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Bank Info for NB Charter 1217 (1865 - 1917)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Essex County National Bank of
Newark, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1875 Charles Stewart Graham Joseph Ward
1876-1880 William H. Curtis Joseph Ward
1881-1883 William H. Curtis Abner Sayre Reeve
1884-1894 T. W. Crooks William H. Curtis
1895-1906 F. B. Adams T. W. Crooks
1907-1909 A. F. R. Martin Benjamin Atha
1910-1917 A. F. R. Martin Charles Leroy Farrell
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 - 10000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 11700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3200
Original Series 50-100 1 - 500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 9500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6062
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 100
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11189
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11017
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 12475
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 9325
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 90000
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 72925
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3327
1902 Plain Back 4x5 90001 - 94259
1902 Plain Back 4x10 72926 - 75808
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 11, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 3, 1865
  • Liquidated Dec 31, 1917
  • Consolidated with 1316 (National Newark Banking Company, Newark, NJ)
  • Circulation assumed by 1316 (National Newark Banking Company, Newark, NJ)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; note: Special. "No circulation is to be issued to this Bank until the circulation of State BR/viz The Essex Co Bank is reduced below amt. allowed by law for a Nat Bank of which Statement to be furnished".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Essex County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $1,112,829
High Bal (1917) $15,872,656
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $42,250
High Bal (1910) $625,000
Total Out (1917) $49,998
# Large Notes 1,041,848
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,041,848
$ Large Size $7,623,080
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $7,623,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,167,540.67 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,190,827.45 $269,888.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,117,332.66 $269,304.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,112,828.88 $268,817.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,220,398.29 $269,745.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,214,759.59 $267,759.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,285,094.97 $268,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,145,840.78 $269,670.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,390,197.04 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,263,221.55 $264,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,272,924.04 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,133,638.49 $267,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,207,794.97 $268,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,190,541.76 $268,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,207,953.26 $269,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,372,811.97 $261,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,441,191.09 $263,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,707,311.63 $264,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,787,204.34 $261,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,595,737.20 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,908,251.13 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,945,568.97 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,108,114.28 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,389,069.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,940,817.46 $43,600.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,650,391.23 $43,900.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,923,317.38 $42,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,506,934.83 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,981,156.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,461,505.43 $44,997.50
Sep-28-1895 $3,492,595.07 $44,137.50
Oct-06-1896 $3,410,664.74 $44,997.50
Oct-05-1897 $4,113,764.38 $44,997.50
Sep-20-1898 $4,259,023.95 $44,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $4,861,488.54 $156,397.50
Sep-05-1900 $5,375,834.30 $166,097.50
Sep-30-1901 $6,316,180.17 $166,147.50
Sep-15-1902 $6,493,309.30 $173,197.50
Sep-09-1903 $6,582,250.30 $167,747.50
Sep-06-1904 $7,057,790.02 $165,497.50
Aug-25-1905 $8,249,381.00 $158,498.00
Sep-04-1906 $8,385,185.00 $173,198.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,572,196.00 $166,898.00
Sep-23-1908 $10,036,140.00 $498,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $10,342,997.00 $590,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $10,667,287.00 $625,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $11,035,545.00 $588,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $11,491,406.00 $613,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $12,332,341.00 $603,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $13,184,729.00 $613,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $12,134,384.00 $608,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $13,354,247.00 $364,397.00
Sep-11-1917 $15,872,656.00 $49,998.00

 

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