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Bank Info for NB Charter 374 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Jersey City, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1871 Michael Sandford John S. Fox
1872-1873 Michael Sandford Alexander Hamilton Wallis
1874-1878 Edward Faitoute Condict Young Alexander Hamilton Wallis
1879-1906 George Washington Conklin Edward Faitoute Condict Young
1907-1908 Edward Irving Edwards Edward Faitoute Condict Young
1909-1916 Edward Irving Edwards George Theodore Smith
1917-1924 Henry Brown, Jr. Edward Irving Edwards
1925-1934 Henry Brown, Jr. Kelley Graham
1935-1935 Edwin Wardell Spoerl Kelley Graham
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 3x1-2 1 - 20000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 9000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2500
Original Series 4x20 1 - 3000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 670
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5202
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 9750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5500
Series 1875 4x20 1 - 200
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21104
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 19621
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 700
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 20750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 12180
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 2140
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 45750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 29100
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 45751 - 129543
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 29101 - 84000
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 28194
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 17358
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 6746
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 131318
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 78312 4795-4800, 4807-4812, 4837-4842 Not issued
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 21708
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 9, 1864
  • Assumed Lincoln Trust Company of New Jersey by consolidation Feb 18, 1929
  • Absorbed 1444 Mar 19, 1935 (First National Bank, Hoboken, NJ)
  • 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 (1864) $541,713
High Bal (1935) $55,711,633
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $43,420
High Bal (1932) $1,600,000
Total Out (1934) $1,600,000
# Large Notes 1,377,220
# Small Notes 545,108
# Total Notes 1,922,328
$ Large Size $10,961,500
$ Small Size $4,570,510
$ Total Issued $15,532,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $541,713.24 $170,300.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,678,215.55 $338,030.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,747,149.98 $343,993.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,821,233.63 $344,185.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,979,052.85 $343,004.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,084,353.66 $343,772.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,193,244.28 $342,091.00
Oct-02-1871 $3,137,123.67 $343,899.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,172,581.05 $344,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,347,211.36 $343,900.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,334,773.54 $334,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,857,126.59 $326,990.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,619,111.08 $327,790.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,592,388.39 $341,250.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,443,402.04 $344,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,822,338.21 $359,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,082,446.74 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,104,240.88 $359,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,188,107.05 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,824,734.30 $359,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,504,683.60 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $4,486,545.68 $313,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,504,305.39 $357,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,188,168.37 $359,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $5,638,941.48 $360,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $5,767,428.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,122,807.33 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,869,210.88 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,150,278.24 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,233,524.96 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,597,066.37 $43,860.00
Sep-28-1895 $6,299,247.07 $44,130.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,079,771.99 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,375,232.95 $43,420.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,602,704.73 $82,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $8,009,825.24 $112,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $8,430,471.68 $121,950.00
Sep-30-1901 $8,795,863.58 $386,650.00
Sep-15-1902 $9,148,945.74 $399,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $8,126,937.27 $384,900.00
Sep-06-1904 $9,096,706.93 $394,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $9,238,640.00 $388,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $9,647,660.00 $389,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,052,637.00 $389,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $9,929,686.00 $385,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $9,999,864.00 $369,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $9,107,418.00 $386,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $9,430,892.00 $373,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $9,020,673.00 $380,298.00
Aug-09-1913 $7,481,626.00 $359,498.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,399,450.00 $391,698.00
Sep-02-1915 $10,278,934.00 $390,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,006,863.00 $386,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $13,213,728.00 $400,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $12,748,997.00 $392,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $14,955,698.00 $380,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $17,386,203.00 $390,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,016,999.00 $392,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $18,794,013.00 $400,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $19,535,530.00 $400,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $19,572,450.00 $394,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $22,028,271.00 $394,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $26,828,649.00 $394,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $20,700,559.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $27,056,882.00 $394,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $33,029,084.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $28,342,101.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $23,687,160.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $28,093,138.00 $1,600,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $27,346,363.00 $1,584,750.00
Dec-31-1934 $44,770,674.00 $1,600,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $55,711,633.00 $0.00

 

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