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Bank Info for NB Charter 2381 (1878 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Smyrna, DE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1878-1884 William M. Bell David Jas. Cummins
1885-1898 William Henry Janney David Jas. Cummins
1899-1907 Eugene Davis William Henry Janney
1908-1921 Chas. J. Sudler Eugene Davis
1922-1927 E. T. Porter Chas. J. Sudler
1928-1935 E. T. Porter E. G. Walls
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 - 3000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4741
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5020
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1274
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4104
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 160
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 768
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 1781
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 962
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 720
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 222
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 250
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 84
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 14, 1878
  • Chartered Apr 4, 1878
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Smyrna
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $247,036
High Bal (1928) $1,344,337
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $22,098
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 80,524
# Small Notes 13,428
# Total Notes 93,952
$ Large Size $1,605,600
$ Small Size $224,100
$ Total Issued $1,829,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1878 $247,036.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $260,742.26 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $304,392.66 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $354,493.64 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $415,853.64 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $428,034.24 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $476,181.59 $88,300.00
Oct-01-1885 $422,580.57 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $383,574.41 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $336,987.54 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $384,954.88 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $328,891.08 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $330,098.66 $44,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $353,194.14 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $324,588.28 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $322,230.29 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $313,231.30 $22,497.50
Sep-28-1895 $329,777.96 $22,097.50
Oct-06-1896 $331,312.36 $22,497.50
Oct-05-1897 $350,257.78 $22,497.50
Sep-20-1898 $415,315.21 $67,497.50
Sep-07-1899 $423,850.95 $66,547.50
Sep-05-1900 $452,161.96 $74,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $502,909.01 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $523,220.01 $74,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $526,343.54 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $590,370.30 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $561,407.00 $99,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $583,167.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $617,727.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $586,795.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $597,129.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $622,078.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $631,582.00 $99,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $675,072.00 $97,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $672,613.00 $98,850.00
Sep-12-1914 $667,799.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $702,108.00 $98,750.00
Sep-12-1916 $750,948.00 $99,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $831,946.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $928,617.00 $99,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $916,586.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,043,369.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $970,637.00 $99,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,008,672.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,005,026.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,117,382.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,177,266.00 $99,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,241,577.00 $99,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,261,884.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,344,337.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,250,104.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,257,639.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,185,063.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,127,897.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,063,626.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,130,397.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,056,200.00 $0.00

 

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