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Bank Info for NB Charter 1622 (1865 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Charleston, SC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1885 William C. Breese Andrew Simonds
1886-1886 Henry I. Greer Andrew Simonds
1887-1902 John C. Simonds Andrew Simonds
1903-1925 Dwight Hughes John C. Simonds
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 - 4750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 12000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4000
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1325
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11603
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 21200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 21201 - 47386
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 11, 1865
  • Chartered Dec 14, 1865
  • Closed Feb 27, 1926
  • Consolidated with 1621 Feb 27, 1926 (Peoples NB/Peoples-Fist NB, Charleston, SC)
  • Circulation assumed by 1621 (Peoples NB/Peoples-Fist NB, Charleston, SC)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $656,165
High Bal (1920) $3,427,517
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $24,540
High Bal (1872) $450,000
Total Out (1925) $197,400
# Large Notes 343,006
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 343,006
$ Large Size $4,310,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,310,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $656,164.95 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $684,483.55 $57,595.00
Oct-05-1868 $897,751.49 $55,865.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,058,558.85 $56,385.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,088,599.61 $121,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,554,045.74 $357,600.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,603,245.17 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,347,718.24 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,427,431.31 $439,790.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,569,970.18 $442,390.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,495,214.41 $449,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,518,446.33 $410,355.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,655,770.28 $449,951.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,010,874.66 $449,951.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,177,029.27 $446,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,636,446.40 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,577,091.28 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,635,977.97 $225,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,748,551.43 $201,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,527,576.38 $184,750.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,566,482.86 $178,800.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,656,744.57 $66,600.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,759,484.04 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,802,440.36 $43,640.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,752,595.67 $43,950.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,702,423.04 $37,390.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,375,066.62 $39,770.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,586,796.47 $41,660.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,463,983.83 $24,540.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,337,311.52 $42,530.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,452,536.64 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,455,414.06 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,376,043.90 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,622,435.58 $38,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,498,388.19 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,731,554.29 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,897,783.81 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,880,455.12 $140,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,842,819.20 $185,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,930,179.00 $185,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,178,733.00 $185,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,121,090.00 $185,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,001,599.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,167,959.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,362,455.00 $190,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,541,317.00 $190,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,478,275.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,505,742.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,378,724.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,305,930.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,366,294.00 $158,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,633,092.00 $196,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,807,474.00 $193,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,175,937.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,427,517.00 $193,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,178,298.00 $189,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,335,645.00 $197,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,309,902.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,244,631.00 $197,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,215,155.00 $197,400.00

 

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