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Bank Info for NB Charter 2697 (1882 - 1911)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Scranton, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1887 James Alexander Linen Joseph J. Albright
1888-1891 James Alexander Linen Edward W. Weston
1892-1911 Isaac Post James Alexander Linen
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10522
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 33500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 58000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 5, 1882
  • Chartered May 19, 1882
  • Succeeded 77 (First National Bank of, Scranton, PA)
  • Retook 77 Oct 19, 1911 (First National Bank of, Scranton, PA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 77 (First National Bank of, Scranton, PA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $2,323,200
High Bal (1911) $14,110,544
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $39,450
High Bal (1907) $1,000,000
Total Out (1911) $982,495
# Large Notes 408,088
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 408,088
$ Large Size $5,101,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,101,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $2,323,200.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,770,213.31 $43,700.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,779,308.03 $42,800.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,869,666.46 $41,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,137,121.65 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,491,816.81 $42,650.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,960,297.05 $44,300.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,537,011.06 $42,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,692,280.42 $43,900.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,766,151.16 $39,450.00
Sep-30-1892 $6,107,163.81 $40,350.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,556,113.81 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,060,976.93 $72,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $6,290,873.45 $178,595.00
Oct-06-1896 $6,332,589.57 $175,550.00
Oct-05-1897 $6,848,405.58 $177,300.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,033,773.91 $41,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $8,166,485.25 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $8,736,931.61 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $10,019,322.13 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $10,119,646.21 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $10,833,179.05 $49,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $11,230,733.49 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $12,649,028.00 $49,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $12,679,919.00 $47,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $13,274,533.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $13,480,991.00 $999,995.00
Sep-01-1909 $13,569,362.00 $999,995.00
Sep-01-1910 $13,537,227.00 $967,095.00
Sep-01-1911 $14,110,544.00 $982,495.00

 

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