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Bank Info for NB Charter 2382 (1878 - 1907)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Central National Bank of Washington City
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1878-1890 John A. Ruff Samuel Norment
1891-1894 Albert B. Ruff William E. Clark
1895-1906 Albert B. Ruff Clarence Forbes Norment Sr.
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 3x10-20 1 - 11600
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2080
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 23364
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 11, 1878
  • Chartered Apr 15, 1878
  • Liquidated Mar 28, 1907
  • Consolidated with 3425 (National Bank, Washington, DC)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $405,019
High Bal (1905) $4,060,000
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $50,000
High Bal (1905) $500,000
Total Out (1906) $50,000
# Large Notes 148,176
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 148,176
$ Large Size $1,789,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,789,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1878 $451,711.05 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $405,018.59 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $411,515.92 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $494,475.42 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $601,436.74 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $750,544.15 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $790,435.48 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $969,125.53 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,185,361.87 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,333,735.83 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,417,807.99 $88,900.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,555,779.59 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,623,912.03 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,671,773.75 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,859,790.65 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,303,023.45 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,474,337.06 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,411,538.63 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,374,504.49 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,769,683.45 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,997,464.54 $180,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,152,454.28 $180,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,133,283.78 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,240,659.84 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,440,111.28 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,496,385.04 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,495,061.46 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,060,000.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,294,616.00 $50,000.00

 

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