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Bank Info for NB Charter 1596 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of
Westminster, MD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John Casper Frizell John K. Longwell
1866-1867 John Joseph Baumgartner John K. Longwell
1868-1895 Dr. Joshua Webster Hering John K. Longwell
1896-1899 Dr. Joshua Webster Hering Charles Boyle Roberts
1900-1913 Dr. Joshua Webster Hering Dr. James Howell Billingslea
1913-1916 James Pearre Wantz Dr. James Howell Billingslea
1917-1930 James Pearre Wantz George Kessler Schaeffer
1931-1935 James Pearre Wantz George Edwin Benson
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 - 2100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2545
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2319
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9487
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8201 - 27151
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3132
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 796
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4065
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1189
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 10, 1865
  • Chartered Oct 19, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of Bank of Westminster
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Westminster
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $229,358
High Bal (1928) $1,391,885
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $21,050
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 192,008
# Small Notes 28,822
# Total Notes 220,830
$ Large Size $2,307,100
$ Small Size $347,870
$ Total Issued $2,654,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $247,975.35 $57,270.00
Oct-07-1867 $229,358.38 $80,450.00
Oct-05-1868 $262,162.38 $80,720.00
Oct-09-1869 $270,077.21 $81,260.00
Oct-08-1870 $242,131.14 $82,225.00
Oct-02-1871 $236,625.55 $81,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $252,886.96 $81,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $265,474.68 $80,905.00
Oct-02-1874 $271,113.38 $80,130.00
Oct-01-1875 $287,934.30 $82,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $299,390.68 $84,060.00
Oct-01-1877 $307,512.40 $86,100.00
Oct-01-1878 $311,396.24 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $321,103.43 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $325,070.39 $87,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $449,138.89 $78,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $421,953.00 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $428,683.07 $85,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $406,116.65 $89,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $423,772.24 $73,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $429,012.33 $85,400.00
Oct-05-1887 $362,501.05 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $357,962.43 $41,050.00
Sep-30-1889 $386,103.17 $41,800.00
Oct-02-1890 $345,169.14 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $351,016.76 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $357,709.55 $21,050.00
Oct-03-1893 $436,641.14 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $408,406.31 $88,050.00
Sep-28-1895 $432,636.44 $87,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $378,309.86 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $423,301.83 $84,650.00
Sep-20-1898 $439,500.96 $84,850.00
Sep-07-1899 $429,107.11 $87,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $501,069.19 $92,550.00
Sep-30-1901 $548,142.89 $97,800.00
Sep-15-1902 $525,799.84 $97,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $513,544.71 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $489,676.12 $95,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $567,675.00 $84,550.00
Sep-04-1906 $616,311.00 $89,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $563,661.00 $97,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $574,454.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $539,530.00 $97,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $550,304.00 $96,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $529,956.00 $98,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $517,648.00 $95,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $520,590.00 $97,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $561,748.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $575,531.00 $99,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $627,584.00 $98,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $731,782.00 $99,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $818,692.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,048,026.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,117,334.00 $98,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $971,154.00 $97,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $963,891.00 $99,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,055,013.00 $98,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,234,024.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,364,704.00 $96,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,324,754.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,289,883.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,391,885.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,256,958.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,284,759.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,305,935.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,185,772.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,244,043.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,309,045.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,292,840.00 $0.00

 

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