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Bank Info for NB Charter 2904 (1883 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Chester National Bank
Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1892 Samuel H. Seeds Samuel A. Dyer
1893-1917 Samuel H. Seeds John Frank Black
1918-1922 B. Hillyard Sweney Richard Wetherill
1923-1929 John L. Black Richard Wetherill
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 4x5 1 - 4695
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2053
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2714
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 19750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 12300
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 100
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 28250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18900
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 28251 - 97345
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 18901 - 61465
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4903
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2528
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 730
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 1, 1883
  • Chartered Mar 17, 1883
  • Succeeded Samuel A. Dyer
  • Liquidated Oct 4, 1930
  • Absorbed by Cambridge Trust Company, Chester
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Samuel A. Dyer
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $483,565
High Bal (1928) $6,461,338
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $44,100
High Bal (1904) $300,000
Total Out (1929) $300,000
# Large Notes 798,060
# Small Notes 48,966
# Total Notes 847,026
$ Large Size $6,778,800
$ Small Size $386,370
$ Total Issued $7,165,170
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $483,565.48 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $507,034.27 $67,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $573,310.22 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $758,334.17 $44,950.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,121,324.60 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $998,522.78 $44,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,002,263.45 $44,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,247,423.50 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,149,850.01 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,149,621.37 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,117,352.62 $44,100.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,188,898.03 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,198,203.42 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,145,069.45 $88,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,156,166.03 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,370,288.92 $133,200.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,563,518.82 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,717,269.25 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,825,411.76 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,761,559.91 $146,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,909,546.66 $295,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,801,055.24 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,744,328.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,965,451.00 $292,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,970,234.00 $299,998.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,759,894.00 $291,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,717,678.00 $283,440.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,916,463.00 $295,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,928,750.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,859,127.00 $292,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,792,549.00 $296,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,809,485.00 $298,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,738,618.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,160,158.00 $295,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,029,099.00 $294,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,987,948.00 $291,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,487,612.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,018,510.00 $294,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,846,529.00 $288,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,098,930.00 $292,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,929,298.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,474,310.00 $294,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,314,434.00 $290,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,761,177.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,003,828.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,461,338.00 $292,350.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,635,591.00 $300,000.00

 

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