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Bank Info for NB Charter 1621 (1865 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Peoples National Bank of
Charleston, SC
2 Peoples-First National Bank of (2/27/1926)
Charleston, SC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1868 Henry George Loper Donald L. McKay
1869-1869 Henry George Loper Henry Cobia
1870-1879 Henry George Loper Karl Otto “Charles” Witte
1880-1899 Edward Heriot Sparkman Karl Otto “Charles” Witte
1900-1903 Edward Heriot Sparkman Robert Goodwyn Rhett
1904-1921 Edmund Paslay Grice Robert Goodwyn Rhett
1922-1927 Edwin R. Croft Robert Goodwyn Rhett
1928-1929 Edwin R. Croft Robert Goodwyn Rhett, Jr.
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
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2856
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 6665
1: Original Series 4x20 1 - 2226
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 100
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 750
1: Series 1875 4x20 1 - 776
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13980
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13970
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8300
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5080
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 40750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 31700
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 40751 - 120222
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 31701 - 76636
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 49433
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 36541
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 9902
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4617
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1075
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 9, 1865
  • Chartered Dec 13, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 12273 by consolidation Feb 6, 1923 (Dime National Bank (No Issue), Charleston, SC)
  • 1: Assumed 1622 and its circulation by consolidation Feb 27, 1926 with title change (First National Bank, Charleston, SC)
  • 2: Liquidated Mar 1, 1930
  • 2: Succeeded by Peoples State Bank of South Carolina, Charleston
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Peoples Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $846,314
High Bal (1928) $13,037,997
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $22,300
High Bal (1927) $1,000,000
Total Out (1929) $959,562
# Large Notes 1,350,140
# Small Notes 93,564
# Total Notes 1,443,704
$ Large Size $11,045,930
$ Small Size $703,080
$ Total Issued $11,749,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $846,314.28 $62,900.00
Oct-07-1867 $846,462.74 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,120,137.26 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $974,027.52 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,214,979.83 $150,300.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,724,163.24 $313,150.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,995,037.97 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,972,982.49 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,918,244.44 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,098,384.72 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,269,811.18 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,732,343.71 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,724,201.93 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,798,071.36 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,832,044.25 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,689,694.21 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,883,217.77 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,541,452.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,616,531.15 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,635,937.33 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,436,533.68 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,539,449.21 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,401,133.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,274,713.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,316,508.67 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,488,656.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,329,191.37 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,380,106.00 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,193,421.69 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,142,095.87 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,202,602.74 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,241,936.65 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,041,815.08 $29,600.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,257,586.39 $22,300.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,922,526.96 $249,995.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,199,244.27 $299,995.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,696,545.55 $300,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,043,698.34 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,795,888.63 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,805,668.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,886,394.00 $300,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,867,165.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,061,714.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,753,051.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,409,658.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,591,223.00 $450,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,729,460.00 $500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,531,342.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,662,546.00 $561,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,660,151.00 $444,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,921,484.00 $450,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,766,333.00 $450,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,339,094.00 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,001,215.00 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,633,582.00 $450,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,967,123.00 $444,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,082,840.00 $445,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,209,042.00 $437,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,383,689.00 $444,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,687,644.00 $786,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,363,265.00 $988,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,569,022.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,037,997.00 $990,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $12,816,826.00 $959,562.00

 

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