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Bank Info for NB Charter 1 (1863 - 1998)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Philadelphia, PA
2 The First National Bank of (6/17/1902)
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1863 Morton McMichael, Jr. Oliver W. Davis
1863-1872 Morton McMichael, Jr. Clarence Howard Clark, (Sr.)
1873-1882 Morton McMichael, Jr. George Philler
1902-1903 Kenton Warne George Philler
1904-1904 Kenton Warne Morton McMichael, Jr.
1904-1909 Kenton Warne Joseph Tatnall Lea
1910-1914 Thomas Winter Andrew Joseph Tatnall Lea
1915-1920 Thomas Winter Andrew William Adger Law
1921-1921 Carl Harrison Chaffee William Adger Law
1922-1935 Carl Harrison Chaffee Livingston Erringer Jones
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 500
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 15255
1: Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 6040
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5000
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2500
1: Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 2700
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 30000
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 10000
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 41500
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 114016
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 67835
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 35901
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 67836 - 69535
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 26832
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 13068
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3054
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 57344
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 26156
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 6510
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jun 20, 1863
  • 1: Liquidated Jun 10, 1882
  • 1: Succeeded by 2731 (First National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2: Charter 1 reassigned to 2731 Jun 1, 1902 (First National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2: Assumed 2462 by consolidation Aug 3, 1910 (Merchants National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2: Assumed 2317 and its circulation Oct 3, 1924 (Centennial NB of the City of, Philadelphia, PA)
  • 2: Assumed 522 and its circulation Apr 30, 1930 (Eighth National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Union NB in Charlotte, NC May 15, 1998
  • (First Union NB (Wachovia Bank, NA) took Charter 1)
  • Wachovia Bank merged into Wells Fargo (took Charter 1) 2010
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2731 (First National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $552,420
High Bal (1935) $101,000,343
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $50,000
High Bal (1914) $1,980,000
Total Out (1933) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 1,331,788
# Small Notes 347,734
# Total Notes 1,679,522
$ Large Size $12,412,570
$ Small Size $2,634,000
$ Total Issued $15,046,570
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $552,420.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $6,840,153.70 $674,630.00
Oct-02-1865 $9,939,266.09 $674,085.00
Oct-01-1866 $10,308,629.94 $795,995.00
Oct-07-1867 $7,612,575.84 $798,695.00
Oct-05-1868 $7,127,032.95 $797,885.00
Oct-09-1869 $6,045,282.38 $796,930.00
Oct-08-1870 $6,074,028.44 $798,650.00
Oct-02-1871 $7,315,997.39 $797,480.00
Oct-03-1872 $6,416,672.96 $798,395.00
Sep-12-1873 $6,782,064.34 $798,965.00
Oct-02-1874 $6,828,066.24 $770,180.00
Oct-01-1875 $7,755,078.65 $799,660.00
Oct-02-1876 $8,168,083.63 $743,930.00
Oct-01-1877 $7,244,231.41 $784,090.00
Oct-01-1878 $7,221,509.97 $799,750.00
Oct-02-1879 $8,879,866.74 $799,530.00
Oct-01-1880 $10,468,956.07 $793,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $10,203,636.00 $791,380.00
Sep-15-1902 $13,262,766.88 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $11,361,525.46 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $13,462,690.78 $1,000,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $17,508,304.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $12,895,667.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $12,392,718.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $14,045,967.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $13,993,245.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $28,213,719.00 $1,351,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $28,581,588.00 $999,998.00
Sep-04-1912 $30,259,010.00 $999,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $26,306,301.00 $900,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $28,135,592.00 $1,980,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $29,697,054.00 $715,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $34,926,331.00 $527,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $35,348,760.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $43,987,376.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $54,513,897.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $52,014,514.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $35,201,960.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $42,333,890.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $43,565,609.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $56,308,402.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $51,381,233.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $67,064,395.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $67,656,451.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $75,444,004.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $81,295,114.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $96,782,701.00 $111,918.00
Dec-31-1931 $79,018,386.00 $274,997.00
Dec-31-1932 $78,161,351.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $78,168,098.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $90,710,644.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $101,000,343.00 $0.00

 

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