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Bank Info for NB Charter 2948 (1883 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Port Townsend, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1890 Robert Crosby Hill Henry Landes
1891-1891 * none * Henry Landes
1892-1892 D. M. Slocum Henry Landes
1892-1904 Robert Crosby Hill Henry Landes
1905-1916 H. D. Hopkins Norval Hastings Latimer
1917-1918 James Griffith McCurdy H. D. Hopkins
1919-1920 * none * James Griffith McCurdy
1921-1930 Chester J. Flint James Griffith McCurdy
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 - 775 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 776 - 2088
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 625
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1820
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1821 - 3362
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 245
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 33
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 26, 1883
  • Chartered May 11, 1883
  • Succeeded Henry Landes
  • Liquidated Dec 2, 1931
  • Absorbed by 13351 which assumed its circulation (American NB/First American NB, Port Townsend, WA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Henry Landes
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $117,592
High Bal (1928) $2,131,445
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $9,650
High Bal (1890) $22,500
Total Out (1930) $12,200
# Large Notes 24,300
# Small Notes 1,668
# Total Notes 25,968
$ Large Size $303,750
$ Small Size $18,660
$ Total Issued $322,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $117,591.77 $11,080.00
Sep-30-1884 $120,205.46 $11,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $147,656.10 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $164,529.93 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $225,815.35 $10,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $370,743.35 $9,650.00
Sep-30-1889 $509,429.80 $19,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $431,187.84 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $295,968.68 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $300,126.46 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $276,651.26 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $250,844.57 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $238,382.81 $21,540.00
Oct-06-1896 $223,265.58 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $174,832.83 $22,150.00
Sep-20-1898 $161,912.71 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $178,572.29 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $166,423.35 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $189,087.73 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $183,012.09 $12,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $234,541.49 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $221,228.36 $12,480.00
Aug-25-1905 $249,350.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $305,598.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $327,060.00 $12,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $341,546.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $448,394.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $500,111.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $511,554.00 $11,960.00
Sep-04-1912 $507,936.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $569,583.00 $12,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $567,917.00 $12,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $518,907.00 $12,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $518,764.00 $12,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $554,438.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $633,366.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $615,680.00 $11,900.00
Sep-12-1920 $680,851.00 $12,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $649,518.00 $12,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,552,929.00 $12,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,559,732.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,513,795.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,595,741.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,702,459.00 $12,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,802,544.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,131,445.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,854,262.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,700,770.00 $12,200.00

 

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