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Bank Info for NB Charter 1601 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Danville, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 Edmund L. Shackelford George W. Welsh, (Sr.)
1875-1878 George Winston Welsh, Jr. George W. Welsh, (Sr.)
1879-1884 J. A. Quisenberry M. J. Farris
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 3x1-2 1 - 3620
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2725
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4550
Original Series 50-100 1 - 55
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 997
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3016
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 22, 1865
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1865
  • Liquidated Sep 22, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3381 (Citizens National Bank, Danville, KY)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 3381 (Citizens National Bank, Danville, KY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $324,045
High Bal (1883) $498,232
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1876) $90,000
High Bal (1879) $135,000
Total Out (1884) $133,000
# Large Notes 59,942
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 59,942
$ Large Size $494,090
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $494,090
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $328,956.20 $133,250.00
Oct-07-1867 $337,500.80 $134,684.00
Oct-05-1868 $324,044.60 $134,728.00
Oct-09-1869 $326,714.94 $133,886.00
Oct-08-1870 $335,731.18 $134,511.00
Oct-02-1871 $335,869.99 $134,302.00
Oct-03-1872 $343,259.99 $133,939.00
Sep-12-1873 $346,989.15 $134,994.00
Oct-02-1874 $360,980.07 $130,493.00
Oct-01-1875 $342,751.25 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $355,706.96 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $344,785.33 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $352,411.29 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $391,726.07 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $437,794.04 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $445,304.32 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $458,779.63 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $498,232.02 $134,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $486,420.89 $133,000.00

 

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