First National Bank of Cooperstown records, 1842-1943.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
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James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly befo...
Otsego County Bank (Cooperstown, N.Y.)
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First National Bank of Cooperstown.
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The First National Bank of Cooperstown was organized in 1864, with an intent to "acquire the circulation privilege of federal bank notes and to become a depository of federal funds." Related to this, in 1866 the Otsego County Bank in Cooperstown folded, mainly due to increases in circulation taxes, including an 1865 Federal tax on state banks. Its directors subsequently transferred all accounts to the First National Bank. Additionally, Otsego County Bank cashier Henry Scott switched...