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Bank Info for NB Charter 3220 (1884 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ambler, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1894 John Janney Houghton Benjamin P. Wertsner
1895-1903 John Janney Houghton Joseph Haywood
1904-1910 William A. Davis Richard Vanselous Mattison, MD
1911-1917 William A. Davis Joseph Watson Craft
1918-1923 William H. Faust Joseph M. Haywood
1924-1932 Samuel Rife Horst Joseph M. Haywood
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4110
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3166
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 1667
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1080
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9750
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 8350
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9751 - 15450
1902 Plain Back 4x10 8351 - 33064
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6214
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3104
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3862
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1569
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 12, 1884
  • Chartered Jul 11, 1884
  • Conservatorship Mar 16, 1933
  • Receivership Mar 26, 1934
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $91,427
High Bal (1927) $3,769,398
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $12,375
High Bal (1905) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 232,788
# Small Notes 61,339
# Total Notes 294,127
$ Large Size $2,179,060
$ Small Size $407,660
$ Total Issued $2,586,720
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $91,427.03 $26,220.00
Oct-01-1885 $157,292.46 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $182,901.33 $26,150.00
Oct-05-1887 $199,166.59 $26,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $234,894.20 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $219,469.58 $12,375.00
Oct-02-1890 $258,654.82 $12,375.00
Sep-25-1891 $322,417.16 $22,495.00
Sep-30-1892 $333,854.02 $22,495.00
Oct-03-1893 $369,982.93 $22,495.00
Oct-02-1894 $368,367.66 $22,495.00
Sep-28-1895 $399,307.19 $22,495.00
Oct-06-1896 $413,761.24 $22,495.00
Oct-05-1897 $389,020.56 $22,495.00
Sep-20-1898 $411,189.49 $22,495.00
Sep-07-1899 $472,223.98 $22,495.00
Sep-05-1900 $502,654.88 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $495,311.79 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $529,792.54 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $565,920.68 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $561,935.84 $98,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $646,332.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $718,017.00 $94,750.00
Aug-22-1907 $792,479.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $765,585.00 $95,940.00
Sep-01-1909 $818,323.00 $97,920.00
Sep-01-1910 $884,342.00 $97,760.00
Sep-01-1911 $924,890.00 $98,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,012,441.00 $98,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,087,896.00 $98,175.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,106,393.00 $98,205.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,084,028.00 $98,770.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,277,995.00 $95,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,397,258.00 $97,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,851,398.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,945,827.00 $97,997.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,268,294.00 $98,097.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,213,575.00 $95,998.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,180,379.00 $98,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,680,936.00 $99,997.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,204,666.00 $99,997.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,292,947.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,564,998.00 $97,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,769,398.00 $97,997.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,652,187.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,643,587.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,534,777.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,006,156.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,806,085.00 $100,000.00

 

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