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Bank Info for NB Charter 4728 (1892 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wilkinsburg, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1904 Peter J. Pierce Hon. Alfred William Duff
1905-1917 John Edwin Peterson Peter J. Pierce
1918-1919 John Edwin Peterson Dr. Frank Stewart Pershing
1920-1923 Alpha K. King John Franklin Miller
1924-1925 Lawrence S. Bell John Franklin Miller
1926-1927 Lawrence S. Bell Alpha K. King
1928-1932 Kenneth Black Alpha K. King
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 - 2820
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1033
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1260
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1261 - 1460 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1461 - 26548
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8640
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2108
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3639
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 320

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 2, 1892
  • Chartered Apr 19, 1892
  • Assumed 5265 and its circulation by consolidation Jul 16, 1930 (Central National Bank, Wilkinsburg, PA)
  • Conservatorship Mar 22, 1933
  • Receivership Dec 5, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $243,811
High Bal (1930) $9,182,107
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $8,950
High Bal (1932) $400,000
Total Out (1932) $400,000
# Large Notes 121,604
# Small Notes 68,447
# Total Notes 190,051
$ Large Size $1,520,050
$ Small Size $814,150
$ Total Issued $2,334,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $243,810.85 $8,950.00
Oct-03-1893 $254,994.70 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $277,202.54 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $411,366.76 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $408,015.55 $20,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $435,864.48 $20,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $511,172.13 $20,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $740,155.01 $20,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $975,595.26 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,188,062.69 $22,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,523,319.28 $22,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,779,127.69 $22,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,540,186.78 $22,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,666,611.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,972,181.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,103,006.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,972,223.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,034,252.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,135,440.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,423,926.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,427,993.00 $24,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,572,024.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,624,258.00 $24,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,540,472.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,796,643.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,257,242.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,247,270.00 $24,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,232,503.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,503,593.00 $24,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $890,746.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,541,018.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,957,086.00 $146,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,776,584.00 $145,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,997,426.00 $146,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,149,381.00 $147,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,725,413.00 $143,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,013,578.00 $143,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,700,788.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,182,107.00 $242,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,155,477.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $7,010,333.00 $400,000.00

 

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