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Bank Info for NB Charter 2243 (1875 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Plainfield, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1875-1878 Joseph M. Myers Elias R. Pope
1879-1886 Joseph M. Myers Charles Hyde
1887-1892 F. H. Gardner Charles Hyde
1893-1900 William F. Arnold Charles Hyde
1901-1905 William F. Arnold J. F. Hubbard
1906-1916 William F. Arnold Louis Kepler Hyde
1917-1925 Arthur E. Crone Louis Kepler Hyde
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 - 1000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7702
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4455
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8580
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 14692
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10201
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2501 - 13950
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2001 - 9589
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 1, 1875
  • Chartered Apr 7, 1875
  • Liquidated Jun 28, 1926
  • Absorbed by Plainfield Trust Company, Plainfield
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1875) $294,136
High Bal (1925) $7,187,875
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $35,860
High Bal (1906) $150,000
Total Out (1923) $147,100
# Large Notes 343,676
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 343,676
$ Large Size $2,718,130
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,718,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1875 $294,136.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $312,381.69 $72,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $339,771.49 $111,400.00
Oct-01-1878 $349,494.87 $133,910.00
Oct-02-1879 $396,876.98 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $385,550.23 $134,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $407,861.03 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $407,569.20 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $442,409.18 $133,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $384,760.79 $63,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $370,679.32 $63,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $405,448.59 $63,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $437,967.28 $63,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $468,021.68 $63,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $525,062.80 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $551,747.79 $36,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $560,519.36 $36,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $567,670.88 $36,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $542,429.88 $35,860.00
Oct-02-1894 $607,386.36 $36,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $665,175.42 $36,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $655,962.14 $44,540.00
Oct-05-1897 $691,525.93 $43,810.00
Sep-20-1898 $805,758.91 $43,260.00
Sep-07-1899 $835,304.78 $127,860.00
Sep-05-1900 $924,920.71 $141,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $993,833.99 $141,900.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,123,356.65 $38,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,104,582.84 $38,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,302,275.01 $38,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,604,830.00 $142,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,939,910.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,013,112.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,182,475.00 $140,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,460,474.00 $148,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,699,772.00 $144,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,897,028.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,995,450.00 $145,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,368,256.00 $143,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,370,577.00 $142,550.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,644,908.00 $143,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,213,898.00 $145,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,221,989.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,711,564.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,083,300.00 $48,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,050,256.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,936,948.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,880,657.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,391,798.00 $147,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,821,119.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,187,875.00 $0.00

 

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