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Bank Info for NB Charter 395 (1864 - 1917)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Somerville, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1874 John W. Taylor Aaron D. Hope
1875-1887 John W. Taylor Nelson Young
1888-1889 John W. Taylor Peter Dewitt
1890-1904 William H. Taylor Peter Dewitt
1905-1916 William H. Taylor John N. Vanderbeek
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 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 8150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2480
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2202
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7394
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6034
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5500
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 1650
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2880
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 11100
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 9225
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 11101 - 13225
1902 Plain Back 4x10 9226 - 10917
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 20, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 1, 1917
  • Succeeded by Somerville Trust Company, Somerville
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $277,415
High Bal (1916) $2,160,747
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1872) $180,000
Total Out (1916) $98,000
# Large Notes 272,128
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 272,128
$ Large Size $1,993,460
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,993,460
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $277,414.66 $63,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $394,231.15 $126,817.00
Oct-01-1866 $434,378.71 $131,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $432,707.31 $135,167.00
Oct-05-1868 $418,349.01 $135,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $406,333.75 $136,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $445,621.01 $136,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $446,348.27 $138,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $503,594.52 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $515,710.43 $178,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $529,594.12 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $535,532.53 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $515,154.77 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $513,830.63 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $524,544.72 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $576,764.88 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $668,318.21 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $735,754.74 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $538,261.38 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $493,337.14 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $502,155.73 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $535,489.77 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $652,969.42 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $606,694.26 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $576,346.59 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $595,042.01 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $593,458.34 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $608,222.69 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $707,102.36 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $699,087.67 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $700,140.05 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $679,544.95 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $714,508.75 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $761,674.88 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $799,976.31 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $835,914.88 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $804,492.48 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $772,184.44 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $824,109.80 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $883,419.32 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,063,080.34 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,231,062.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,347,283.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,452,211.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,478,149.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,610,565.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,702,226.00 $97,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,764,455.00 $99,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,913,007.00 $97,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,932,136.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,912,144.00 $99,197.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,859,759.00 $97,197.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,160,747.00 $98,000.00

 

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