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Bank Info for NB Charter 1884 (1871 - 1935)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Wellsburg National Bank
Wellsburg, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1873 Wilson Beall Adam Kuhn
1874-1883 Wilson Beall William K. Pendleton
1884-1888 J. S. Beall William K. Pendleton
1889-1899 E. W. Paxton John C. Palmer, Jr.
1900-1904 Zachariah Jacob John C. Palmer, Jr.
1905-1906 T. W. Carmichael John C. Palmer, Jr.
1907-1908 S. S. Hedges John C. Palmer, Jr.
1909-1929 Hazlett M. Rodgers John C. Palmer, Jr.
1930-1932 J. V. Hall Hazlett M. Rodgers
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 - 3250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3100
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1995
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5850
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2795
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 6875
1902 Plain Back 4x10 6876 - 34176
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5430
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 430
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 5, 1871
  • Chartered Sep 25, 1871
  • Conservatorship Jun 29, 1933
  • Liquidated Dec 17, 1935
  • Succeeded by 14295 (Wellsburg National Bank, Wellsburg, WV)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $186,812
High Bal (1924) $1,578,069
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $10,500
High Bal (1872) $134,485
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 204,664
# Small Notes 33,010
# Total Notes 237,674
$ Large Size $2,119,040
$ Small Size $330,100
$ Total Issued $2,449,140
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $397,748.26 $134,485.00
Sep-12-1873 $376,104.11 $134,340.00
Oct-02-1874 $355,175.75 $134,040.00
Oct-01-1875 $267,615.48 $86,710.00
Oct-02-1876 $244,114.63 $87,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $251,243.70 $86,630.00
Oct-01-1878 $243,020.55 $81,660.00
Oct-02-1879 $255,952.87 $84,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $259,068.70 $85,310.00
Oct-01-1881 $284,779.23 $83,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $273,943.17 $81,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $268,244.52 $76,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $257,677.73 $78,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $193,742.83 $10,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $186,812.27 $10,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $195,099.75 $10,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $198,475.51 $15,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $212,611.04 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $224,384.25 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $217,356.49 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $235,870.38 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $217,036.78 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $240,116.69 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $247,738.52 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $252,416.02 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $249,595.24 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $253,528.63 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $318,271.09 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $327,062.15 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $330,765.58 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $350,485.71 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $423,020.26 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $466,276.98 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $506,757.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $618,979.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $622,017.00 $84,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $688,120.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $627,527.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $645,299.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $694,974.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $666,826.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $722,966.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $743,492.00 $98,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $710,115.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $839,756.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $923,422.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $896,935.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $904,020.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,058,528.00 $97,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $926,252.00 $98,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,348,523.00 $97,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,428,233.00 $97,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,578,069.00 $98,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,364,174.00 $98,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,429,605.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,501,316.00 $97,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,524,828.00 $97,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,443,315.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,419,159.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,217,221.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $964,303.00 $100,000.00

 

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