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Bank Info for NB Charter 125 (1863 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Reading, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1876 Augustus Frederick Boas Levi Bull Smith
1877-1877 Augustus Frederick Boas William Hiester Clymer, Sr.
1878-1882 John Rose Kaucher William Hiester Clymer, Sr.
1883-1898 John Rose Kaucher George Brooke, (Sr.)
1899-1912 Joseph W. Richards George Brooke, (Sr.)
1913-1921 Joseph W. Richards George Brooke, (Jr.)
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 4x5 1 - 1365
Original Series 4x10 1 - 1730
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 350
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2213
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2117
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 645
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2872
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1340
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5590
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1979
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 490
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 17750
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 14500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Plain Back 4x5 17751 - 30172
1902 Plain Back 4x10 14501 - 22940
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Nov 12, 1863
  • Liquidated Apr 12, 1921
  • Absorbed by Pennsylvania Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $270,210
High Bal (1919) $3,790,821
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $42,000
High Bal (1917) $200,000
Total Out (1920) $196,000
# Large Notes 308,152
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 308,152
$ Large Size $2,779,380
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,779,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $270,210.18 $55,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $376,232.92 $86,400.00
Oct-01-1866 $357,998.08 $86,400.00
Oct-07-1867 $312,093.82 $86,400.00
Oct-05-1868 $313,888.96 $86,345.00
Oct-09-1869 $310,058.21 $86,725.00
Oct-08-1870 $296,017.09 $85,600.00
Oct-02-1871 $283,012.89 $86,440.00
Oct-03-1872 $318,741.28 $86,985.00
Sep-12-1873 $345,104.10 $83,995.00
Oct-02-1874 $353,590.10 $86,838.00
Oct-01-1875 $355,210.49 $83,135.00
Oct-02-1876 $326,128.42 $86,075.00
Oct-01-1877 $333,200.24 $86,995.00
Oct-01-1878 $512,573.47 $134,995.00
Oct-02-1879 $740,736.30 $157,335.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,118,506.85 $179,995.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,213,773.17 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,337,969.63 $176,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,411,630.08 $177,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,172,339.42 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,164,169.16 $177,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,095,805.89 $44,960.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,200,401.01 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,228,903.07 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,145,438.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,167,954.04 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,328,720.03 $42,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,297,445.48 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,266,281.60 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,165,189.75 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,156,906.69 $44,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,114,298.30 $43,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,146,112.62 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,225,839.22 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,217,767.42 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,111,233.07 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,724,451.34 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,695,973.34 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,777,295.36 $58,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,843,926.85 $77,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,694,324.00 $117,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,653,138.00 $117,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,618,652.00 $118,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,493,238.00 $192,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,486,761.00 $198,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,523,695.00 $198,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,429,511.00 $198,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,496,334.00 $195,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,699,985.00 $197,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,776,160.00 $198,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,954,063.00 $196,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,468,743.00 $197,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,752,639.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,078,315.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,790,821.00 $190,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,540,426.00 $196,000.00

 

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