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Bank Info for NB Charter 1190 (1865 - 1912)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Wilmington and Brandywine
Wilmington, DE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Evan Rice John A. Duncan
1868-1878 Evan Rice Washington Jones
1879-1881 George W. Sparks Washington Jones
1882-1888 Otho Nowland Washington Jones
1889-1912 Caleb Mercer Sheward George Scheetz Capelle
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2400
Original Series 50-100 1 - 485
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7125
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2429
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 434
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7855
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3744
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 983
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 6000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2600
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7710
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5377
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 73
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 5, 1865
  • Chartered May 29, 1865
  • Liquidated Nov 16, 1912
  • Absorbed by Wilmington Trust Company
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wilmington and Brandywine Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $761,534
High Bal (1911) $2,305,599
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $36,745
High Bal (1886) $180,000
Total Out (1912) $49,998
# Large Notes 234,110
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 234,110
$ Large Size $1,910,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,910,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $832,804.31 $36,745.00
Oct-01-1866 $886,538.18 $170,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $785,495.66 $178,491.00
Oct-05-1868 $791,618.08 $175,450.00
Oct-09-1869 $761,533.89 $171,089.00
Oct-08-1870 $772,478.99 $172,327.00
Oct-02-1871 $880,495.74 $167,981.00
Oct-03-1872 $827,024.01 $175,686.00
Sep-12-1873 $812,493.73 $174,055.00
Oct-02-1874 $843,984.45 $167,566.00
Oct-01-1875 $952,240.90 $173,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $869,521.71 $168,400.00
Oct-01-1877 $831,184.89 $164,720.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,018,006.00 $169,220.00
Oct-02-1879 $879,201.15 $179,399.00
Oct-01-1880 $989,705.24 $179,999.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,103,678.95 $178,099.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,074,055.08 $179,999.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,112,638.29 $179,999.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,022,164.58 $179,999.00
Oct-01-1885 $997,515.58 $178,999.00
Oct-07-1886 $997,690.35 $179,999.50
Oct-05-1887 $997,695.74 $178,400.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,006,064.40 $178,230.00
Sep-30-1889 $928,009.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $933,534.57 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $907,390.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,332,085.76 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,000,197.43 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,110,755.50 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,084,257.10 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,162,564.59 $44,360.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,146,072.93 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,188,289.11 $43,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,321,029.32 $43,640.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,478,398.77 $49,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,232,028.90 $48,650.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,862,374.59 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,707,268.75 $49,150.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,764,364.03 $49,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,904,055.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,025,082.00 $147,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,922,035.00 $147,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,910,703.00 $144,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,149,070.00 $146,197.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,243,311.00 $147,398.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,305,599.00 $145,797.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,241,873.00 $49,998.00

 

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