First National Bank of the City of Brooklyn - 1865 ( Became Chase Manhattan Bank )

Beautifully engraved certificate from the First National Bank of the City of Brooklyn dated 1865. This historic document was printed by the Lithographers of Henry Seibert & Brothers and has an ornate border around it with vignettes of an allegorical woman with an ax and a shield and a ship in the background, an allegorical woman holding an eagle and a man sitting on a box amongst barrels and an anchor. This item has the hand signatures of the Company's President and Cashier and is over 139 years old.


Certificate Vignette


Certificate Vignette


Certificate Vignette

First National Bank of Brooklyn

1852 Established Williamsburgh City Bank

1865 Convert Federal First National Bank of Brooklyn

11/01/1928 Convert State First Bank of Brooklyn, The

12/01/1928 Merge To State President and Directors of the Manhattan Company

03/01/1955 Name Change To Chase Manhattan Bank, The (1799-9/1965)

09/01/1965 Convert Federal Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., The

07/14/1996 Merge To State Chemical Bank

07/14/1996 Name Change To Chase Manhattan Bank, The