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Bank Info for NB Charter 2043 (1872 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Washington National Bank
Washington, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1874 Samuel H. Taylor Fred W. Viehe
1875-1875 Samuel H. Taylor Matthew L. Brett
1876-1878 Richard N. Read Matthew L. Brett
1879-1884 Richard N. Read John N. Breen
1885-1887 Richard N. Read E. W. Thompson
1888-1896 William M. Hayes E. W. Thompson
1897-1912 William M. Hayes N. G. Read
1913-1921 L. I. Read N. G. Read
1922-1935 A. C. Wise L. I. Read
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 - 1550
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 480
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 774
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1627
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1230
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 946
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1640
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1641 - 2061
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 261
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 42
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 248
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 80
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 28, 1872
  • Chartered Sep 9, 1872
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $142,363
High Bal (1923) $1,471,213
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $26,100
High Bal (1905) $116,096
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 30,320
# Small Notes 3,786
# Total Notes 34,106
$ Large Size $993,480
$ Small Size $143,100
$ Total Issued $1,136,580
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $142,363.29 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $179,297.91 $40,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $208,497.21 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $200,972.17 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $207,654.19 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $176,822.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $184,949.23 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $171,813.16 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $170,021.49 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $200,136.34 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $216,640.31 $26,100.00
Sep-30-1884 $223,402.69 $26,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $292,852.37 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $388,859.86 $26,450.00
Oct-05-1887 $393,034.22 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $307,664.46 $26,240.00
Sep-30-1889 $369,574.90 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $353,732.29 $26,300.00
Sep-25-1891 $340,141.85 $26,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $380,042.43 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $316,452.93 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $334,408.49 $27,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $302,915.77 $27,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $310,575.86 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $359,334.27 $27,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $411,597.36 $27,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $449,874.84 $27,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $503,353.08 $41,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $586,582.81 $41,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $715,815.62 $41,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $687,292.03 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $751,895.53 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $781,848.00 $116,096.00
Sep-04-1906 $872,183.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $910,979.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $908,723.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,010,642.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,008,093.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $998,860.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,012,372.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,011,482.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $984,046.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $950,240.00 $98,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,011,573.00 $98,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,082,191.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,237,747.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,389,639.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,369,749.00 $98,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,243,002.00 $99,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,260,269.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,471,213.00 $99,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,332,145.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,364,106.00 $100,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,339,583.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,345,347.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,337,875.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,339,677.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,325,683.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,298,506.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,070,613.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $987,865.00 $99,400.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,298,954.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,327,557.00 $0.00

 

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