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 23

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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1, 1852 May


1,1952


100


100,000


S.


Bank of Silver Creek


Silver Creek.


Oet.


25, 1839 Oct.


15, 1839 In year


2500


100


100,800


Bank of Sing Sing.


A.


July 13, 1853 Aug.


1, 1853 Dec.


31,1953


125


150,000


Bank of the State of New York


C.


May


18. 1836 Jan.


1, 1866


2.000


2.000.000


A.


Sept.


26, 1838 Sept.


15, 1838 Sept.


15, 2338


100


200.000


S. E.


A


June


20, 1856'June


14, 1856


June


14. 1956


100


100,000


S.


Bank of Troyi


Troy


Nov.


6, 1852 Dee.


1, 1852 Jan.


1. 1952


440


440.000


S. E.


Bank of Ulster.


A.


June


17, 1852 July


6, 1852 June


1, 1950


100


150.000


S. E.


Bank of Uticaj.


Utica ..


Dec.


18, 1849 Dee.


1, 1849 Jan.


1.1950


600


600.000


A.


Jan.


14, 1839 Jan.


1, 1839 Jan.


1, 1939


100


100.000


Bank of Watertown


A.


Jan.


26, 1839 Jan.


17, 1839 Jan.


17, 2340


100


47,779


S. E.


Bank of Waterville


Waterville


Dee.


10, 1838 Oct.


1, 1838


Oct.


1, 2838


100


120.000


S. E.


Bank of Westfield


Westfield


50,000


S. E.


Bank of West Troy


West Troy


April 26, 1852 May


1, 1852 May


1,1900


200


250,000


S. E.


A.


June


14, 1859


A.


Feb.


28, 1839 Feb.


25, 1839 Feb.


25,2839


100


120,000


S. E. S.


A.


June


16, 1851|June


1, 1851 | Jan.


1,1890


100


100,000


S. E.


Bro:ulway Bank


New York.


Aug.


15, 1849


|Aug.


9, 1849 Aug.


9, 1950


500


1,000.000


S.


I.


July,


1852


Feb.


24, 1832 Jan.


1, 1860


200


150.000


A.


Dec.


17, 1854 Dec.


31. 1854 Jan.


1, 1954


100


100.000


S.


Buffalo City Bank


Buffalo.


A.


Feb.


22, 1853 Marcb


1, 1853 Jan.


1, 2000


100


277,700


S. E.


Bull's Head Bank of the


A.


July


18, 1854


1854 Dee.


31, 1953


300


173.300


S.


Burnet Bank


Syracuse.


I.


Oet.


12, 1852


22, 1852| Dec.


31, 1953


600


800,000


S.


Cambridge Valley Bank at North White Creek.


White Creek


A.


June


20, 1855 Sept.


3, 1855 Jan.


1,1905


115


168.339


S. E.


Canajoharie Bank


Canajoharie


A.


Nov.


30, 1855


April


3, 1855 April


3, 1955


100


125,000


S. E.


Canastota Bank


Canastota.


A.


Feb.


28,1856


April


1, 185G JAn.


1,2000


110


110.000


S. E.


Cataract Bank.


Lockport.


Sept.


16, 1858 Sept.


20, 1858 Sept.


1, 1958


100


40.000


S. E.


Catskill Bank "


Catskill.


A.


Dec.


28, 1852 Dec.


31, 1852 Jan.


1, 1899


+


128.062


S.


Cayuga County Bank.


Auburn


March 14, 1833 Jan.


1, 1863


250


250.000


First incorp. March 28, 1817 ; cap. 3400,000; once extended; [ offices of discount and deposit at Waterford and Lansinburgh, expired Jan. 1, 1853.


& First incorp. March 19, 1813; cap. $200,000; once extended ; expired July 1, 1855.


c First incorp. March 22, 1811.


d First bank in State; incorp. March 22, 1791; cap. $900,000; tbrice extended; expired Jan. 1, 1853.


& A bank of similar nanie filed Jan. 7, 1839; cap. $100,000; did not organize.


S Begun as an individual bank.


Once extended.


^ Individual bank of this title begun 1847.


" First incorp. March 22, 1911; cap. $500,000; allowed to open * $105,600.


once extended; expired Jan. 1, 1$53; State reserved right to take stock.


j First incorp. June 1. 1812 ; cap. $1,000,000 ; onee extended ; allowed to open a branch at Canandaigua April 10, 1515; State reserved right to take stock.


* Organized in place of Safety Fund Bank of same name whose charter expired June 13. 1x59.


! First incorp. Apr. IS, 1831 ; cap. $100.000 ; expired Jan. 1, 1855. " Butchers & Drovers' Bank incorp. April 8. 1530; cap. $300.000. increased to $500.000 ; expired Jan. 1, 1833.


n First incorp. Marcb 26, 1813; cap. $400,000; once extended : expired Jan. 1, 1953.


+ $110,007.


S. E. S. S. S.


C.


April


16, 1832 JAn.


1,1862


100


100.000


Bank of Rondout


Rondout


Bank of Salem


Salem


Bank of Salina


Syracuse ..


C.


April


20, 1832 Jan.


1,1862


150


150.000


A.


Bank of Seneca Falls ...


Seneca Falls.


I.


May,


1854


80.000


S. E. S. E. S.


Bank of Syracuse ..


Syracuse ...


Bank of Tioga


Owego


A.


Ulster Village.


A.


Bank of Vernon.


Vernon


I.


April


12, 1848


Bank of Whitehallk


Whitehall.


A.


June


26, 1854 July


10, 1854 Dec.


31, 1953


150


150.000


Briggs Bank of Clyde.


Clyde ..


Sept.


21, 1855


62.611


S. E.


A.


Brockport Exchange Bank ..


Brockport


50,000


S. E.


Brooklyn Bank.


Brooklyn


C.


Broome County Bank 4.


Binghamton.


City of New York.


New York


$3,400


S. E.


Butchers & Drovers' Bank in the City of New York™


New York


A.


Dec.


16, 1852, Dec.


April


4, 1851


50.000


S. E.


Bank of the Interior


Albany


A.


Feb.


6, 1857


50,000


S. E.


Bank of Lowville


Lowville.


A.


S. E. S.


Bank of North Americae


New York


A.


April


11, 1851


April


10, 1851 Jan.


1, 1951 1,000


1,000,000


A.


Bank of Old Saratogaf ....


Schuylerville


Bank of Orange Countye.


Goshen


Owego ...


Poughkeepsie


Bank of the Republic.


New York.


Bank of Rhinebeck.


Rhinebeck


Bank of Rome


Rome


Watertown.


A.


A.


Bank of Whitestown


Whitesboro


Bank of Yonkers


Yonkers


Black River Bank


Watertown ...


A.


Sing Sing.


A .- Associated free bank.


DATES


sands of dollars.


Present capital.


Securities-


Lausingburgh ....


Newark


Newburgh.


Pawling


Port Jervie


New York.


S. E. S. E.


I.


A.


91


92


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Existing Banks, continued.


DATES


Original capital, in thou-


sands of dollars.


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


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Central Bank of Brooklyn :. Central Bank at Cherry Valley®


Brooklyn ..


A.


April


9, 1853 Aug.


1, 1853


July


31, 1953


200


$200,000


S.


Cherry Valley ..


A. Dec.


13, 1854 Dec.


14, 1854 Jan.


1, 1955


200


200,000


Central Bank of Troy


Troy


A.


Feb.


5, 1853


May


1,1853


May


1, 2353


200


300,000


Central City Banko.


Syracuse.


A.


May


12, 1852


May


12, 1852 May


12, 1952


110


125,200


Chatham Bank


New York.


A.


Feb.


6, 1851 Feb.


20, 1851 Jan.


1,1899


300


450,000


Chautauqua County Bank ..


Jamestown


C.


April


18, 1831 Jan.


1, 1860


100


100,000


Chemical Bank.


New York


A.


Feb. .


5,1844 Feb.


24, 1844 Jan. 9, 1833


1,1899


300


300,000


S.


Chemung Canal Bank ..


Elmira


C.


May


11, 1846


May


1,1846


May


1,2500


100


125,500


Chittenango Bank


Chittenango


A.


Feb.


4. 1853


April


1, 1853 Jan.


1,2000


105


150,000


Citizens' Bank ª


Fulton


A.


Sept.


8,1853


Aug.


20. 1853 Dec.


31, 1953


125


166,100


Citizens' Bank


New York


A.


May


3, 1851


May


1, 1851 Jan.


1,1951


300


400,000


City Bank of Brooklyn ..


Brooklyn


A.


Nov.


6,1850


Dec.


14, 1850 Jan.


1, 1950


150


300,000


City Bank of New Yorkd


New York.


A.


May


26, 1852 Jnly


1, 1852 Jan.


1, 1952


800


1,000,000


City Bauk.


Oswego


A.


Dec.


17, 1849. Nov.


1, 1849 Nov.


1, 2049


125


276,400


Clinton Bank of Buffalo .....


Buffalo


A.


July


3, 1856 Aug.


1, 1856 July


1, 2000


250


250,000


S. E. S. E.


Commercial Bank of Al- bany


Albany


A. I.


July


3, 1847 July


1, 1847 Jan.


1,2000


300


500,000 25,000


S. E.


Commercial Bank of Glens Falls


Glens Falls


A.


April 28, 1853 April 28, 1853 Jan.


1,1954


150


136,400


S. E.


Commercial Bank of Roch- ester.


Rochester ..


A.


April


8, 1839 Nov.


7, 1838 Nov.


7,1938


400


500,000


S. E.


Commercial Bank of Sara- toga Springs.


A.


Feb.


18, 1856 Feb.


1,1856


Feb.


1,1956


125


125,000


S.


A.


Jan.


8, 1839 Jan.


5, 1839 In year


2000


100


300,000


S. E.


A.


Aug.


5, 1849 Aug.


15, 1849 Jan.


1,2500


108,200


S.


Continental Bank


New York


A.


Jan.


24, 1853 Jan.


24, 1853 Jan.


1,1953


2,000,000


S. S.


Corn Exchange Bank


A.


Dec. 21, 1852 Jan.


1, 1853 | Jan.


1,1950


500


1,000,000


Croton River Bank.


A.


March 21, 1856| March 15, 1856 |March 15, 1956


100


107,500


Cuba Bank.


A.


June


20. 1855 June


1. 1:55 June


1, 1900


100


100.000


Cuyler's Bank


Palmyra


April


9, 1853 April 15, 1853|Jan.


1, 1900


100


74,000


Delaware Bank


Delhi


A.


March 21, 1839 Jan.


1. 1839 JJan.


1,1939


100


150,000


Deposit Banks.


Deposit


A.


Nov.


12. 1856|Oct.


1. 1856 Jan.


1,1959


125


125.000


S. E.


Dover Plains Bank


Dover


Feb.


12, 1857 March 15, 1858 March


1, 2000


100


100.000


S. S.


A.


April


22, 1854


Nov.


1, 1853 Jan.


1,1953


200


100,000


S. E.


Essex County Banks


Keeseville


C.


April 25, 1832!Jan.


1, 1862


100


100,000


Fallkill Bank


Poughkeepsie


June


17, 1852 April


1, 1852 July 1, 1952


150


150.000 200,000


S. E. S.


Farmers' Bank of Amster- dam.


Amsterdam


April 26, 1839


April 10, 1839


April 10, 1939


100


118.000 54.533


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


Farmers' Bank of Lansing- burgh


A.


March 31, 1854 April


1, 1854 April


1,1954


200


171,300


S. E.


Farmers' Bank of Saratoga County


A.


200,000


S. E.


Farmers' Bank of the City of Troy i


Troy


A. Nov. 13, 1852 Dec.


1, 1852 Jan.


1,1950


350


350,000


S. E.


Farmers' Bank of Washing- ton County


Fort Edward


A.


June


30, 1856 Jan.


1, 1856 Jan.


1,1956


200


168,650


S. E.


Farmers & Citizens' Bank of Long Islands


A.


Juno


21, 1852 July


3, 1852 July


3,2000


200


200,000 111,150


S. S. E.


Farmers & Mechanics' Bank of Genescek


A.


Dec.


13, 1838 Nov.


1, 1838 Nov.


1, 2000


100


150,000


S. E.


Farmers & Mechanics' Bank of Rochester


Rochester


A. A.


March 15. 1839. Feb.


12, 1$39 Jan.


1, 383$


100


125,000


S. E.


Flour City Bank


Rochester


March 4. 1856 March


1, 1856|Jan.


1,1956


200


300.000


S. E.


Fort Plain Bank


Fort Plain


A.


Jan.


2. 1\39 JJan.


1, 1839 Jan.


1, 2001


100


150,000


S. E.


Fort Stanwix Bauk


Rome


A.


Nov.


5, 1847 Nov.


6, 1847 |Nov.


3, 2347


110


150.000


S. E.


Frankfort Bank


Frank fort


A.


Feb.


6. 1454 Mav


15, 154| May


15, 2354


105


105.000


S. E.


Fredonia Bank ..


Fredonia


A.


July


2. 1550 Ang.


1, 1856 May


1. 2000


100


100,000


S. E.


Frontier Bank.


Potsdam.


A.


April


29. 1>54 |April


30, 1854 Jan.


1, 1899


100


100.000


S. F.


@.Cherry Valley Bank incorp. April 21, 1818; cap. $200.000: 1 changed to Central Bank ; once extended : expired Jau. 1, 1855. & Changed from Crouse Bank Feb. 3, 1857.


e Removed from Ogden-burgh.


d City Bank incorp. June 16, 1$12; cap. $2.000.000; twice ex- tended; expired July 1, 1852: cap. reduced one half March 24, 1820, and afterward to $720.000.


· Commercial Bank incorp. April 12, 1825; cap. $300,000; onco extended ; expired July 1, 1847.


S An individual bank merged in association.


9 Allowed to reduce cap. to 8313.918 March 7. 1$36.


A Allowed to increase cap. to $400.000 May 10, 1834.


' Farmers' Bank incorp. March 31, 1801 ; cap. $250,000; State reserved right to take stock; twice extended; expired Jau. 1, 153.


j Increased to $300,000 March 9. 1854; afterward reduced.


* Removed from Batavia June 3, 1852


* £108,200.


+ $111.150.


Securities-


Of filing arti- cles.


Of beginning business or of act of incor- poration.


Of expiration of charter or privilege.


Present capital.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


C .- Chartered by law.


A .- Associated free bank.


I. - Individual bank.


April


200


200,000


Chester Bank


East Chester


A.


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


S. S. S.


Commercial Bank of Clyde. Clyde.


Nov.


1850


Commercial Bank of Troy .. Commercial Bank of White- hall


Brewster Station Cuba


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


East River Bank ?.


New York


A.


Sept.


11, 1852 Sept.


8, 1952 Sept.


18, 1952


300


206,525


Elmira Bank.


Elmira


Exchange Bauk at Lock- port.


Lockport


Nov. 12, 1851 July


1, 1851 In year


2000


150


A. I.


Farmers' Bank of Attica ...


Attica


A.


Feb.


7. 1839 March


1, 1839 Dec.


31, 1900


100


300,000


Farmers & Drovers' Bank .. Farmers & Manufacturers' Bank


Souiers


A.


July


16, 1839;


March 16, 1539 In year


1950


+


Poughkeepsie


C.


April 26, 1834 Jan.


1, 1864


300


300,000


Buffalo.


May


7, 1856


Farmers' Bank of Iludson .. Hudson


Saratoga Springs Troy


Whitehall ..


* 1.500


New York


A.


A.


A. A.


Lansingburgh


Williamsburglı ...


S.


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


£


93


CORPORATIONS.


Existing Banks, continued.


-


DATES


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-


sands of dollars.


Present capital.


Securities-


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Fulton Bank, In the City of New Yorka.


New York


A.


Jan. 15, 1844 March 1, 1844 Jan.


1,1899


600


$600,000


S. E. S. E.


Genesee County Bank.


Le Roy ...


A.


Dec.


19, 1838 Jan.


1, 1839 Jan.


1, 2000


100


200,000


Genesee River Bank.


Mount Morris


A.


Oct.


1, 1853 Oct.


5, 1853 Oct.


5,1919


130


130,000


Genesee Valley Bank


Geneseo ...


A.


May


6, 1851 May


10, 1851 Jan. 1854


1, 2000


120


150,000


S. E.


Geo. Washington Bank.


Corning.


I.


50,000


Glens Falls Bank


Glens Falls


A. Oct.


31, 1851 Oct.


31, 1851 Sept.


1,1952


150


112,000


Goshen Bank


Goshen.


A.


Sept.


25, 1850 Nov.


1, 1851 Nov.


1,1951


110


110,000


Greenwich Bank of the City of New Yorkb


New York


A.


May


30, 1855 Jnne


4, 1855 June


7,1954


200


200,000


S. E.


Grocers' Bank in the City of New York.


A


Aug.


15, 1851


Aug.


1, 1851 Jan.


1,1950


150


240,000


S.


Ilamilton Bank


Hamilton


Feb.


19, 1853 March 1, 1853


Jan.


1, 2053


110


110,000


Hanover Bank


New York


A.


April


2, 1851 April


2, 1851 April


2, 1951


500


llerkimer County Bank


Little Falls.


C.


March 14, 1833 Jan.


1,1863


200


C.


April 26, 1834 Jan.


1, 1864


200


Feb. 24, 1859


II. T. Miner's Bank.


1.


April 23, 1855 May


8, 1855


May


10,1955


200


s.


A.


April 25, 1853 June


1, 1853 Jnly


1, 1953


125


A.


Sept. 17, 1853 Sept.


1, 1853 July


1,1953


125


125,000


A.


Feb.


6, 1852 Feb.


2, 1852 Feb.


3, 2352


100


100,000


A.


Nov.


28, 1855: Dec.


1, 1855 Jan.


1,1955


1,000


A.


May


11, 1854 June


1, 1854 Jan.


1, 1954


400


Iron Bank


Plattsburgh


July,


1853


Irving Bank in the City of New York.


A.


March 29, 1851 | March 31, 1851 Jan.


1,1950


500


Jamestowu Bank


Jamestown


I.


Feb.


1853


Jefferson County Banke


A.


Oct.


21, 1853 Dec.


31, 1853


Jan. 1, 1900


200


S. E.


J. N. Hungerford's Bank ...


I.


Feb.


9, 1859 March 16, 1859


J. T. Raplee's Bauk


Penn Yan


July


15, 1858


Judson Bankd


Ogdensburgh .-


Ang. 1, 1854 July


1, 1854 July


1, 1904


132


50,000 122,000


S. E. S. E.


Kingston Bank


Kingston.


May


18, 1836 Jan.


1,1866


200


200,000


Lako Ontario Bank ....


A.


March 17, 1857 March 12, 1857 March 12, 1957


250


325,000


S. E.


Leather Manufacturers' B'k New York


C.


April 23, 1832


June


1,1862


600


600,000 100,000


S. E.


Lockport City BankS.


Lockport.


May


13, 1859


A.


June


16, 1845 June


16, 1845 July


1,1890


200


400,000 48,609 2,050,000


S. E. S. E.


Manhattan Company .


New York


C.


April


2, 1799


Unlimited


2,000


Manufacturers' Bank of


Brooklyni.


Brooklyn


A.


April 19, 1853


March 6, 1853


May


1, 1903


250


150,000


Manufacturers'


Bank of


A.


Aug.


12, 1852


April 22, 1852 July


1, 1952


200


250,000


S. E.


Manufacturers & Traders' Bank


Buffalo.


A.


June 26, 1856 July


1, 1856 Jan.


1,2000


200


495.000 300,000


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


Marine Bank of the City of New York


A. A.


Oct.


19, 1952 Aug.


30, 1852 Aug.


30, 1951


650


659,100 1,000,000 300,000


S. S. S. E.


Mechanics' Bank of Brook- lyn.


Brooklyn


A.


Aug. 12, 1852 Aug.


10, 1852 Jan.


1, 1952


200


300,000


3.


Mechanics' Bank of the City of New York&


New York


A. Dec. 18, 1854 Jan.


1, 1855 Jan.


1,1955


2,000


2,000,000


S.


Mechanics' Banking Asso- ciation'.


New York


A.


Aug. 1, 1838 Aug.


1, 1838 Aug.


1, 1938


316,000


S.


Mechanics' Bank of Syra- cuse.


Λ.


Sept. 29, 1851 Aug.


28, 1851 Jan.


1,1950


140


140,000


S. E.


Bank of Albanym


Albany.


A.


Nov.


4, 1852 Dec.


1, 1852 Jan.


1, 1950


350


350,000


S. E.


Mechanics & Traders' Bank in the City of New York. New York


A.


Dec. 30, 1856 Jan.


2, 1857 Jan.


1, 1957


400


400,000


S.


Fulton Bank incorp. April 1, 1824; cap. $500,000; increased to $750,000 March 16, 1827 ; expired March 1, 1844.


b Greenwich Bank incorp. April 17, 1830; cap. $200,000; ex- pired June 6, 1853.


First incorp. March 29. 1830: cap. $100,000; increased to $150.000 April 16, 1832; expired June 12, 1855. Originally an individual bank.


e First incorp. April 17, 1816; cap. $400,000, and located at Adams ; failed ; removed to Utica Nov. 19, 1824, and cap. re- duced to $100,000; increased to $200,000 May 19, 1836; once ex- tended ; expired Jan. 1, 1854.


" Niagara River Bank. Buffalo, removed to Lockport, aud name changed May 13, 1859.


@ First incorp. April 1, 1824; cap. $300,000; once extended ; expired July 1, 1845.


h Begur under the name of Palmyra Bank; changed name March 31, 1857.


'Chartered for supplying city with water, with perpetual banking privileges.


i Changed from Mechanics' Bank of Williamsburgh, and cap. reduced April 15, 1858.


k Mechanics' Bank first incorp. March 23, 1810; cap. $1,500,000 ; reduced to $1,440,000; onco extended; expired Jan 1, 1855; State reserved right to take stock. Under Chap. 183, laws of 1858; original cap. $128.175.


m First incorp. March 22, 1811; cap. $600,000; reduced one- fourth April 4, 1820; once extended; expired Jau. 1, 1853.


S. E. S.


Highland Bank


Newburgh.


H. J. Miner & Co.'s Bank ...


Dunkirk


I.


Hudson River Banke.


Hudson.


A.


Huguenot Bk. of New Paltz New Paltz.


125,000


Hungerford's Bankd.


Adams .. llion.


1,500,000 400,000 50,000


S. F. S. E. S. E. S. E. S. E. S. E.


S. E. S. E.


C.


Lake Mahopac Bank


I.


April 15, 1854


40,850


S. E. S. E.


Lake Shore Bank


Dunkirk


I.


Jan.


1855


Leonardsville Bank


Leonardsville


A. April 25, 1856 Feb.


27, 1856 Feb.


27,2356


100


Lyons Banks.


Lyons.


I.


Dec.


1843


1, 1850 Jan.


1,2000


170


Marine Bank, at Oswego ....


Oswego


A.


June


25, 1856 Aug.


20, 1856 |Aug.


20,2856


125


1$6,000


March 23, 1853 Jan.


1, 1853 Jan.


1,1953


500


Market Bank


New York


Market Bank of Troy.


Troy


A.


July


5, 1853 Sept.


2, 1853 Jan.


1, 1953


200


Troy


Troy


Marine Bank of Buffalo ..


Buffalo


A.


July


15, 1850 Aug.


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


Fulton County Bank


Gloversville ...


A.


April


28, 1852 March 23, 1852 March 23, 1952


150


150,000


25.000 250,000


S.


Ilion Bank.


Importers & Traders' Bank


New York.


International Bank


Buffalo ..


New York.


500.000 92,915 2,000,000


1.


Mahopac


Oswego ..


39,200


A.


Long Island Banko


Brooklyn ..


A.


1,000,000 200,000 200,000


S. E. S.


New York


A .- Associated free. bank.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


Syracuse ...


Mechanics & Farmers'


New York


Watertown


Corning.


S. E. S. E.


94


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Existing Banks, continued.


DATES


Original capital, in thou-


sands of dollars.


S .- Stock of T. Y. or U. S.


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Medina Bank


Medina.


I. A.


Jan.


8, 1850 Jan.


8, 1850 Jan.


1,1950


200


50,000 1,000,000


S. E. S.


Mercantile Bank of Platts- burgh


Plattsburgh


A.


Jan.


24, 1856


Jan.


1, 1856 Jan.


1,1956


100


Merchants' Bank of Albany.


Albany


A.


Jan.


22, 1853 |March 21, 1853


March


1, 1953


250


100,000 400,000


8.


Merchants' Bank of Erie County.


Lancaster.


I.


May,


1844


50,000


S. E.


Merchants' Bank in the City of New York


New York.


A. Dec.


24, 1856 Jan.


2, 1857 Jan.


1, 1957


1,500


2,638,975


S.


Merchants' Bank in Pough- keepsie.


Ponghkeopsie. A.


Jan.


19, 1845


July


2, 1845 July


1, 1895


110


Merchants' Bank


Syracuse


A.


Feb.


21, 1851


Dec.


31, 1850 Dec.


31, 1950


135


150,000 180,000


S. S. E.


Merchants' Bank of West- field.


Westfield


I.


April,


1853


40,000


S. E.


Mercbants' Exchange Bank in the City of New York& New York


A.


April 24, 1849 June


1, 1849 .Jan.


1,1899


1,000


1,235,000 80,000


S. E.


Merchants & Mechauics' Bank of Troy


Troy


Dec.


15, 1853 Dec.


15, 1853 Jan.


1,1954


300


Metropolitan Bank.


A.


April


10, 1851


April


10, 1850 Jan.


1,1950


250


Middletown Bauk


S. Middletown


May


17, 1839


July


1,1839


May


1, 2130


100


300,000 4,000,000 125,000


S. E. S. S. E.


Mohawk Bank of Schenec- tadye.


Schenectady.


A. Oct.


13, 1852


Dec.


1, 1852 .Jan.


1,1952


125


200,000


Mohawk River Bank


Fonda


Jan.


2, 1856 .Jan.


1, 1856 Jan.


1, 1956


100


100,000


Mohawk Valley Bank.


Mohawk


A.


March 28, 1839 July


1, 1839 Jan.


1,2839


100


150,000


Monroe County Bank ..


Rochester


May


26, 1857


May 23, 1857 May


23, 2557


100


100,000


Montgomery County Bankd Mutual Bank


Troy.


Jan.


3, 1853 Feb.


1, 1853


Feb.


1,1953


200


234,500


Nassau Bank


New York


A.


Oct.


28, 1852 |Nov.


1, 1852 Nov.


1, 1952


500


979,200


A.


Feb.


8, 1856 Jan.


16, 1856 Jan.


16, 1956


600


600,000


S.


National Bank in the City of New York ...


A.


Dec.


22, 1856 Jan.


2, 1857 Jan.


1,1957


1,500


1,500,000


S.


New York County Bank of the City of New York.


New York.


A.


June


25,1855


June


1, 1855 June


1, 1955


200


200,000


S.


New York Dry Dock Com- panyf.


New York


C.


Buffalo


A.


Aug.


12, 1852 Sept.


1, 1852 Jan.


1,2000


120


200,000 300,000


S. E.


New York Excbange Bank in the City of New York. New York


A.


April 14, 1851 April 21, 1851 Jan.


1,1900


250


130.000


A.


Oct.


26, 1850


Dec.


31, 1850 Jan.


1, 1950


250


350,000 100,000


S. S S. E.


North River Bank in the City of New Yorki.


New York


A.


July


1, 1842 June


1, 1842 Jan.


1,1$99


500


316,000


S.


1


A.


Dec.


22, 1849 Dec.


10, 1849 Jan.


1,1950


500


1,000,000


S.


C.


April


30, 1829 Jan.


1,1859


100


100,000


Oncida Bank ..


Utica.


C.


May


14, 1836 .Jan.


1, 1866


400


400,000


Oncida Central Bank


Rome


Oct.


29,1853


Sept.


19, 1853 Sept.


19, 2000


150


173,500


Oneida County Bank


Utica


May


2,1853


May


10, 1853 Jan.


2, 2500


125


125,000


Oneida Valley Bauk.


Oneida.


Sept.


27, 1852 Sept. 1, 1854


May


1, 1854 May


1,1954


150


96.200


Onondaga County Bank


Syracuse


A.


Oriental Bank.


New York


July


6, 1853 July


11, 1853 July


11, 1953


300


300,000


A.


Oct.


3, 1854 Oct.


10, 1854 Oct.


1,1954


200


200,000


Oswego Bank ..


Oswego


C.


A.


Oct.


3, 1855 Jan.


1, 1856 Dec.


31,1955


125


A.


Dec.


30, 1853 Dec.


31, 1853 |Jan.


1,1954


200


Pacitic Bank


New York.


Oct.


8, 1850 June


17, 1850 Jan.


1,1950


500


122,700


Park Bank


New York


A.


March 12, 1856 March 1, 1856 March


1, 1956 2,000


2,000,000


People's Bank of the City of New York.


New York


Feb. 27, 1851|April


1,1851


April


1,1950


250


412,500 43,620


S. E. S. E.


Plicenix Bank of the City of New Yorkk


New York.


Dec. 27, 1853 Jan.


2,1854


Jan.


2, 1954


1,200


1,800,000


Pulaski Bank


Pulaski.


Sept.


16, 1853 Sept.


1, 1853 Dec.


31, 1899


100


100.000


S. F.


Quassaick Bank


Newburgh


A.


March 19, 1852 March 19, 1852 Jan.


1,1952


130


300,000


S.


Kandall Bank


Cortlandville


1.


Aug.


1853


50,000 *


S. F.


a Successor to Bank of Ithaca.


& First incorp. April 29, 1829: cap. $750,000.


e Mohawk Bank incorp. March 13, 1807 ; cap. $200,000; allowed to reduce April 4. 1820; twice extended ; expired Jan. 1. 1853. d First incorp. March 15, 1831 ; cap. $100,000; expired Jan. 1, 1857.


e National Bank incorp. April 20, 1829; cap. $1,000,000; ex- pired Jan. 1, 1857.


f Dock Co., with perpetual banking powers.


P Removed from Dunkirk March. 1854.


% First incorp. March 19, 1803: cap. $460,000; once extended; expired Jan. 1, 1851; State reserved right to take stock.


{ North River Bank incorp. March 23, 1821; cap. $500,000; expired July 1, 1842; judgment dissolving au injunction filed Sept. 25, 1858.


¿ First incorp. April 8, 1830; cap. $100,000; expired Jan. 1, 1854.


* Incorp. June 15, 1812, cap. $1,000,000, as New York Mann- facturing Co .. for making wire and cards; amended Sept. 26, 1814, with banking privileges to extent of $150.000 besides $350.000 in manufacturing; changed to Phoenix Bank, Feb. 2. 1817 : once extended : expired Jan. 1, 1854; increased to $1,000,000 April 29, 1834, and reduced May 7, 1841.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


C .- Chartered by law.


I .- Individual bank.


May,


1854


Mercantilo Bank


New York


A .-- Associated free bank.


Of filing arti- cles.


Of beginning business or of act of incor- poration.


Of expiration of charter or privilege.


Securities --


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


A.


Dec.


30, 1856


Dec. 31, 1856 Jan.


1, 1956


100


100,000


Nassau Bank of Brooklyn ..


Brooklyn


A.


Jan.


28, 1859 Jan.


12, 1859


12, 1825


Unlimited


200


New York State Bank ......


Albany.


A.


May


7, 1856


May


1, 1856 Before


2500


200


105


105,000


Onondaga Bank,


Syracuse.


A.


May


A.


Oswegatchie Bank


Ogdensburglı


150


150,000


Oswego River Bank.


Fulton


Otargo County Banks.


Cooperstown


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


Perrin Bank


Rocbester.


A. I.


Sept.


29,1855


...


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


Ogdensburgh Bank


Ogdensburgh


A.


A.


A.


22, 1852 Sept.


2, 1902


A.


Jolinstown


A.


National Bank of Albany ...


Albany ..


Oct.


24, 1838 Oct.


15, 1838 Jan.


1,2040


150


S.


Merchants & Farmers'Bank Ithaca


A.


A.


New York.


1.


A.


New York


New York & Erie Bank o ...


Niagara County Bank .......


Lockport.


Ocean Bank in the City of New York.


New York


150,000


March 14, 1831 .Jan.


1, 1859


114,500 200,000


A.


A. A.


Present capital.


S.


¡April


95


CORPORATIONS.


Existing Banks, continued.


CORPORATE NAME.


Location.


(C .- Chartered by law.


I .- Individual bank.


Of filing arti- elcs.


Of beginning business or of act of incor- poration.


Of expiration of charter privilege.


Original capital, in thou-


sands of dollars.


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


S. E .- Stocks and real estate.


Rensselaer County Bank .... R. M. Goddard & Co.'s Bank


Lansingborgh ..


Dec.


7, 1852 Jan.


1,1853


Jan. 1, 1953


200


$ 200,000


S. E.


Rochester Bank


Rochester.


March 31, 1854 April


1, 1854 JAn.


1,1954


100


200,000


S. F.


Rochester City Bank


Rochester.


C.


May


18, 1836 Jan.


1, 1866


400


400,000


Rome Exchange Bank.


Rome ..


Feb.


18, 1851 Feb.


18, 1851 Jan.


1,1951


100


100,000


St. Nicholas Bank ..


New York


A.


Nov.


25, 1852 Nov.


15, 1852 Nov.


15, 1952


500


750,000


Salt Springs Bank


Syracuse ..


Feb.


4, 1852 Jan.


3, 1852 Jan.


3,1952


125


200,000


S. E.


Saratoga County Bankª


Waterford.


A.


Nov.


28, 1856.Dec.


1. 1855


Dec.


1,1956


100


150.000


S. E.


Schenectady Bank


Schenectady.


April 16, 1832


Jan.


1,1862


150


150,000


Schoharie County Bank.


I.


April,


1852


March 12, 1833 Jan.


1,1863


200


200,000


Seventb Ward Bank


New York


C.


New York.


3,1852


Dec.


2, 1952


600


1,500,000


S.


I.


Canajoharie


A.


May


31, 1853 June


1, 1853 Juno


1,1953


100


100.000


State Bank of Troy


Troy.


A.


May


20, 1852 April


27,1852 Jan.


1,2000


250


250,000


State of New York Bank


Kingston.


A.


July


9, 1853


Sept.


6, 1853 Sept.


5,1893


100


125.000


Steuben County Bank.


Bath


C.


March


9, 1832 Jan.


1,1862


150


150.000


Stissing Bankb.


A.


June


8, 1858


May


29, 1858 Jan.


1, 1900


120


60.000


S. E. S.


A.


Jan.


31, 1855


Jan.


10, 1855 Jan.


9,1955


100


100,000


A.


Dec.


21, 1849 Oct.


26, 1849 Oct.


26, 1949


100


160,250


Tanners' Bank


Catskill


C.


March 14, 1831 Jan.


1,1860


100


100,000


C.


May


14, 1836 Jan.


1, 1866


250


250,000


A.


Dec.


28, 1854 Jan.


2, 1855 Jan.


1,1950


800


800,000


S.


Traders' Bank of Rochesterd


Rocbester.


June


1, 1859


April 19, 1833


Jan.


1,1863


300


300,000


Ulster County Bank




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