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Bank Info for NB Charter 39 (1863 - 1995)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Towanda, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1865 Nathaniel Noble Betts, Jr. Col. Gordon Fowler Mason
1866-1870 Nathaniel Noble Betts, Jr. Erastus H. Smith
1871-1888 Nathaniel Noble Betts, Jr. Joseph Powell
1889-1901 Nathaniel Noble Betts, Jr. Charles Lockwood Tracy
1902-1903 Nathaniel Noble Betts, Jr. Ulysses M. Fell
1904-1910 Ulysses M. Fell George Washington Kipp
1911-1923 William E. Lane Edwin Floyd Kizer
1924-1929 William E. Lane William Worth Jennings
1930-1930 * none * William Worth Jennings
1931-1931 Norman McCoy George V. Dayton Sr.
1932-1934 Bernard C. Wolfe George V. Dayton Sr.
1935-1935 * none * Bernard C. Wolfe
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4600
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1600
Original Series 3x10-20 3601 - 4400
Original Series 20 1601 - 3600
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1900
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1926
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10850
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6112
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5200
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7620
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9401 - 31638
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7621 - 21808
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5140
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2474
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 708
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8194
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4457
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1300
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 28, 1863
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Northern Central Bank in Williamsport, PA
  • on Dec 29, 1995
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $43,411
High Bal (1920) $2,435,966
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $27,315
High Bal (1903) $125,000
Total Out (1934) $123,900
# Large Notes 376,736
# Small Notes 63,883
# Total Notes 440,619
$ Large Size $3,037,060
$ Small Size $499,140
$ Total Issued $3,536,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $43,411.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $355,573.64 $99,600.00
Oct-02-1865 $374,998.45 $111,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $404,736.16 $111,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $446,810.24 $110,530.00
Oct-05-1868 $464,715.74 $110,940.00
Oct-09-1869 $473,961.14 $111,125.00
Oct-08-1870 $499,751.39 $111,130.00
Oct-02-1871 $483,802.86 $110,705.00
Oct-03-1872 $516,826.17 $110,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $557,707.15 $109,985.00
Oct-02-1874 $579,155.58 $111,745.00
Oct-01-1875 $602,297.57 $109,300.00
Oct-02-1876 $549,825.84 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $516,221.11 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $531,792.59 $49,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $683,654.16 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $718,891.61 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $912,337.63 $112,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,012,251.26 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,095,072.59 $112,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,037,688.87 $107,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $988,018.06 $112,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,037,527.94 $112,040.00
Oct-05-1887 $989,681.48 $28,125.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,026,404.98 $28,125.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,086,377.93 $28,125.00
Oct-02-1890 $999,569.62 $27,315.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,080,975.13 $27,525.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,255,387.07 $28,125.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,218,008.65 $104,775.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,137,018.84 $112,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,071,454.33 $110,880.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,001,916.41 $111,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,055,078.24 $112,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,105,296.54 $110,510.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,129,828.97 $34,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,151,012.43 $40,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,210,205.64 $68,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,197,807.94 $70,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,228,014.19 $125,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,203,696.28 $125,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,174,391.00 $125,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,165,524.00 $123,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,239,440.00 $125,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,308,946.00 $122,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,522,972.00 $125,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,564,218.00 $122,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,615,976.00 $123,298.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,644,090.00 $123,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,871,974.00 $123,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,823,522.00 $123,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,795,204.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,825,854.00 $120,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,934,439.00 $122,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,919,064.00 $121,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,281,791.00 $119,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,435,966.00 $121,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,214,211.00 $119,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,048,939.00 $123,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,039,252.00 $125,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,053,809.00 $123,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,159,582.00 $120,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,084,006.00 $123,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,299,241.00 $121,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,267,773.00 $121,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,133,524.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,848,846.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,780,703.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,477,362.00 $125,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,420,465.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,555,580.00 $123,900.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,506,178.00 $0.00

 

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