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Bank Info for NB Charter 1436 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National State Bank of
Elizabeth, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 Archibald S. Woodruff Keene Pruden
1873-1875 J. R. Fairbank John Kean, Jr.
1876-1879 Aug. C. Kellogg John Kean, Jr.
1880-1911 James Maguire John Kean, Jr.
1912-1914 John F. Newcomb John Kean, Jr.
1915-1926 John F. Newcomb Julian Halstead Kean
1927-1931 Walter H. Wetton Julian Halstead Kean
1932-1932 Walter H. Wetton * none *
1933-1935 Farris deG. Saphar John Kean, 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 - 13050
Original Series 4x10 1 - 8630
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 11000
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 11487
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 14707
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11301 - 37599
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1232
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3802
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1112
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 27050
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 26, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 13, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $799,476
High Bal (1935) $16,236,260
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $42,350
High Bal (1869) $315,020
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 393,492
# Small Notes 63,926
# Total Notes 457,418
$ Large Size $3,995,980
$ Small Size $533,770
$ Total Issued $4,529,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,094,336.29 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,417,604.75 $215,830.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,360,810.83 $314,460.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,381,994.53 $311,995.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,468,393.42 $315,020.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,476,694.13 $309,195.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,709,103.18 $308,480.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,539,995.00 $306,030.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,375,180.77 $312,830.00
Oct-02-1874 $956,389.78 $302,850.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,173,869.31 $309,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,026,560.93 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $970,751.27 $175,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $889,763.42 $178,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $799,475.59 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $810,659.63 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $847,795.00 $134,980.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,097,194.71 $314,980.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,208,626.28 $315,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,228,448.84 $308,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,265,575.53 $312,480.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,159,627.26 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,294,588.07 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,532,879.26 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,374,833.86 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,529,937.28 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,443,185.66 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,479,508.49 $43,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,561,939.56 $217,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,615,918.01 $220,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,697,473.83 $225,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,794,527.92 $215,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,643,015.59 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,682,408.49 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,078,617.87 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,188,642.87 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,206,769.71 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,678,893.05 $48,850.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,680,699.58 $48,550.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,836,341.72 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,338,313.00 $42,350.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,633,264.00 $49,195.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,682,179.00 $49,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,896,719.00 $49,960.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,786,988.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,250,457.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,978,721.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,428,354.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,430,366.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,723,390.00 $148,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,742,405.00 $147,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,855,864.00 $147,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,372,161.00 $148,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,662,097.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,786,376.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,391,144.00 $146,095.00
Sep-06-1921 $9,857,132.00 $143,295.00
Sep-15-1922 $11,435,241.00 $149,095.00
Sep-14-1923 $12,756,296.00 $145,195.00
Oct-10-1924 $12,937,728.00 $148,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $12,489,932.00 $147,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $13,811,359.00 $147,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $15,382,297.00 $147,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,662,095.00 $146,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $14,529,925.00 $134,220.00
Dec-31-1930 $14,416,974.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $15,437,485.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $14,334,676.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $13,650,303.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $15,275,387.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $16,236,260.00 $0.00

 

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