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Bank Info for NB Charter 1893 (1871 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Hagerstown, MD
2 The Citizens National Bank of Washington City (6/15/1874)
Washington, DC
3 The Citizens' National Bank of Washington City [10/3/1891]
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1873 John Horace Van Lear Alpheus Richard Appleman
1874-1874 Benjamin Aaron Garlinger Alpheus Richard Appleman
1874-1874 Wines Edwin Weygant Jacob Tome
1875-1878 William Nathaniel Roach John Andrew Jackson Creswell
1879-1889 Thomas C. Pearsall John Andrew Jackson Creswell
1890-1893 Thomas C. Pearsall Eratus Kurtz Johnson
1894-1902 Thomas C. Pearsall Elbridge Smith Johnson
1903-1904 Robert A. Chester Frederick Charles Stevens
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1720
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2500
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8566
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 7661
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7000
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1858
3: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1000
3: Original Series 4x5 1 - 530
3: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 620
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 2, 1871
  • Chartered Oct 18, 1871
  • 1: Title and location changed to The Citizens N.B. of Washington City, DC. by Act of Congress dated May 1, 1874
  • 3: Assumed 4195 by consolidation Apr 23, 1903 (West End National Bank, Washington, DC)
  • 3: Liquidated Nov 7, 1904
  • 3: Consolidated with 1069 (N Metropolitan B/N Metro Citizens B, Washington, DC)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Appleman & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $114,285
High Bal (1904) $3,088,117
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $27,130
High Bal (1877) $270,000
Total Out (1904) $58,100
# Large Notes 137,820
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 137,820
$ Large Size $1,042,470
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,042,470
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $114,284.51 $44,950.00
Sep-12-1873 $139,714.62 $44,539.00
Oct-02-1874 $382,671.83 $86,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $679,957.73 $178,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $820,679.17 $268,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $723,557.81 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $709,806.50 $269,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $774,963.21 $269,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $775,873.42 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $817,927.34 $267,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $840,968.69 $263,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $859,623.73 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $893,393.64 $269,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,014,747.66 $269,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,005,599.79 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $990,620.39 $135,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,091,091.00 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,161,309.05 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,201,102.25 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,399,042.10 $43,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,367,149.71 $43,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,054,869.45 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,199,691.80 $27,130.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,131,900.65 $44,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,274,627.91 $44,380.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,389,076.02 $42,650.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,410,115.17 $43,420.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,762,431.49 $42,980.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,714,798.71 $47,940.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,752,129.77 $48,550.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,848,392.90 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,676,082.54 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,088,117.27 $58,100.00

 

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