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Bank Info for NB Charter 1769 (1871 - 1879)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Petersburg, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1872 Carter Richard Bishop Jr. Reuben Fenton Ragland
1873-1878 Carter Richard Bishop Jr. Thomas Withers
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 - 2150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2200
Original Series 50-100 1 - 200
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 936
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 14, 1870
  • Chartered Jan 16, 1871
  • Liquidated Jan 14, 1879
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $360,204
High Bal (1877) $612,051
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $105,100
High Bal (1871) $108,000
Total Out (1878) $108,000
# Large Notes 21,544
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 21,544
$ Large Size $229,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $229,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $406,292.63 $108,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $360,203.89 $108,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $424,933.84 $108,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $523,685.30 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $544,761.80 $105,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $493,038.57 $106,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $612,050.70 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $437,143.99 $108,000.00

 

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