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Bank Info for NB Charter 1069 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Metropolitan Bank of
Washington, DC
2 The National Metropolitan Citizens Bank of (11/7/1904)
Washington, DC
3 The National Metropolitan Bank of (1/10/1906)
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Moses Kelly Dr. John Bond Blake
1874-1874 George Henry Barron White (Asst) John William Thompson
1875-1896 George Henry Barron White John William Thompson
1897-1898 George Henry Barron White Edmund Southard Parker
1899-1900 * none * Edmund Southard Parker
1901-1908 Joseph Gales Moore Edmund Southard Parker
1909-1916 George Oscar Walson George Whitney White
1917-1935 Christian Ferdinand Jacobsen George Whitney White
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 6500
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6662
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1516
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 500
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 450
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 52
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21465
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12857
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2000
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9100
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6054
3: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 27000
3: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 14100
3: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20000
3: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 71200
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 71201 - 197319
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11031
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3116
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 24, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 27, 1865
  • 2: Assumed 1893 by consolidation Nov 7, 1904 (CitizensNB-Hagerstown,MD/Washington, Hagerstown/Washington, MD)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of the Metropolis
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $1,057,520
High Bal (1935) $28,338,392
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $9,100
High Bal (1908) $800,000
Total Out (1930) $788,900
# Large Notes 1,299,164
# Small Notes 84,882
# Total Notes 1,384,046
$ Large Size $13,898,600
$ Small Size $1,035,780
$ Total Issued $14,934,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,134,247.31 $74,700.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,288,708.13 $199,945.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,286,464.89 $199,410.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,466,440.68 $197,480.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,381,445.14 $198,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,389,542.58 $198,865.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,359,001.84 $215,485.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,031,777.52 $435,540.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,030,219.21 $447,105.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,750,700.92 $431,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,789,435.59 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,395,266.39 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,057,520.07 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,138,742.59 $129,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,214,060.06 $125,960.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,228,584.84 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,182,676.26 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,378,106.47 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,457,319.74 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,334,159.36 $18,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,475,362.50 $18,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,830,123.07 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,733,217.74 $14,820.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,815,406.06 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,770,437.50 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,748,417.28 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,739,578.28 $9,100.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,108,612.19 $41,400.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,850,782.94 $134,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,038,893.32 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,881,176.57 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,059,364.81 $43,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,670,001.14 $177,760.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,809,550.16 $219,320.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,702,234.30 $262,950.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,861,050.35 $296,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,117,126.41 $300,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,101,587.09 $300,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,777,098.46 $299,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $3,803,974.50 $296,367.50
Aug-25-1905 $6,310,622.00 $444,998.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,250,027.00 $700,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,163,463.00 $700,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,778,753.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,509,336.00 $790,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,723,915.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,120,789.00 $785,397.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,191,700.00 $784,297.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,509,289.00 $791,898.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,776,001.00 $795,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $6,560,811.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,970,329.00 $711,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,089,014.00 $716,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,714,156.00 $701,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,536,748.00 $729,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $12,784,219.00 $773,498.00
Sep-06-1921 $13,910,394.00 $772,498.00
Sep-15-1922 $15,163,313.00 $799,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $16,537,872.00 $777,197.00
Oct-10-1924 $18,004,284.00 $789,398.00
Sep-28-1925 $19,041,164.00 $790,098.00
Dec-31-1926 $18,526,247.00 $789,197.00
Oct-10-1927 $21,631,162.00 $781,397.00
Dec-31-1928 $21,232,109.00 $799,997.00
Dec-31-1929 $21,107,417.00 $773,840.00
Dec-31-1930 $21,548,464.00 $788,900.00
Dec-31-1931 $19,680,495.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $21,101,992.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $24,827,731.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $26,729,438.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $28,338,392.00 $0.00

 

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