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Bank Info for NB Charter 161 (1863 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Allentown, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 Isaac M. Line William Henry Blumer
1865-1869 Tilghman H. Moyer William Henry Blumer
1870-1870 Jacob Abraham Blumer (Asst) William Henry Blumer
1871-1876 Jacob Abraham Blumer William Henry Blumer
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 - 6000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6750
Original Series 4x10 1 - 6750
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Dec 16, 1863
  • Receivership Apr 15, 1878
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $506,267
High Bal (1873) $1,011,219
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $132,955
High Bal (1874) $225,000
Total Out (1876) $135,000
# Large Notes 78,000
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 78,000
$ Large Size $435,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $435,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $507,236.06 $132,955.00
Oct-02-1865 $506,267.41 $134,880.00
Oct-01-1866 $546,782.04 $134,735.00
Oct-07-1867 $687,508.58 $134,465.00
Oct-05-1868 $648,381.05 $134,403.00
Oct-09-1869 $616,519.29 $134,177.00
Oct-08-1870 $770,117.09 $134,060.00
Oct-02-1871 $771,736.21 $224,995.00
Oct-03-1872 $868,511.60 $222,458.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,011,218.55 $224,641.00
Oct-02-1874 $809,663.50 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $827,204.66 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $695,583.46 $135,000.00

 

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