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Bank Info for NB Charter 1316 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Newark Banking Company
Newark, NJ
2 2nd title not used on notes: The National Newark and Essex Banking Company (1/2/1918)
Newark, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1886 Charles G. Rockwood James B. Pinneo
1887-1893 P. W. Crater Charles G. Rockwood
1894-1901 Henry W. Tunis Charles G. Rockwood
1902-1905 Henry W. Tunis Edward S. Campbell
1906-1910 Henry W. Tunis David H. Merritt
1911-1917 Walter M. Van Deusen David H. Merritt
1918-1935 Spencer S. Marsh Charles L. 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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 8000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 21750
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4500
1: Original Series 3x50-100 1 - 920
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7473
1: Series 1875 3x50-100 1 - 2563
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 4760
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5830
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 3750
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 3688
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 61230
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 48200
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1531
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 2, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1865
  • 1: Absorbed 1220 Jun 30, 1902 (Newark City National Bank, Newark, NJ)
  • 1: Assumed 1217 by consolidation Dec 31, 1917 and assumed its circulation (Essex County National Bank, Newark, NJ)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Newark Banking Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $1,829,899
High Bal (1935) $46,970,203
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $1,147,820
Total Out (1916) $50,000
# Large Notes 689,884
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 689,884
$ Large Size $7,039,360
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $7,039,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,984,288.50 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,817,984.22 $330,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,080,669.46 $348,403.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,206,797.35 $397,772.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,220,634.22 $391,022.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,334,182.13 $392,504.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,207,124.99 $388,052.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,126,504.01 $382,535.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,040,788.38 $384,661.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,089,491.80 $385,178.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,125,389.92 $363,696.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,926,855.91 $366,915.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,829,899.33 $375,092.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,900,507.85 $365,727.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,020,187.36 $434,662.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,256,596.91 $445,812.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,245,292.70 $449,692.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,392,467.98 $89,100.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,437,234.29 $269,843.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,368,083.27 $269,838.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,716,525.24 $212,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,784,429.78 $148,980.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,387,105.64 $115,980.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,778,372.97 $180,900.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,749,998.61 $180,900.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,569,655.88 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,447,507.19 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,867,059.28 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,736,366.62 $145,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,904,042.92 $176,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,973,067.50 $160,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,304,967.18 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,353,516.12 $180,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,428,479.28 $169,050.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,707,449.24 $168,600.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,924,331.58 $49,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,062,719.68 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $8,020,627.22 $49,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,113,516.04 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $7,292,885.23 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $8,229,608.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $9,122,150.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,196,118.00 $49,990.00
Sep-23-1908 $10,413,166.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $11,134,199.00 $493,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $12,067,279.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $12,416,373.00 $493,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $12,571,002.00 $489,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $12,941,540.00 $491,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $14,952,597.00 $1,147,820.00
Sep-02-1915 $13,373,934.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $15,306,135.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $17,917,648.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $38,171,723.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $45,820,592.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $41,391,487.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $32,115,370.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $36,498,412.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $35,698,759.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $36,425,106.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $37,901,316.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $42,252,887.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $43,653,923.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $46,759,362.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $43,157,894.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $42,253,288.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $41,782,292.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $36,767,867.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $37,286,789.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $41,713,638.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $46,970,203.00 $0.00

 

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