Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 1985 (1872 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Planters National Bank of
Danville, VA
2 The First National Bank of (8/1/1899)
Danville, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1875 Nathaniel Talley John Brown Davis
1876-1881 Nathaniel Talley William Decatur Bethell
1882-1882 W. H. White William Decatur Bethell
1883-1888 W. H. White W. F. Cheek
1889-1892 W. H. White William Pinkney Bethell
1893-1895 W. J. Fowlkes William Pinkney Bethell
1896-1896 H. M. Victor William Pinkney Bethell
1897-1897 H. M. Victor John Devall Langhorne
1898-1901 H. M. Victor James R. Jopling
1902-1908 Allen Cucullu James R. Jopling
1909-1913 B. V. Booth James R. Jopling
1914-1929 B. V. Booth James I. Pritchett
1930-1935 J. N. Benton B. V. Booth
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 - 3000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3308
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2694
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1675
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1326
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4250
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2400
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1566
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6670
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5028
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8700
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 9001 - 69174
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8701 - 47149
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 13458
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6378
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1654
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 24734
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 11844
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2865
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 10, 1872
  • Chartered May 18, 1872
  • 1: Assumed Merchants Bank by consolidation Jun 1895
  • 2: Assumed 9475 by consolidation Jun 12, 1917 (National Bank, Danville, VA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $353,379
High Bal (1935) $9,323,916
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $340,800
Total Out (1934) $275,000
# Large Notes 594,228
# Small Notes 168,383
# Total Notes 762,611
$ Large Size $5,006,290
$ Small Size $1,284,310
$ Total Issued $6,290,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $388,325.55 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $443,483.98 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $467,403.98 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $514,240.83 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $498,858.21 $48,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $363,591.73 $48,600.00
Oct-01-1878 $353,378.86 $48,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $420,165.19 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $443,339.49 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $441,730.90 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $412,027.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $489,409.53 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $463,215.04 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $455,221.16 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $407,382.13 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $574,205.44 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $408,708.23 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $408,307.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $383,770.33 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $393,902.96 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $406,245.60 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $399,529.83 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $378,790.28 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $400,450.80 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $391,941.74 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $556,168.10 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $633,128.89 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $703,852.32 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $887,925.57 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $919,489.28 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,102,881.36 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,140,751.68 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,235,022.46 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,494,780.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,662,817.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,068,202.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,952,831.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,066,660.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,107,484.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,407,046.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,739,836.00 $199,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,626,698.00 $199,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,324,265.00 $340,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,867,487.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,178,193.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,143,062.00 $275,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,299,968.00 $270,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,826,679.00 $263,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,045,916.00 $268,296.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,078,593.00 $262,397.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,085,449.00 $274,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,298,527.00 $266,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,437,683.00 $268,798.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,282,327.00 $267,198.00
Dec-31-1926 $8,452,451.00 $274,998.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,647,438.00 $266,497.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,906,207.00 $267,147.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,664,156.00 $274,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,013,760.00 $274,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,307,309.00 $274,998.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,105,746.00 $275,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,815,557.00 $275,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $8,083,091.00 $275,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,323,916.00 $0.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!