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Bank Info for NB Charter 1868 (1871 - 1903)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of Jefferson at
Charlestown, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1873 Samuel Howell C. C. Porter
1874-1881 Samuel Howell Edward Tearney
1882-1902 Samuel Howell Henry O. Talbott
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 - 1100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1510
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2253
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1850
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 24, 1871
  • Chartered Sep 1, 1871
  • Liquidated May 7, 1903
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $148,936
High Bal (1902) $228,402
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $9,700
High Bal (1873) $67,500
Total Out (1902) $48,000
# Large Notes 27,852
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 27,852
$ Large Size $307,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $307,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $181,805.15 $66,880.00
Sep-12-1873 $180,924.51 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $167,925.86 $65,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $171,900.54 $65,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $175,714.30 $66,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $171,231.60 $66,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $189,265.97 $67,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $209,352.89 $67,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $209,692.00 $66,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $178,610.52 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $178,623.63 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $185,283.62 $43,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $159,623.21 $44,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $166,269.53 $42,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $173,111.83 $43,550.00
Oct-05-1887 $167,544.47 $42,190.00
Oct-04-1888 $153,324.08 $10,050.00
Sep-30-1889 $148,935.98 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $158,598.31 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $166,316.50 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $200,013.59 $10,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $165,451.13 $10,800.00
Oct-02-1894 $165,252.09 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $158,152.61 $10,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $153,750.14 $10,850.00
Oct-05-1897 $174,566.92 $10,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $186,544.34 $9,700.00
Sep-07-1899 $199,903.26 $10,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $195,686.85 $13,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $224,276.98 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $228,401.90 $48,000.00

 

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