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Bank Info for NB Charter 3168 (1884 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Cranbury, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1896 Charles Applegate John S. Silvers
1897-1914 George Barclay Mershon John S. Silvers
1915-1917 George Barclay Mershon Walter S. Grover
1918-1932 George Barclay Mershon E. S. Barclay
1933-1935 L. W. Perrine E. S. Barclay
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 - 8275
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1500
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2550
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1780
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3280
1902 Plain Back 4x5 5251 - 16350
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3281 - 10352
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3050
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1424
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 414
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 7476
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4092
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1092
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 29, 1884
  • Chartered Apr 26, 1884
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $123,793
High Bal (1930) $1,975,446
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,460
High Bal (1934) $98,598
Total Out (1934) $98,598
# Large Notes 163,228
# Small Notes 41,988
# Total Notes 205,216
$ Large Size $1,225,100
$ Small Size $326,760
$ Total Issued $1,551,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $123,793.46 $11,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $158,920.69 $11,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $168,293.37 $11,460.00
Oct-05-1887 $180,123.09 $11,700.00
Oct-04-1888 $168,164.95 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $193,122.88 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $185,127.33 $11,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $216,406.04 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $237,222.04 $11,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $222,326.83 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $215,837.82 $11,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $231,949.99 $11,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $281,530.71 $36,190.00
Oct-05-1897 $313,785.28 $44,120.00
Sep-20-1898 $320,468.09 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $374,028.85 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $398,301.68 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $354,395.63 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $356,531.41 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $435,133.93 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $487,120.47 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $481,574.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $544,504.00 $49,170.00
Aug-22-1907 $647,857.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $756,961.00 $48,220.00
Sep-01-1909 $730,167.00 $49,920.00
Sep-01-1910 $757,235.00 $49,795.00
Sep-01-1911 $816,776.00 $49,380.00
Sep-04-1912 $793,490.00 $48,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $798,365.00 $48,555.00
Sep-12-1914 $829,376.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $784,173.00 $47,780.00
Sep-12-1916 $978,765.00 $48,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $927,709.00 $49,940.00
Aug-31-1918 $971,550.00 $48,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,303,331.00 $47,277.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,415,096.00 $47,997.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,306,239.00 $46,797.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,222,218.00 $49,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,169,357.00 $47,898.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,196,056.00 $49,298.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,298,459.00 $48,998.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,424,265.00 $49,197.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,567,893.00 $49,098.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,695,017.00 $49,198.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,794,110.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,975,446.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,588,597.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,271,928.00 $49,997.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,624,822.00 $98,537.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,556,078.00 $98,598.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,470,232.00 $0.00

 

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