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Bank Info for NB Charter 473 (1864 - 1912)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wilmington, DE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Samuel Biddle Mahlon Betts
1865-1890 George D. Armstrong Edward Betts
1891-1891 Henry Bush Edward Betts
1892-1912 Henry Bush James Price Winchester
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 4x5 1 - 4500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3300
Original Series 3x50-100 1 - 2260
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1400
Series 1875 3x50-100 1 - 1588
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1017
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 4545
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3051
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1864
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
  • Liquidated Nov 16, 1912
  • Absorbed by Wilmington Trust Company
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank of Wilmington
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $716,214
High Bal (1912) $2,494,654
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $45,000
High Bal (1880) $450,000
Total Out (1912) $95,097
# Large Notes 118,754
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 118,754
$ Large Size $2,477,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,477,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $716,214.17 $124,065.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,129,098.62 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,111,249.06 $300,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,024,507.64 $300,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,143,776.47 $300,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,143,816.90 $300,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,132,570.93 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,439,519.41 $400,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,482,703.87 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,429,876.22 $400,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,415,483.40 $396,850.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,476,182.58 $400,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,487,088.32 $400,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,468,293.93 $399,850.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,434,545.50 $398,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,434,492.87 $399,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,600,746.56 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,760,790.87 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,855,955.54 $391,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,916,119.30 $404,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,718,282.60 $449,950.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,823,556.51 $449,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,813,549.17 $332,750.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,653,751.98 $333,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,851,984.99 $326,850.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,729,688.57 $328,800.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,516,577.44 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,250,356.15 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,320,344.64 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,235,862.10 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,279,701.44 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,360,812.10 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,268,913.38 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,398,529.72 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,437,704.22 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,541,902.01 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,649,795.51 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,769,359.16 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,783,520.87 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,828,751.36 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,870,793.34 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,941,095.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,132,872.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,312,013.00 $66,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,249,029.00 $96,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,404,188.00 $96,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,376,100.00 $95,297.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,386,188.00 $96,196.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,494,654.00 $95,097.00

 

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