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Bank Info for NB Charter 1505 (1865 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The West Branch National Bank of
Williamsport, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1881 William Scott Watson Oliver Watson
1882-1893 Frederick Embich Gleim, (Jr.) Henry Cooley Parsons
1894-1898 William H. Painter Henry Cooley Parsons
1899-1921 William H. Painter Allen Putnam Perley
1922-1926 Edward Everett Shay Allen Putnam Perley
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 - 5600
Original Series 4x10 1 - 1375
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3500
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2625
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6834
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1961
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3600
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 20200
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 500
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1142
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 20201 - 67715
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 13, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 7, 1865
  • Assumed 3705 by consolidation Apr 24, 1900 (Merchants National Bank, Williamsport, PA)
  • Liquidated Dec 31, 1926
  • Succeeded by Lycoming Trust Company
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded West Branch Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $524,614
High Bal (1920) $9,339,786
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $44,500
High Bal (1922) $500,000
Total Out (1926) $500,000
# Large Notes 376,886
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 376,886
$ Large Size $5,084,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,084,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $548,246.14 $56,485.00
Oct-07-1867 $524,613.77 $56,480.00
Oct-05-1868 $574,207.87 $55,970.00
Oct-09-1869 $587,187.49 $55,950.00
Oct-08-1870 $579,459.49 $54,495.00
Oct-02-1871 $531,932.29 $88,415.00
Oct-03-1872 $549,164.24 $89,555.00
Sep-12-1873 $556,804.82 $89,908.00
Oct-02-1874 $700,429.44 $89,853.00
Oct-01-1875 $617,411.70 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $623,256.83 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $567,673.00 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $614,947.06 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $688,775.77 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $783,855.43 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $906,245.25 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $850,951.59 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $878,462.39 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $934,248.49 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $923,519.99 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,092,482.54 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,145,431.92 $89,400.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,198,902.50 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,177,925.48 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,073,799.49 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $968,687.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,050,651.11 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $919,336.32 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $923,806.78 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $963,944.03 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $910,362.11 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,001,757.77 $44,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,002,597.59 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,264,753.88 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,679,211.90 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,696,912.17 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,209,572.67 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,719,415.48 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,570,527.36 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,772,241.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,820,888.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,092,780.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,315,755.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,340,853.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,920,592.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,373,737.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,606,876.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,037,034.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,071,299.00 $199,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,187,302.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,631,710.00 $198,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,431,082.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,225,169.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,260,553.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,339,786.00 $393,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,819,334.00 $488,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $8,664,938.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,886,173.00 $494,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,912,986.00 $491,250.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,830,844.00 $488,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,317,857.00 $500,000.00

 

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