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Bank Info for NB Charter 189 (1864 - 1923)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Franklin, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Miles Whitney Sage COL James Bleakley
1864-1866 COL James Bleakley Arnold Plumer
1867-1868 Robert Lacey Cochran Arnold Plumer
1869-1872 Robert Lacey Cochran Samuel Plumer
1873-1878 Austin D. Cotton Samuel Plumer
1879-1901 Frank Wallace Officer Sr. Samuel Plumer
1902-1919 Frank Wallace Officer Sr. GEN Charles Miller
1920-1923 Frank Wallace Officer Sr. Wayne Whiting Bleakley
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 3x1-2 1 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 480
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 990
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1054
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6896
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12901 - 30353
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 8, 1864
  • Liquidated Dec 15, 1923
  • Absorbed by Franklin Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $487,717
High Bal (1918) $1,857,356
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1918) $200,000
Total Out (1923) $200,000
# Large Notes 230,492
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 230,492
$ Large Size $2,529,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,529,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $806,804.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $754,261.99 $83,400.00
Oct-01-1866 $607,129.32 $85,895.00
Oct-07-1867 $570,083.83 $87,475.00
Oct-05-1868 $498,840.62 $87,475.00
Oct-09-1869 $536,364.91 $87,475.00
Oct-08-1870 $487,716.61 $87,475.00
Oct-02-1871 $600,023.03 $87,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $628,320.12 $87,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $704,013.60 $86,185.00
Oct-02-1874 $593,097.64 $85,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $650,418.51 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $596,975.88 $89,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $716,271.58 $88,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $580,389.53 $63,710.00
Oct-02-1879 $567,849.25 $77,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $680,606.60 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $716,059.90 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $553,612.06 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $592,790.82 $89,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $492,031.25 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $610,292.03 $64,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $582,704.71 $67,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $519,780.69 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $539,285.19 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $596,692.63 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $502,213.39 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $535,733.44 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $624,857.98 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $528,627.67 $27,800.00
Oct-02-1894 $618,634.49 $31,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $653,919.79 $41,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $720,946.60 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $678,373.71 $84,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $705,686.29 $88,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $691,677.95 $89,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $727,641.06 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $734,786.38 $74,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $771,275.06 $73,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $927,983.66 $74,380.00
Sep-06-1904 $863,162.13 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $951,935.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,064,196.00 $137,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,153,746.00 $138,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,129,524.00 $139,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,199,335.00 $156,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,263,238.00 $155,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,410,954.00 $156,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,363,755.00 $156,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,457,611.00 $153,580.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,499,363.00 $156,550.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,724,217.00 $196,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,690,437.00 $195,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,795,255.00 $198,840.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,857,356.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,489,848.00 $191,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,505,808.00 $196,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,522,005.00 $199,350.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,630,579.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,640,516.00 $200,000.00

 

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