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Bank Info for NB Charter 2050 (1872 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Lehigh Valley National Bank of
Bethlehem, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1873 Albert Newton Cleaver Garret Broadhead Linderman
1874-1885 Henry Guetter Borhek Garret Broadhead Linderman
1886-1887 Henry Guetter Borhek Francis Weiss
1888-1888 Henry Guetter Borhek Robert Packer Linderman
1889-1902 George A. Reed Robert Packer Linderman
1903-1907 George A. Reed Truman Monroe Dodson
1908-1909 George A. Reed Charles Millard Dodson
1910-1910 George A. Reed William Emil Doster
1911-1915 George W. Halliwell William Emil Doster
1916-1918 Frank P. Snyder William Emil Doster
1919-1930 Frank P. Snyder Robert Eldredge Wilbur
1931-1931 George J. Frantz Robert Eldredge Wilbur
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 3x1-2 1 - 4600
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5500
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2710
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 1224
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3737
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 3505
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 2996
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2050
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1740
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 840
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2145
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1423
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 14
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3000
1902 DB/PB 4x5 3001 - 3500 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3501 - 38252
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2401 - 2800 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2801 - 23850
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 548
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 549 - 718
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 10601
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4899
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1218

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 6, 1872
  • Chartered Sep 26, 1872
  • Liquidated Dec 19, 1932
  • Absorbed by 138 which assumed its circulation (First National Bank/First NB & TC, Bethlehem, PA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $671,186
High Bal (1928) $5,999,510
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $28,450
High Bal (1927) $299,998
Total Out (1931) $299,997
# Large Notes 379,508
# Small Notes 100,308
# Total Notes 479,816
$ Large Size $3,427,730
$ Small Size $758,130
$ Total Issued $4,185,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $671,185.63 $268,242.00
Oct-02-1874 $763,517.97 $267,997.00
Oct-01-1875 $800,580.93 $264,300.00
Oct-02-1876 $810,759.80 $258,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $864,489.10 $264,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $872,376.88 $261,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $950,163.79 $267,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,026,725.92 $267,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,107,862.25 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,268,389.96 $263,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,241,843.81 $267,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,414,874.88 $265,490.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,345,111.73 $262,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,061,676.70 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,294,752.93 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,390,848.02 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,184,595.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,260,410.06 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,331,260.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,201,789.44 $43,790.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,254,608.94 $43,550.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,271,253.12 $43,190.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,245,148.96 $34,270.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,360,630.72 $42,620.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,298,266.67 $36,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,305,083.17 $37,900.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,661,642.23 $28,450.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,744,914.42 $34,050.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,650,666.24 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,642,700.33 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,872,017.98 $49,100.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,693,730.95 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,816,612.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,927,536.00 $47,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,893,168.00 $47,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,615,925.00 $47,600.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,594,021.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,628,152.00 $48,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,617,375.00 $48,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,657,802.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,755,548.00 $49,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,779,549.00 $49,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,727,290.00 $49,298.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,171,688.00 $49,498.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,557,940.00 $48,598.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,663,683.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,625,427.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,207,038.00 $48,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,067,224.00 $48,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,193,373.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,947,927.00 $294,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,105,240.00 $299,997.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,387,314.00 $294,097.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,305,205.00 $299,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,573,850.00 $299,998.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,999,510.00 $299,998.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,423,557.00 $299,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,001,418.00 $299,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,271,900.00 $299,997.00

 

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