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Bank Info for NB Charter 2308 (1875 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lehighton, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1876-1879 Wesley Weiss Bowman Daniel Olewine
1880-1888 Wesley Weiss Bowman Thomas Kemerer
1889-1908 John T. Semmel Reuben F. Hofford
1909-1914 Henry Joseph Bretney John Seaboldt
1915-1915 * none * John Seaboldt
1916-1919 Charles F. Bretney John Seaboldt
1919-1919 Charles F. Bretney Dr. Jacob Gilbert Zern
1920-1935 Charles F. Bretney George Daniel Kresge
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14784
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4365
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2154
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4281
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2889
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 8945
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6107
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2748
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1714
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 442
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5996
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3366
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 758
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 23, 1875
  • Chartered Nov 3, 1875
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $123,921
High Bal (1934) $2,910,218
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $18,000
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 174,100
# Small Notes 39,544
# Total Notes 213,644
$ Large Size $1,205,000
$ Small Size $317,120
$ Total Issued $1,522,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1876 $123,920.76 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $163,185.10 $60,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $164,551.47 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $175,662.64 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $186,964.94 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $229,402.09 $67,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $221,463.25 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $233,755.06 $66,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $239,156.36 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $235,193.75 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $245,258.18 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $273,473.31 $67,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $284,265.14 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $254,437.38 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $267,063.46 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $277,369.50 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $317,724.40 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $274,303.23 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $303,842.54 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $303,055.94 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $310,058.04 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $327,596.63 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $398,127.98 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $458,582.28 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $597,046.00 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $599,515.00 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $655,559.99 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $625,054.40 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $720,803.47 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $774,883.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $830,366.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $994,656.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,032,485.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,075,647.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,127,119.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,254,930.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,346,255.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,362,901.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,427,146.00 $49,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,304,040.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,458,338.00 $49,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,500,584.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,544,332.00 $49,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,983,750.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,839,976.00 $49,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,855,187.00 $47,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,018,802.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,020,674.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,095,417.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,260,720.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,349,343.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,349,126.00 $49,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,473,156.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,411,765.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,446,269.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,304,915.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,752,339.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,726,292.00 $98,700.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,910,218.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,869,934.00 $0.00

 

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