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Bank Info for NB Charter 148 (1863 - 2010)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
West Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1866 William S. Kirk George Brinton
1867-1867 James G. McCollin George Brinton
1868-1868 Thomas W. Marshall George Brinton
1869-1872 Thomas W. Marshall Judge William Wollerton
1873-1886 Enos Eldridge Thatcher Judge William Wollerton
1887-1897 Frederick William Wollerton Judge William Wollerton
1898-1901 Frederick William Wollerton Alfred Parke Reid
1902-1911 William Conway Husted Alfred Parke Reid
1912-1916 William Conway Husted Marshall Scarlett Way
1917-1919 Samuel Pyle Cloud Marshall Scarlett Way
1920-1931 Samuel Pyle Cloud Arthur Parke Reid
1932-1935 J. Harry Thomas Samuel Pyle Cloud
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 - 4500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2100
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2600
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2000
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 360
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7105
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1771
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 6000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5800
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10100
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 240
1902 Plain Back 4x5 16001 - 61305
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10101 - 31943
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 8350
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3892
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1474
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8882
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4946
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1884
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Dec 10, 1863
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Graystone Tower Bank, Lancaster, PA Dec 10, 2010
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $548,469
High Bal (1935) $4,192,615
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $43,010
High Bal (1900) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 503,634
# Small Notes 98,008
# Total Notes 601,642
$ Large Size $4,690,150
$ Small Size $792,450
$ Total Issued $5,482,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $548,468.88 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $717,781.95 $179,910.00
Oct-01-1866 $847,546.33 $179,930.00
Oct-07-1867 $647,110.25 $179,900.00
Oct-05-1868 $621,965.63 $179,275.00
Oct-09-1869 $612,961.12 $179,770.00
Oct-08-1870 $625,479.45 $176,885.00
Oct-02-1871 $625,982.20 $178,860.00
Oct-03-1872 $646,122.90 $177,595.00
Sep-12-1873 $633,098.82 $177,335.00
Oct-02-1874 $674,052.76 $174,150.00
Oct-01-1875 $664,763.19 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $743,771.88 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $682,897.01 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $711,205.99 $179,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $746,692.01 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $847,109.49 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $879,285.21 $177,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $781,590.01 $175,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $772,002.58 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $718,859.70 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $724,469.88 $135,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $748,818.19 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $648,027.70 $67,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $617,998.72 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $605,798.80 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $617,615.23 $43,550.00
Sep-25-1891 $649,170.76 $43,690.00
Sep-30-1892 $692,755.96 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $640,130.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $645,283.06 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $623,744.48 $43,010.00
Oct-06-1896 $667,795.42 $44,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $677,813.84 $67,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $824,824.72 $81,050.00
Sep-07-1899 $853,803.81 $97,200.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,010,174.82 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $857,523.31 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $879,710.42 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,089,567.96 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,009,137.09 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $970,782.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,026,430.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,177,461.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,338,700.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,373,439.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,324,036.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,492,508.00 $197,497.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,433,090.00 $196,597.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,543,008.00 $198,197.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,575,669.00 $198,597.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,566,717.00 $199,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,656,409.00 $197,897.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,813,157.00 $199,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,905,136.00 $199,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,918,522.00 $199,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,041,804.00 $193,997.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,069,976.00 $198,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,187,267.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,306,859.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,425,553.00 $200,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,576,580.00 $197,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,583,162.00 $197,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,812,207.00 $196,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,112,042.00 $198,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,260,805.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,186,316.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,279,180.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,076,414.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,327,601.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,762,447.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,192,615.00 $0.00

 

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