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Bank Info for NB Charter 4643 (1891 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bluefield, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1894 Jas. E. Mann Samuel Walton
1895-1895 Geo. C. Pollock Jas. E. Mann
1896-1907 W. C. Pollock Edwin Mann
1908-1934 L. A. Hooper Edwin Mann
1935-1935 L. A. Hooper E. G. Otey
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 4x5 1 - 2300
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4510
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1315
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1030
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4501 - 12182
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1404
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 402
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2522
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 743
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 8, 1891
  • Chartered Oct 9, 1891
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Bluefield
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $256,557
High Bal (1935) $7,255,169
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $22,500
High Bal (1896) $90,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 85,348
# Small Notes 14,101
# Total Notes 99,449
$ Large Size $958,400
$ Small Size $172,560
$ Total Issued $1,130,960
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $256,557.05 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $279,266.26 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $387,735.64 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $435,977.63 $88,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $463,371.76 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $513,272.22 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $476,692.20 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $588,835.89 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $715,987.76 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $740,706.58 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $938,684.33 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,125,286.34 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,206,107.92 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,104,962.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,333,922.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,278,569.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,440,804.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,499,292.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,666,113.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,914,119.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,345,042.00 $47,550.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,453,766.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,548,374.00 $49,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,335,996.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,797,809.00 $49,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,687,846.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,855,414.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,953,112.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,816,275.00 $48,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,240,403.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,455,028.00 $49,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,182,913.00 $47,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,930,654.00 $45,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,134,849.00 $45,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,191,889.00 $44,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,635,902.00 $47,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,886,149.00 $40,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,380,863.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,462,544.00 $49,280.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,270,493.00 $49,520.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,938,103.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $5,578,823.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,549,478.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,255,169.00 $0.00

 

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