any , ▁returned ▁to ▁Ut ica ▁and ▁partner ed ▁with ▁John . ▁The ▁business ▁prosper ed ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁extensive ▁in ▁Western ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁Mr . ▁De vere ux ▁was ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ut ica ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Bank ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁bank ▁existed . ▁ ▁The ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ut ica ▁As ▁the ▁De vere ux ▁brothers ▁were ▁successful ▁business , ▁many ▁people ▁with ▁relatively ▁small ▁sav ings ▁would ▁seek ▁their ▁advice ▁regarding ▁possible ▁invest ments . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁a ▁custom ▁had ▁developed ▁where by ▁they ▁would ▁leave ▁money ▁with ▁the ▁brothers ▁for ▁safe keep ing . ▁" The ▁sc ant ▁sav ings ▁of ▁poor er ▁citizens ▁who ▁conf ided ▁in ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁these ▁gentlemen ▁were ▁sacred ly ▁guard ed ▁and ▁regular ▁interest ▁was ▁paid ▁on ▁all ▁accum ulated ▁bal ances ." ▁Even ▁after ▁both ▁had ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁business , ▁they ▁retained ▁a ▁book keeper ▁at ▁the ▁De vere ux ▁office ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁Ble ek er ▁Street , ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁accounts . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁Nicholas ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁this ▁work . ▁They ▁founded ▁the ▁Ut ica ▁Sav ings ▁Bank , ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁obtained ▁a ▁char ter . ▁John ▁was ▁elected ▁president . ▁At ▁first ▁the ▁bank ▁was ▁operated ▁from ▁Nicholas ▁De vere ux ' s ▁office , ▁a