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Bank Info for NB Charter 2045 (1872 - 1920)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The German National Bank of the City of
Newark, NJ
2 Union National Bank of (6/14/1902)
Newark, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1875 Wm. R. Drake Isador Lehman
1876-1887 Edwin M. Douglas Isador Lehman
1888-1890 E. C. Fletcher Edwin M. Douglas
1891-1901 Archibald Woodruff Conklin Edwin M. Douglas
1902-1909 Archibald Woodruff Conklin William Scheerer
1910-1910 Archibald Woodruff Conklin John T. Dryden
1911-1915 Archibald Woodruff Conklin William Scheerer
1916-1920 William C. Pearson William Scheerer
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 3000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 867
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4450
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4220
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 743
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3048
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 94
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 31500
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 24900
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2000
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 63147
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 36084
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2921
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 80000
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 66875
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 477
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 80001 - 94026
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 66876 - 82767
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 10, 1872
  • Chartered Sep 14, 1872
  • 1: Absorbed 362 Jun 14, 1902 with title change (Second National Bank, Newark, NJ)
  • 2: Liquidated Dec 31, 1920
  • 2: Consolidated with Fidelity Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $391,492
High Bal (1920) $33,644,766
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $43,760
High Bal (1914) $1,600,000
Total Out (1920) $172,600
# Large Notes 1,425,726
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,425,726
$ Large Size $11,898,740
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $11,898,740
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $525,130.90 $179,093.00
Oct-02-1874 $618,586.47 $176,849.00
Oct-01-1875 $528,308.42 $63,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $391,491.71 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $514,766.25 $179,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $558,140.97 $178,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $606,200.57 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $801,877.38 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $825,670.43 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $865,503.46 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $923,569.40 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $989,596.86 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,122,385.02 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,187,709.10 $179,620.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,406,367.85 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,434,760.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,883,835.88 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,793,447.85 $43,760.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,461,251.47 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,834,789.01 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,455,330.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,204,538.62 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,930,294.12 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,625,181.17 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,064,911.38 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,739,910.09 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,300,501.13 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,555,497.30 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,956,975.99 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $9,163,724.61 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $10,095,119.55 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $11,316,860.53 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $12,603,071.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $12,047,318.00 $235,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $13,091,515.00 $235,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $16,402,023.00 $1,005,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $16,416,019.00 $710,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $16,601,078.00 $599,998.00
Sep-01-1911 $17,060,959.00 $1,375,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $18,770,312.00 $1,500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $17,424,185.00 $1,474,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $18,988,980.00 $1,600,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $19,604,899.00 $1,460,397.00
Sep-12-1916 $20,697,704.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $23,293,089.00 $175,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $25,905,740.00 $175,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $30,347,972.00 $175,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $33,644,766.00 $172,600.00

 

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