, 1839


S. S.


f. Cap. $50,000.


Washington Marino Insurance Co. } of the City of New York ..


New York


April 27, 1833


S.


m


Cap. $300,000. Reduced to $100,000, 1833, and changed to Marine Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Allowed to take fire risks April 27 1833.


Washington Mutual Assurance Co. of the City of New York.


New York.


March 30, 1802


f.


New York ..


April 11, 1842 May 12, 1836


Webster Fire Insurance Co.


New York.


March, 1855


Western Fire Insurance Co.


Canandaigua ....


April 3, 1824


S.


f


Western Insurance Co. of Olean ..


Olean


Jan. 22, 1853


Western Insurance Co. of the village of Buffalo ...


Buffalo ...


April


7, 1817


f. m. n. Cap. not over $100,000.


Western New York Agricultural Cleveland, Oswe- Live Stock Insurance Co. go co.


April 15, 1852


Williamsburgh ...


April


17, 1843


S.


March 9, 1837


M.


f. f.


New York


April 25, 1839


S.


f. n.


Union Fire Insurance Co. of the City of New York.


New York.


April 24, 1833


f.


United Ins. Co. in the City of N. Y ...


New York.


March 10, 1798


S.


United States Insurance Co ..


Saratoga Springs


Feb. 22, 1851


M. M.


Cap. $250.000.


Washington County Insurance Co ...


April 24, 1832


-


S. M


Washington Mutual Insurance Co ... Wayne County Mutual Ins. Co ..


Referee appointed Sept. 1855. Cap. $250,000. Receiver appointed Dec. 1855.


Williamsburgh Fire Insurance Co ... Yates County Mutual Insurance Co ..


1 The first bank organized in the State was the Bank of New York, which had existed several years previously as a private partnership. In many of the earlier banks the State reserved the right of subscribing stock, and of appointing directors to represent their interest in proportion to the amount held. Bank- ing powers could only be enjoyed by special act of the Legisla- ture, and were commonly limited to a period of 30 years. In 1838 a general law was enacted, allowing the organization of ns- sociation for banking, upou depositing the requisite securities with the Comptroller and filing articles of association in the Secretary's Office, Up to the date of the general law, 106 banks had been created, -- of which 31 are still in existeuce, 36 have


reorganized, and 39 have failed, closed, or changed their names. The Manhattan Co., created " for supplying the city of New York with pure and wholesome water," and the New York Dry Dock Co. possess perpetnal banking powers. Other corporations for manufacturing or commercial purposes were allowed like privileges for limited periods, all of which have expired. In 1829 a "safety fund" was created, by requiring an anmal con- tribution of $ per cent. of its capital paid in from each bank formed or extended after that time, until each had paid 3 per cent. This fund was placed in charge of the Comptroller, and applied to the redemption of the bills of insolvent banks con- tributing to this fuud, after their other mucans had been ex-


Trust Fire Insurance Co


New York


April 25, 1830


Trust Fire Insurance Co


" An Act to authorize the Business of Banking" was passed April 18, 1838, and was modified April 12, 1851, upon the creation of a Bank Department. Reports previously made to the Comptroller are now made to this Department. In 1853 the articles of association previously filed in the Secre- tary's office were transferred to this department.1


90


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


bequeathed. All banks, excepting those in New York, Brooklyn, Albany, and Troy, must have an agency in New York, Albany, or Troy, for the redemption of their bills within one-fourth of one per cent. of par.


haustcd. The bank fund has long since been exhansted, the draft upon it far exceeding the Income. In 1848, 11 insolvent banks, that had contributed but $86,282 to this fund, had drawn from it $2,577,927 .- Comptroller's Report, 1848, p. 55.


The same law provided for the appointment of 3 Bank Com- missionery, who were required to visit the banks thrice annually, to ascertain their condition, take measures to secure the public against fraud or loss, and report annually to the Legislature. This office was abolished April 18, 1843, and the Comptroller was iuvested with general powers relating to banks, from which he was relieved by the creation of a special Bank Department in 1851. This department is under a superintendent appointed by the Governor and Senate for 3 years. It has the custody of all plates for printing bank bills ; regiaters, numbers, and issues to banks such bills as their charters and securities entitle them to; destroys the same when withdrawn from circulation ; and destroys the plates when the bank is closed. It appoints special agents for examining the condition of doubtful banks, directs prosecutions in belialf of the State, sells the securities of broken hanks to redeem their circulation, and reports the condition of banks to the Legislature aunnally. Banks can only obtain bills for circulation by depositing New York State or United States stocks bearing interest equivalent to 6 per cent., or bonds and mortgages of not over $5,000 each upon unincumbered improved lands at two-fifths value, exclusive of buildings, and bearing 7 per cent. interest. Closing banks, after calling iu 90 per cent. of their


circulation, may withdraw their stocks or mortgages, and substi- tute cash for the redemption of the remaining 10 per cent. of circulation. Stockholders of banking associations are personally liable to an extent equal to their capital stock. Experience las shown that under our free bank system bonds and mortgages have realized but about 88 per cent. on the sum for which notes were issued, while the aggregate securitles, including stocks, have almost always sold for more than enough to redeem the circulation based upon them .- Report, 1859, p. 8.


Bank Note Engraving is now done by a company, formed in 1858 by the union of most of the establishments previously ex- isting.


The Bank of the United States had branches for discount and deposit at New York, Utica, and Buffalo, in this Stato.


Specie payment has been generally suspended three times by the banks of New York State. In the fall of 1814 all the banks of the Union, except those of New England, suspended until the spring of 1817. In May, 1837, there was a second suspension, which continned until the spring of 1838. On the 13th of Oct. 1857, & third suapension took place in all the banks of New York City, with one exception, (Chemical Bank,) and this was soon followed by the banks of the State generally; but specie payment was resumed in about 60 days.


The following tables, derived from returns in the Bank De- partment, are corrected up to Jan. 1, 1859. The smount of capital is reported for Dcc. 18, 1858:


Existing Banks in the State, Jan. 1, 1859.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


|C .- Chartered by law.


I .- Individual bank.


Of filing arti- cles.


Of beginning business or of act of incorpo- ration.


Of expiration of charter or privilege.


Original capital, in thous- ands of dollars.


S .- Stocks of N. Y. or U. S.


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Atlantic Bank


Brooklyn


C.


March 10, 1836 Jan.


1, 1866


500


500,000


Atlantic Bank of the City of New York.


New York


A May


27,1853 July


2, 1853 July


2,1953


400


400,000


S.


Anburu City Bank.


Auburn


A.


July


6, 1853


July


25, 1853 July


5,1953


200


200,000


s. 8.


Auburn Exchange Bank. Ballston Spa Bank


Auburn


A.


Fcb.


16, 1856 Feb.


1, 1856 Jan.


1,1956


150


200,000


Bank of Albanyo


A.


Dec.


15, 1854 Dec.


30, 1854 Jan.


1, 1904


360


500.340


Bank of Americae


New York


Dec.


30, 1852 Dec.


1, 1852 Jan.


1, 1953


2,000


3,000,000


A.


Auburn


Jan.


2,1850


Dec.


31, 1849 Jan.


1,1950


200


200,000


Bank of Bath


Bath


I.


A.


Nov.


17, 1852 July


29, 1852| Jan.


1, 2000


150


26,000


Bank of the Capitol


Albany


A.


Jan.


3, 1853 Fcb.


1, 1853 Jan.


1, 2000


150


519,600


Bank of Cazenovia


Cazenovia


A.


Feb.


28, 1856 Feb.


21, 1856 Jan.


1, 1900


120


120,000


S. E.


Bank of Central New York


Utica.


A.


|Sept.


17, 1838 Sept.


8, 1838 Jan.


15, 1889


100


110,200


S. E. S. E. S. E.


Bank of Cohoes.


Colioes.


A.


March 18, 1859


Bank of Commerce in New York.


New York


A.


Fcb.


15, 1839 Jan.


1,1839


Jan. 1, 1889


5,000


8,851,760


S.


Bank of Commerce of Put- nam County.


Carmel


I.


A.


Feb.


1,1853


Jan.


1, 1853 Jan.


1,1953


150


200,000


Bank of the Commonwealth


New York


A.


March 22, 1853 March


1, 1853 |March


1, 1953


750


750,000


S.


Bank of Corning ...


Corning


A.


Jan.


17, 1839


Jan.


12, 1839 Jan.


12, 1939


117


78.500


S. E.


Bank of Coxsackie


Coxsackie


A.


March 14, 1853 March


4, 1853 Jan.


1,1900


120


142,000


Bank of Dansville ..


Dansville


A.


June 10, 1839


June


10, 1839 |June


10, 1539


100


150,250


Bank of Fayetteville.


Fayetteville


A.


Jan.


19, 1854 Jan.


9, 1854 Jan.


9, 1954


110


115.400


S. E.


Bank of Fishkill


Fishkill


A.


Feb.


28, 1850 June


1, 1850 ; Dec.


31, 1899


120


150,000


S.


Bank of Fort Edward


Fort Edward


A.


Oct.


3, 1851 |Oct.


1, 1851| In year


1951


100


200,000


S. E.


Bank of Genesee g.


Batavia


A.


Dec.


22, 1851 Dec.


1, 1851 Dec.


31, 1951


100


150.000


S. E.


@ Articles amended May 11, 1857.


First incorp. April 10, 1792; cap. $40,000; allowed to reduce two-fifths April 4, 1820. aud shares reduced from $400 to $30 April 17, 1830 ; twice extended; expired Jan. 1, 1855; State ro- served right to subscribe stock at hrst.


· First. incorp. June 2. 1812; cap. $6,000,000, and late Unitcd States Bank allowed to take five-sixths of the stock ; reduced to 54,000,000 Marchi 20, 1813; once extended.


d First incorp. March 31, 1817 ; cap. $100,000; once extended ; expired Jan. 1, 1850.


· Started at Ithaca.


" Firat incorp. April 21, 1818; cap. $200,000; once extended; expired Jan. 1, 1856.


9 First incorp. April 29, 1829; cap. $100,000; expired Jan. 1, 1852.


...


500


$ 50,000 500,000 311,100


S. E.


Albany City Bank


Albany


A.


Dec.


12, 1838


Jan.


1, 1839 Jan.


1,2500


100


American Exchange Bank ..


New York


A.


Oct.


1, 1838


Sept.


14, 1838 Sept.


14, 1938


500


4,999,550 600,000


S. E. S. S.


Artisans' Banka


New York


Aug.


22, 1856


July


10, 1856 Jnly


1,1956


600


125,000


S. E. S.


Bank of Albion


Albion


July


16, 1839 July


15, 1839 Jan.


2, 2039


100


100,000


S. E. S.


Bank of Attica


Buffalo.


April 24, 1850 March 1, 1850 Jan.


1,2000


160


250,000


S. E. S.


Bank of Canandaigua


Canandaigua


I.


Bank of Cayuga Lake.


Painted Post


I.


1847 Sept.


1847


Bank of Chemung


Elmira


A.


Dec.


11, 1852 Jan.


1, 1853 |Jan.


1,1893


100


50,000


Bank of Chenangof.


Norwich.


A.


Dec.


28, 1855 Dec.


31, 1855 Jan.


1,1956


120


150,000


S. E. S. E. S. E. S. 8.


Bank of Binghamton


Binghamton


April


4, 1854|


1853


....


63,012


S. E. S. E.


Bank of Cooperstown


A.


Jan.


31, 1839 Dec.


10, 1838 Dec.


10, 1938


100


Present capital.


Securities-


Addison Bank


Addison ....


May


17, 1856


April 30, 1834 Jan.


1,1864


Albany Exchange Bank.


Albany ..


A. ???? OH A .- Associated free bank.


DATES


A.


A.


Bank of Auburnd


A.


April 11, 1854


50,000 200,000


10,000


...


April,


Cooperstown


S. E. S. E.


Ballston Spa


Albany


CORPORATIONS.


Existing Banks, continued.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


C .- Chartered by law.


I .- Individual bank.


Of filing arti- cles.


Of beginning business or of act of incor- poration.


Of expiration of charter or privilege.


Original capital, in thou-


S .- Stocks of N. F. or U. S.


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Bank of Gonevas


Geneva


A.


Nov. 20, 1852 Nov.


15, 1852 Jan.


1, 1900


205


$205,000


S. F.


Bank of Havana


Ilavana


I.


June


4,1857


Jnne


1, 1857


May


1,1957


700


251.550


S.


Bank of Kent


Ludingtonville ..


A.


March 15, 1856 Feb.


27, 1856 Feb.


27,1955


100


111,940


S. E.


Bank of Kinderhook


Kinderhook.


A.


Dec.


19, 1838 Dee.


15, 1838 Jan.


2, 1839


125


250,000


S. E.


Bank of Lansingburgho.


A.


June


22, 1855


June


1, 1855 July


1,1955


120


150,000


S. E.


Bank of Lima.


Lima ..


I.


Dec.


26, 1838


Dee.


18, 1838 Nov.


1,2301


100


102,450


S. E.


Bank of Malone.


Malone


A.


Aug.


18, 1851 Aug.


6, 1851 Jan.


1,1900


100


196,800


S. E.


Bank of Newark


A.


April


6, 1854 April


1, 1854 Dec.


31, 1900


100


100.000


S. E.


Bank of Newburghe


A.


Dec.


17, 1850


Jan.


1, 1851 Jan.


1,1951


200


300,000


S. E.


Bank of Newport ...


Newport ..


A.


April


2,1858


March 28, 1858


March 25, 1908


100


50,025


Bank of New Yorkd


New York


A.


Dec.


21, 1852


Dec.


22, 1852 Jan.


1,1953


2,000


2,838.975


S.


Bank of Norwieb


Norwich.


Feb.


21, 1856 July


15, 1856 July


1, 2056


125


125,000


A.


Jan.


23, 1858 Jan.


1, 1856 Jan.


1,1958


110


105.850


S. E.


C.


April


6, 1813 Jan.


1,1862


*


105.660


Bank of Owego


C.


May


21, 1836


Jan.


1,1866


200


200.000


Bank of Pawling ..


A.


April


4, 1849 Sept.


3, 1849 Sept.


3,1899


125


175,000


Bank of Port Jervis.


A.


Feb.


4, 1853 Marcb


1,1853 March


1,1953


120


130,000


Bank of Poughkeepsie!


A.


Dec.


31, 1857 Dec.


31, 1857 Jan.


1,1958


200


200,000


A.


Jan.


25, 1850 Feb.


1,1851


Jan.


1,1951


1.000


2,000.000


A.


June


1, 1853


June


1, 1853 Dee.


31, 1899


125


125.000


S.


A.


Oct.


5, 1848 Sept.


1, 1848 Sept.


5,1898


100


150,000


S.


A.


May


17, 1853 May


10, 1853 Jan.


1,1950


100


138,000


S. E.


Bank of Saratoga Springs^.


Saratoga Springs


May


11, 1852


May




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