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Bank Info for NB Charter 355 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Delaware County National Bank
Chester, PA
2 The Delaware County National Bank of [1929]
Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Caleb Emlen Samuel Aldrich Crozer
1865-1873 Caleb Emlen Edmund Pennell
1874-1874 J. Howard Roop David Trainer
1875-1876 J. Howard Roop Robert Hall Crozer
1877-1885 J. Howard Roop Elwood Tyson
1886-1903 Bethuel T. Hall J. Howard Roop
1904-1920 Thomas M. Hamilton J. Howard Roop
1921-1922 Thomas M. Hamilton Charles Percy Webster
1923-1929 Gerald H. Effing Charles Percy Webster
1930-1930 * none * Charles Percy Webster
1931-1935 Richard Griffith Burn Charles Percy Webster
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
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2600
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1770
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1766
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13933
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3267
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 15000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 27000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18800
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 27001 - 132703
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 18801 - 82103
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 37534
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 18318
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 5140
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 42382
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 26916
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 9044
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 30, 1864
  • 1: Succeeded Bank of Delaware County
  • 1: Assumed 6654 by consolidation Jul 24, 1928 (Pennsylvania National Bank, Chester, PA)
  • 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 (1870) $798,917
High Bal (1929) $13,945,026
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $44,100
High Bal (1933) $750,000
Total Out (1934) $750,000
# Large Notes 1,043,362
# Small Notes 444,294
# Total Notes 1,487,656
$ Large Size $9,563,310
$ Small Size $3,503,850
$ Total Issued $13,067,160
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $858,131.72 $72,770.00
Oct-02-1865 $817,992.86 $141,365.00
Oct-01-1866 $861,892.32 $141,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $828,214.88 $140,400.00
Oct-05-1868 $803,845.34 $141,275.00
Oct-09-1869 $816,057.89 $141,450.00
Oct-08-1870 $798,916.52 $141,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $889,007.83 $140,900.00
Oct-03-1872 $889,908.02 $140,900.00
Sep-12-1873 $855,158.41 $140,300.00
Oct-02-1874 $827,166.23 $137,805.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,010,602.99 $194,905.00
Oct-02-1876 $932,750.30 $196,305.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,051,311.42 $197,805.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,079,210.21 $196,405.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,093,683.39 $196,805.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,153,326.65 $197,955.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,374,578.97 $197,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,527,720.86 $269,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,446,272.59 $269,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,635,587.31 $265,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,645,390.00 $268,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,760,417.70 $269,950.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,469,734.40 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,620,522.67 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,348,279.49 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,463,187.70 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,759,441.37 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,636,582.19 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,624,089.91 $44,100.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,565,475.32 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,751,954.10 $135,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,005,826.38 $268,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,899,432.08 $270,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,044,142.25 $266,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,025,481.67 $270,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,193,926.11 $300,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,322,729.09 $300,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,401,826.36 $296,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,534,435.50 $291,800.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,138,937.30 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,001,636.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,279,138.00 $300,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,278,935.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,157,818.00 $291,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,247,314.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,416,326.00 $295,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,219,563.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,434,426.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,373,926.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,155,061.00 $298,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,158,032.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,718,685.00 $293,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,949,215.00 $294,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,390,188.00 $294,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,226,290.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,002,326.00 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,391,102.00 $289,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,440,819.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,398,842.00 $294,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,417,555.00 $296,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,201,645.00 $588,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,926,525.00 $590,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,262,062.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $12,816,597.00 $735,997.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,945,026.00 $698,098.00
Dec-31-1930 $13,086,880.00 $749,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $12,478,820.00 $737,218.00
Dec-31-1932 $13,895,955.00 $749,997.00
Dec-30-1933 $12,544,078.00 $750,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $12,825,433.00 $750,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $13,041,788.00 $0.00

 

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