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Bank Info for NB Charter 26 (1863 - 1873)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1871 William Spooner Huntington Sr. Henry David Cooke
1872-1872 Henry C. Swain Henry David Cooke
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 3x1-2 1 - 54
Original Series 4x5 1 - 19155
Original Series 2x10-2x20 1 - 1728
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1621
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 26)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 16, 1863
  • Receivership Sep 19, 1873
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Jay Cooke & Co. (founded by)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $531,450
High Bal (1865) $8,805,647
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1868) $402,529
High Bal (1865) $450,000
Total Out (1872) $448,361
# Large Notes 86,990
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 86,990
$ Large Size $730,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $730,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $531,450.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $4,846,518.62 $439,950.00
Oct-02-1865 $8,805,647.12 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,567,505.12 $433,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,139,793.13 $421,182.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,759,065.58 $402,529.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,099,050.90 $446,420.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,997,229.02 $445,735.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,284,164.49 $431,600.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,381,622.20 $448,361.00

 

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