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Bank Info for NB Charter 311 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gettysburg, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1872 George Arnold George Throne
1873-1874 MAJ Henry Snyder Benner George Throne
1875-1885 Robert Bell George Throne
1886-1896 Samuel Milton Bushman George Throne
1897-1910 Samuel Milton Bushman David G. Minter
1911-1918 John Elmer Musselman Samuel Milton Bushman
1919-1920 John Elmer Musselman Charles H. Musselman
1921-1921 Edgar Allen Crouse Charles H. Musselman
1922-1927 Edgar Leland Deardorff Edwin Comly "Ned" Tyson
1928-1935 Edgar Leland Deardorff Edmund Wells Thomas
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 4x5 1 - 4400
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1640
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2046
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2688
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3240
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8801 - 28559
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6896
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3740
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1092
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9214
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5734
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1656
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $189,692
High Bal (1932) $2,907,724
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $22,500
High Bal (1923) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 170,292
# Small Notes 86,972
# Total Notes 257,264
$ Large Size $1,996,650
$ Small Size $698,850
$ Total Issued $2,695,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $189,692.16 $50,100.00
Oct-02-1865 $317,918.60 $89,980.00
Oct-01-1866 $269,101.43 $89,935.00
Oct-07-1867 $318,203.16 $89,970.00
Oct-05-1868 $318,563.12 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $271,252.50 $89,255.00
Oct-08-1870 $279,437.78 $89,965.00
Oct-02-1871 $295,424.39 $89,760.00
Oct-03-1872 $343,473.81 $88,800.00
Sep-12-1873 $363,242.72 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $381,241.12 $89,998.00
Oct-01-1875 $382,472.84 $85,398.00
Oct-02-1876 $375,691.57 $89,098.00
Oct-01-1877 $373,590.39 $89,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $339,478.21 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $351,221.09 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $382,521.67 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $439,809.92 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $432,120.96 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $468,387.79 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $419,378.84 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $383,006.35 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $362,817.75 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $372,768.90 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $407,392.05 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $466,236.93 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $500,654.65 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $562,934.72 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $604,784.78 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $642,333.56 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $632,141.74 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $671,443.79 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $697,799.00 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $701,246.91 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $804,536.16 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $819,206.42 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $932,194.52 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $951,687.05 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,003,869.77 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,044,633.91 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,094,615.11 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,129,855.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,190,705.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,185,308.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,277,212.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,259,252.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,241,624.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,259,405.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,324,564.00 $99,540.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,402,027.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,390,102.00 $99,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,400,741.00 $97,710.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,435,065.00 $97,940.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,608,341.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,602,722.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,517,436.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,823,306.00 $97,950.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,697,408.00 $96,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,694,144.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,868,381.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,860,463.00 $148,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,957,284.00 $148,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,111,332.00 $147,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,107,152.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,129,249.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,343,391.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,213,690.00 $147,600.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,104,263.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,907,724.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,763,275.00 $148,300.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,669,780.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,666,306.00 $0.00

 

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