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Bank Info for NB Charter 1676 (1868 - 1981)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Honeybrook, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1868-1876 Robert Whitehill Morton Edward D. White
1877-1891 Robert Whitehill Morton Samuel Lemmon
1892-1904 John Evans Finger John Showalter Galt, (Sr.)
1905-1906 Aaron Thomas Heckert John Showalter Galt, (Sr.)
1906-1911 John Evans Finger John Ardent Lemmon
1912-1912 * none * John Showalter Galt, (Jr.)
1913-1925 Paul Geyer Hartman John Showalter Galt, (Jr.)
1926-1928 E. J. Kandle John Showalter Galt, (Jr.)
1929-1935 Franklin Haines Newswanger John Showalter Galt, (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
Original Series 4x10 1 - 1375
Original Series 50-100 1 - 420
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2305
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 483
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3058
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3810
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3811 - 26231
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3916
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1014
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5213
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1406
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 1, 1868
  • Chartered Jan 29, 1868
  • Succeeded 338 (First National Bank, Downingtown, PA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank of Pennsylvania in Reading, PA Jan 2, 1981
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: This Bank stipulates to waive all right to circulation under the present law except so fast as the circulation of The First-National Bank of Downington, Pa is redeemed & returned to this office.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $248,090
High Bal (1921) $1,557,141
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $22,000
High Bal (1923) $125,000
Total Out (1934) $125,000
# Large Notes 134,482
# Small Notes 36,199
# Total Notes 170,681
$ Large Size $1,757,100
$ Small Size $436,890
$ Total Issued $2,193,990
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1868 $282,498.17 $87,668.00
Oct-09-1869 $292,613.71 $88,324.00
Oct-08-1870 $297,346.28 $88,900.00
Oct-02-1871 $300,017.05 $88,983.00
Oct-03-1872 $362,461.46 $88,586.00
Sep-12-1873 $406,083.79 $88,884.00
Oct-02-1874 $411,937.51 $88,650.00
Oct-01-1875 $432,056.00 $88,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $416,636.80 $89,080.00
Oct-01-1877 $418,955.44 $88,980.00
Oct-01-1878 $354,115.45 $89,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $347,710.21 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $401,201.41 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $434,422.01 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $413,448.09 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $365,937.05 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $360,934.18 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $319,485.75 $89,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $282,847.13 $61,200.00
Oct-05-1887 $284,252.79 $61,200.00
Oct-04-1888 $273,827.92 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $252,819.96 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $248,089.88 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $275,230.33 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $290,285.59 $22,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $271,350.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $252,805.90 $22,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $281,867.14 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $269,927.11 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $257,471.05 $22,200.00
Sep-20-1898 $284,516.67 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $308,120.98 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $320,666.32 $24,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $341,393.17 $24,560.00
Sep-15-1902 $387,171.01 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $400,844.03 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $391,330.62 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $398,833.00 $24,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $411,074.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $396,008.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $372,373.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $377,717.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $368,320.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $414,564.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $430,778.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $502,102.00 $49,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $497,357.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $475,042.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $497,913.00 $49,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $665,767.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $762,671.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,017,545.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,097,805.00 $97,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,557,141.00 $99,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,048,832.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,207,375.00 $125,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,190,803.00 $123,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,253,380.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,228,078.00 $123,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,315,783.00 $122,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,393,346.00 $124,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,255,213.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,162,437.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,118,233.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,033,795.00 $125,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $971,466.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $996,542.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $916,840.00 $0.00

 

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