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Bank Info for NB Charter 3425 (1885 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1887 Charles A. James Edward Temple
1888-1906 Charles E. White Charles A. James
1907-1919 Albert B. Ruff Clarence Forbes Norment Sr.
1920-1920 * none * Clarence Forbes Norment Sr.
1921-1922 William Wallace Nairn Sr. Clarence Forbes Norment Sr.
1923-1923 J. Frank White Clarence Forbes Norment Sr.
1924-1935 J. Frank White George L. Starkey
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 16000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 13800
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 110400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 110401 - 277180
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 21014
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 7620
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 20227
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 5710
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 1, 1885
  • Chartered Dec 28, 1885
  • Succeeded Bank of Washington
  • Assumed 2382 by consolidation Mar 28, 1907 (Central NB of Washington City, Washington, DC)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government financial assistance into
  • The Riggs National Bank of Washington, DC Aug 10, 1990
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Washington
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $1,953,173
High Bal (1931) $13,013,853
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $442,000
High Bal (1914) $1,068,000
Total Out (1934) $1,050,000
# Large Notes 1,307,920
# Small Notes 197,741
# Total Notes 1,505,661
$ Large Size $15,269,000
$ Small Size $2,491,710
$ Total Issued $17,760,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $2,267,069.36 $0.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,209,198.60 $0.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,375,037.55 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,473,138.40 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,457,969.92 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,373,852.04 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,353,832.82 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,953,173.12 $0.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,102,083.64 $0.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,031,403.48 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,982,855.88 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,177,792.46 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,173,191.23 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,681,083.13 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,366,334.39 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,196,189.66 $0.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,334,849.93 $0.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,437,302.41 $0.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,347,128.01 $0.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,329,200.00 $0.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,224,773.00 $0.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,897,884.00 $442,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $6,167,800.00 $700,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $7,026,894.00 $1,037,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,591,230.00 $1,004,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,394,976.00 $1,028,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,576,129.00 $1,023,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,266,066.00 $1,019,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,699,117.00 $1,068,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $6,492,315.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,844,670.00 $1,034,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $7,982,788.00 $1,028,095.00
Aug-31-1918 $10,551,443.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $10,503,109.00 $1,004,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $10,332,495.00 $1,039,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $10,495,173.00 $1,014,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $10,932,478.00 $1,037,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $11,663,704.00 $1,040,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $12,209,596.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $12,391,625.00 $1,050,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,086,568.00 $700,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,554,105.00 $699,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $12,620,144.00 $691,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $11,984,294.00 $700,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $11,843,669.00 $699,980.00
Dec-31-1931 $13,013,853.00 $693,100.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,176,454.00 $1,042,920.00
Dec-30-1933 $11,667,528.00 $1,042,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $12,100,546.00 $1,050,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $10,987,738.00 $0.00

 

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