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Bank Info for NB Charter 204 (1864 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Baltimore, MD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 John Saurin Norris Thomas Swann
1866-1866 John Saurin Norris Christopher Columbus O'Donnell
1866-1867 John Saurin Norris Thomas Swann
1868-1868 John Saurin Norris Christopher Columbus O'Donnell
1869-1872 Emanuel Kent Holtzman Christopher Columbus O'Donnell
1873-1875 Emanuel Kent Holtzman John Saurin Norris
1876-1882 Edward Jacob Penniman John Saurin Norris
1883-1883 Edward Jacob Penniman William Edward Hooper
1883-1886 Edward Jacob Penniman Joseph Alexander Sprigg
1887-1899 Edward Jacob Penniman John Wesley Hall
1900-1900 William A. Leitch Jas. DeGue Ferguson
1900-1908 Henry Buckley Wilcox Jas. DeGue Ferguson
1909-1915 William Saunders Hammond Henry Buckley Wilcox
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 - 19350
Original Series 4x10 1 - 10450
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 4300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4500
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 1500
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 4000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21155
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12380
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 48400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 57360
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 41439
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 19, 1864
  • Assumed 4530 May 17, 1900 (Equitable National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • Absorbed 2623 Dec 21, 1903 (Manufacturers National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • Absorbed 9639 Jan 26, 1914 (National City Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • Liquidated Sep 11, 1916
  • Consolidated with 1413 (Natl Mechanics Bank/Merchants/FNB, Baltimore, MD)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $2,752,052
High Bal (1914) $10,569,827
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $36,890
High Bal (1914) $1,401,400
Total Out (1915) $697,100
# Large Notes 913,336
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 913,336
$ Large Size $10,163,250
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $10,163,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $3,713,669.66 $786,915.00
Oct-02-1865 $4,355,334.67 $804,330.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,432,493.31 $804,450.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,592,872.37 $800,745.00
Oct-05-1868 $3,829,734.20 $818,375.00
Oct-09-1869 $3,793,182.11 $814,055.00
Oct-08-1870 $3,928,022.39 $815,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $3,961,833.05 $816,905.00
Oct-03-1872 $4,190,451.77 $810,550.00
Sep-12-1873 $4,378,298.33 $804,445.00
Oct-02-1874 $4,124,270.48 $818,640.00
Oct-01-1875 $4,047,730.28 $807,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,905,020.33 $747,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $4,191,505.69 $778,900.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,884,572.79 $774,340.00
Oct-02-1879 $4,083,494.03 $695,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $4,356,990.80 $760,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,685,216.16 $729,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $4,717,764.33 $814,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,440,500.33 $753,070.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,125,859.93 $754,650.00
Oct-01-1885 $4,362,194.09 $747,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,320,566.96 $774,160.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,116,230.30 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,486,780.35 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,327,937.92 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,275,220.03 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,018,011.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,416,181.17 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,980,730.96 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,393,874.42 $44,190.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,192,184.91 $36,890.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,762,279.50 $44,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,943,880.10 $42,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,058,410.56 $41,820.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,752,052.32 $40,540.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,904,268.60 $199,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,574,411.10 $193,650.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,130,777.12 $197,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $6,427,621.27 $533,150.00
Sep-06-1904 $8,312,728.80 $625,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $7,584,276.00 $651,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $8,438,804.00 $665,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,877,442.00 $717,750.00
Sep-23-1908 $8,182,722.00 $715,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,153,970.00 $628,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,816,032.00 $622,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,608,575.00 $628,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,688,351.00 $626,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,691,624.00 $637,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $10,569,827.00 $1,401,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,149,203.00 $697,100.00

 

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