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Bank Info for NB Charter 1327 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Trenton, NJ
2 The First-Mechanics National Bank of (7/3/1928)
Trenton, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Jonathan Fisk Joseph G. Brearley
1867-1869 William Howe Joseph G. Brearley
1870-1881 James H. Clark Timothy Abbott
1882-1882 James H. Clark Daniel P. Forst (VP)
1883-1886 William W. Stelle Daniel P. Forst
1887-1889 William W. Stelle John Moses
1890-1898 William W. Stelle Sering P. Dunham
1899-1903 William W. Stelle Edward Caspar Stokes
1904-1920 Joseph R. Sweeny Edward Caspar Stokes
1921-1926 J. C. Slack Edward Caspar Stokes
1927-1927 H. Ray Edward Caspar Stokes
1928-1930 H. Ray Arthur H. Wood
1931-1931 H. Ray E. C. Rose
1932-1934 S. W. Wright Edward Caspar Stokes
1935-1935 S. W. Wright J. Ringold
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 - 2400
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8250
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5680
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1100
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1186
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14200
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 7061
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 933
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 36600
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 20680
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2197
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 18915
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 11134
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 44500
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 33200
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 44501 - 214478
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 33201 - 147235
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 24949
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 11865
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 69662
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 39666
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 13264
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 121928
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 62362
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 15444
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 29, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 22, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 281 by consolidation and its circulation with title change Jul 3, 1928 (First National Bank, Trenton, 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 Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,091,343
High Bal (1931) $54,557,450
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $43,800
High Bal (1931) $2,000,000
Total Out (1934) $1,968,900
# Large Notes 2,106,992
# Small Notes 935,286
# Total Notes 3,042,278
$ Large Size $17,183,020
$ Small Size $7,603,640
$ Total Issued $24,786,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,091,342.67 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,250,592.24 $279,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,290,071.06 $310,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,277,354.46 $314,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,454,844.57 $315,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,282,553.10 $313,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,407,998.87 $315,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,432,094.40 $312,600.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,515,090.11 $314,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,488,330.26 $307,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,563,309.44 $317,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,493,204.70 $325,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,438,724.81 $325,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,381,811.47 $323,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,565,717.46 $333,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,633,612.74 $333,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,750,813.92 $356,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,664,970.14 $351,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,701,545.41 $356,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,780,161.44 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,905,171.49 $446,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,969,342.19 $447,760.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,093,915.96 $445,880.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,665,094.92 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,948,402.01 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,841,685.50 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,036,285.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,661,342.69 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,032,365.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,292,281.23 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,392,897.93 $44,480.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,092,106.01 $44,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,379,185.55 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,442,857.32 $44,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,833,392.14 $43,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,669,582.80 $498,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,380,073.49 $500,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,853,066.07 $500,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $4,746,728.13 $500,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,699,112.06 $500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,535,582.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,707,797.00 $495,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,637,795.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $6,007,182.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $7,055,003.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,668,090.00 $488,800.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,589,433.00 $493,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,351,197.00 $491,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,264,009.00 $493,798.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,471,191.00 $496,197.00
Sep-02-1915 $10,640,853.00 $499,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $12,933,727.00 $473,797.00
Sep-11-1917 $16,041,992.00 $499,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $14,963,517.00 $487,798.00
Sep-12-1919 $19,951,088.00 $499,997.00
Sep-12-1920 $21,330,046.00 $484,398.00
Sep-06-1921 $21,679,213.00 $943,497.00
Sep-15-1922 $19,559,225.00 $983,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $19,911,848.00 $768,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $20,098,008.00 $991,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $21,488,947.00 $943,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $23,659,566.00 $963,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $22,311,017.00 $947,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $40,423,517.00 $1,482,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $44,734,769.00 $1,449,360.00
Dec-31-1930 $42,884,208.00 $1,461,240.00
Dec-31-1931 $54,557,450.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $46,085,013.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $42,607,039.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $42,858,824.00 $1,968,900.00
Dec-31-1935 $44,099,283.00 $0.00

 

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