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Bank Info for NB Charter 2857 (1883 - 1909)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers National Bank of
West Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1890 William Dowlin Samuel Butler
1891-1896 William Dowlin H. B. Buckwalter
1897-1905 William Dowlin A. P. Hall
1906-1908 William Dowlin D. T. Sharples
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 - 3278
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4245
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2582
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 5, 1882
  • Chartered Jan 11, 1883
  • Liquidated May 3, 1909
  • Absorbed by Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $290,757
High Bal (1906) $836,544
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $21,700
High Bal (1906) $100,000
Total Out (1908) $25,000
# Large Notes 40,420
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 40,420
$ Large Size $377,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $377,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $290,756.75 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $365,552.31 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $300,736.87 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $311,456.83 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $338,666.80 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $374,339.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $367,094.27 $21,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $384,876.45 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $402,507.11 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $358,882.45 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $326,202.84 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $306,006.96 $22,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $344,587.87 $22,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $427,731.78 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $444,016.30 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $404,449.02 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $406,017.04 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $407,333.11 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $431,991.47 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $458,530.66 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $519,495.56 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $431,374.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $836,544.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $674,343.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $534,622.00 $25,000.00

 

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