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Bank Info for NB Charter 12 (1863 - 1992)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Erie, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1871 Myron Sanford Judah Colt Spencer, (I)
1872-1884 Jerome Lyman Sternberg Judah Colt Spencer, (I)
1885-1885 Jerome Lyman Sternberg William Spencer (VP)
1886-1901 Jerome Lyman Sternberg William Spencer
1902-1914 John R. McDonald William Spencer
1915-1918 Charles DuPuy Spencer William Spencer
1919-1919 Judah Colt Spencer, (II) William Spencer
1920-1935 Harry Hampson Leet John R. McDonald
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 - 3800
Original Series 4x10 1 - 3250
Original Series 4x20 1 - 1250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 998
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 923
Series 1875 4x20 1 - 789
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3898
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5360
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 12500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 18801 - 67674
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8460
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2222
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 11076
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2571
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jun 22, 1863
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Marine Bank in Warren, PA Jul 24, 1992
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $162,436
High Bal (1935) $14,676,697
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $33,750
High Bal (1918) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $296,300
# Large Notes 401,768
# Small Notes 77,739
# Total Notes 479,507
$ Large Size $4,522,600
$ Small Size $936,420
$ Total Issued $5,459,020
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $162,436.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $522,668.49 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1865 $452,551.15 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $445,477.95 $145,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $436,203.57 $145,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $426,197.60 $145,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $428,323.37 $145,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $371,406.60 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $432,102.45 $145,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $435,496.88 $145,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $456,669.77 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $469,224.51 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $503,007.56 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $568,607.08 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $544,933.03 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $546,822.71 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $586,860.52 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $628,490.39 $145,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $705,667.24 $145,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $693,930.38 $127,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $670,782.73 $127,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $581,011.83 $33,750.00
Oct-01-1885 $646,869.78 $33,750.00
Oct-07-1886 $796,550.83 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1887 $883,440.89 $33,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,101,872.33 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,258,379.05 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,491,344.12 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,441,291.91 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,721,959.94 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,377,020.06 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,408,784.10 $33,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,399,732.46 $33,750.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,429,542.03 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,918,290.80 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,819,107.54 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,127,384.96 $33,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,400,648.03 $37,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,495,533.58 $37,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,533,746.30 $37,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,445,573.97 $37,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,624,939.90 $37,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,649,347.00 $37,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,999,476.00 $37,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,235,305.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,240,389.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,300,907.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,601,734.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,111,145.00 $271,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,282,263.00 $246,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,413,908.00 $278,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,540,326.00 $258,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,029,505.00 $265,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,541,780.00 $289,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $8,082,755.00 $296,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $9,553,728.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,445,460.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,530,676.00 $288,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,144,920.00 $295,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $8,356,131.00 $296,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,949,214.00 $296,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,571,157.00 $295,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,643,650.00 $283,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,239,159.00 $294,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $11,259,245.00 $283,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $11,350,487.00 $292,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $12,322,501.00 $281,340.00
Dec-31-1930 $12,905,888.00 $287,400.00
Dec-31-1931 $11,605,243.00 $297,540.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,647,339.00 $296,940.00
Dec-30-1933 $11,424,882.00 $297,290.00
Dec-31-1934 $13,829,765.00 $296,300.00
Dec-31-1935 $14,676,697.00 $0.00

 

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