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Bank Info for NB Charter 1928 (1872 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Georgetown, DC
2 The Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of (1/14/1925)
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1890 William Laird, Jr. Henry M. Sweeny
1891-1895 Edgar Peter Berry Henry M. Sweeny
1896-1905 Edgar Peter Berry Stephen Thomas Brown
1906-1913 Charles W. Edmonston Stephen Thomas Brown
1913-1918 Charles W. Edmonston William King
1919-1927 Harry Lodge Selby Harry Vincent Haynes
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 4x5 1 - 250
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 300
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4250
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10915
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 28800
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8680
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 13000
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 13001 - 48400
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 40230
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 15, 1872
  • Chartered Jan 24, 1872
  • 2: Closed Dec 15, 1928
  • 2: Consolidated with 5046 Dec 15, 1928 (Riggs National Bank, Washington, DC)
  • 2: Circulation assumed by 5046 (Riggs National Bank, Washington, DC)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $982,082
High Bal (1927) $4,617,788
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $100,000
High Bal (1900) $250,000
Total Out (1927) $100,000
# Large Notes 590,700
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 590,700
$ Large Size $6,079,350
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $6,079,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $1,005,195.44 $220,760.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,024,225.94 $219,915.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,020,913.59 $216,920.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,021,760.64 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,005,876.34 $220,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $982,081.75 $202,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,035,543.53 $214,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,059,486.23 $216,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,146,828.21 $215,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,153,186.36 $207,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,265,646.86 $192,100.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,297,228.38 $213,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,289,511.05 $221,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,336,244.78 $188,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,343,214.13 $185,120.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,385,491.93 $194,130.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,367,923.51 $201,100.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,384,411.85 $179,980.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,593,064.44 $216,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,554,696.80 $198,450.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,536,492.73 $147,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,415,645.48 $223,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,435,722.73 $177,950.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,489,792.71 $225,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,584,916.94 $220,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,534,238.59 $220,200.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,569,490.88 $220,950.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,124,249.66 $225,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,939,284.48 $250,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,986,100.21 $245,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,975,154.28 $250,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,109,558.91 $242,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,196,636.02 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,050,976.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,564,028.00 $247,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,558,029.00 $246,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,381,267.00 $246,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,138,128.00 $246,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,966,746.00 $219,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,922,734.00 $245,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,970,815.00 $245,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,140,512.00 $242,650.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,096,824.00 $238,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,074,868.00 $245,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,090,694.00 $244,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,113,069.00 $227,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,266,774.00 $241,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,018,783.00 $234,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,199,680.00 $241,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,322,867.00 $230,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,506,679.00 $241,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,943,880.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,143,080.00 $223,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,359,853.00 $243,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,408,732.00 $242,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,617,788.00 $100,000.00

 

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