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Bank Info for NB Charter 3905 (1888 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Birdsboro, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1921 William Ives Lincoln Edward Brooke
1922-1926 John N. Bower Edward Brooke
1927-1932 Harvey Linton March Edward Brooke
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3780
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4740
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4741 - 14016
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1570
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 392
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 26, 1888
  • Chartered Jun 26, 1888
  • Conservatorship Mar 29, 1933
  • Receivership Jan 19, 1934
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $109,984
High Bal (1928) $1,558,413
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $10,750
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 72,784
# Small Notes 11,772
# Total Notes 84,556
$ Large Size $909,800
$ Small Size $141,240
$ Total Issued $1,051,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $109,984.42 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $183,473.17 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $222,766.14 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $299,878.63 $10,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $343,620.50 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $299,112.15 $10,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $225,750.01 $10,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $248,155.50 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $218,708.77 $10,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $235,483.36 $10,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $225,029.46 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $280,618.92 $10,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $342,806.99 $12,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $369,059.97 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $323,963.31 $12,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $397,586.20 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $382,920.61 $49,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $358,229.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $412,869.00 $49,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $412,988.00 $49,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $360,646.00 $49,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $350,255.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $360,313.00 $49,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $360,849.00 $49,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $385,758.00 $49,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $484,124.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $532,237.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $582,370.00 $48,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $688,593.00 $48,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $858,041.00 $49,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $938,580.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $965,179.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,147,050.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,075,236.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,088,373.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,274,881.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,324,688.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,326,118.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,370,712.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,496,367.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,558,413.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,539,647.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,445,548.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,305,167.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,158,339.00 $50,000.00

 

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