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Bank Info for NB Charter 332 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1870 William Taylor Abraham R. Perkins
1871-1883 William Taylor John Morton Larkin, Jr.
1884-1887 Francis "Frank" R. Palmer John Morton Larkin, Jr.
1888-1892 Francis "Frank" R. Palmer George Martin Booth
1893-1918 COL Thomas Edward Clyde George Martin Booth
1919-1919 James C. Baker COL Thomas Edward Clyde
1920-1921 James C. Baker Joseph Humphries Hinkson
1922-1935 James C. Baker Frederick A. Howard
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 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2720
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1943
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2219
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4765
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 2795
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 15001 - 55205
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6664
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1890
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8146
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2108
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 22, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $282,004
High Bal (1927) $4,196,665
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1904) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 281,960
# Small Notes 61,578
# Total Notes 343,538
$ Large Size $4,148,750
$ Small Size $750,260
$ Total Issued $4,899,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $314,705.01 $67,470.00
Oct-02-1865 $338,663.16 $89,995.00
Oct-01-1866 $337,149.28 $89,805.00
Oct-07-1867 $282,004.07 $89,850.00
Oct-05-1868 $309,092.38 $89,275.00
Oct-09-1869 $293,307.72 $89,565.00
Oct-08-1870 $289,798.10 $89,300.00
Oct-02-1871 $368,015.49 $88,860.00
Oct-03-1872 $392,530.19 $88,830.00
Sep-12-1873 $458,878.54 $88,075.00
Oct-02-1874 $423,254.78 $89,990.00
Oct-01-1875 $434,438.07 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $414,808.54 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $432,735.22 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $404,327.89 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $480,095.01 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $519,870.35 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $563,384.88 $89,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $625,640.10 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $564,809.92 $89,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $487,942.37 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $515,241.71 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $541,906.95 $89,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $460,441.48 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $489,295.88 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $540,787.42 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $555,171.96 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $521,464.62 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $623,840.40 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $691,232.11 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $681,895.69 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $779,644.57 $67,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $784,744.19 $66,900.00
Oct-05-1897 $729,392.03 $66,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $763,441.44 $66,600.00
Sep-07-1899 $828,664.56 $67,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,094,365.57 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,002,027.57 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,307,056.43 $73,650.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,490,848.73 $191,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,416,816.32 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,508,297.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,605,164.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,596,318.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,466,246.00 $192,150.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,409,917.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,568,759.00 $197,750.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,556,451.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,692,829.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,628,601.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,641,833.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,661,281.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,133,415.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,435,876.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,770,354.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,932,915.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,023,650.00 $196,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,844,500.00 $192,350.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,698,354.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,212,838.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,328,368.00 $197,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,365,156.00 $197,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,566,509.00 $197,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,196,665.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,151,891.00 $198,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,726,690.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,634,164.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,336,599.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,781,759.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,898,105.00 $198,100.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,497,502.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,455,330.00 $0.00

 

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