▁by ▁ 1 9 2 ▁people . ▁ ▁A aron ▁B urr ▁had ▁three ▁of ▁them , ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁had ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁shares . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁was ▁Alexander ▁Mc D oug all ▁and ▁the ▁C ash ier ▁was ▁William ▁Set on . ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁offices ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁Wal ton ▁M ansion ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁Han over ▁Square ▁that ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Cot ton ▁Exchange ▁later ▁moved ▁into . ▁ ▁The ▁bank ▁provided ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁its ▁first ▁loan ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁The ▁loan ▁was ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁Hamilton , ▁then ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁and ▁it ▁paid ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁members ▁and ▁President ▁George ▁Washington . ▁ ▁The ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁company ▁to ▁be ▁trad ed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁when ▁it ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁the ▁bank ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Wall ▁Street ▁and ▁William ▁Street , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁ 4 8 ▁Wall ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁bank ▁had ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁bank ing ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁A aron ▁B urr ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 ; ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁vig or