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Bank Info for NB Charter 11381 (1919 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 American National Bank of
Portsmouth, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1919-1931 F. D. Lawrence Henry A. V. Parker
1932-1934 F. D. Lawrence G. R. Parish
1935-1935 E. C. Allen G. R. Parish
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
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 105129
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 67671
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 23430
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 13040
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3378
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 24918
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 10810
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3480
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 19, 1919
  • Chartered Jun 23, 1919
  • Absorbed 9300 Jan 15, 1930 (First National Bank, Portsmouth, VA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bank of Portsmouth
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1919) $3,207,560
High Bal (1935) $6,962,942
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1934) $250,000
High Bal (1922) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $250,000
# Large Notes 691,200
# Small Notes 278,296
# Total Notes 969,496
$ Large Size $5,486,130
$ Small Size $2,192,950
$ Total Issued $7,679,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1919 $3,207,560.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,861,735.00 $493,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,662,473.00 $494,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,555,029.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,954,192.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,439,774.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,120,069.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,727,737.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,061,753.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,972,089.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,269,443.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,915,936.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,929,015.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,563,232.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,215,116.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,630,015.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,962,942.00 $0.00

 

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