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Bank Info for NB Charter 478 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Pittston, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1868 Benjamin Darte Beyea Theodore Strong
1869-1875 Henry S. Phillips Theodore Strong
1876-1901 William Law Watson Theodore Strong
1902-1904 Charles Spencer Crane Theodore Strong
1905-1915 Charles Spencer Crane William Law Watson
1916-1919 George E. Langford William Law Watson
1920-1925 George E. Langford Joseph L. Cake
1926-1929 John Benfield Harold John Mahon
1930-1935 Harry J. Ryan Harold John Mahon
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 - 8000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 18750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 10400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10856
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11169
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 9500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 15250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 22800
1902 Plain Back 4x5 15251 - 20137
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 22801 - 52500
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 39076
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 217512
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 23, 1864
  • Chartered Jul 6, 1864
  • Assumed 1435 by consolidation Sep 16, 1865 (Pittston NB (No Issue), Pittston, PA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $317,000
High Bal (1930) $8,256,755
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $41,910
High Bal (1934) $650,000
Total Out (1934) $650,000
# Large Notes 626,248
# Small Notes 451,968
# Total Notes 1,078,216
$ Large Size $5,843,990
$ Small Size $2,259,840
$ Total Issued $8,103,830
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $317,000.00 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $600,295.23 $269,920.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,266,933.09 $449,453.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,308,152.63 $448,483.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,218,189.14 $448,089.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,301,080.50 $447,658.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,364,500.60 $445,843.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,307,363.74 $448,331.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,259,231.51 $445,917.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,309,497.03 $444,914.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,390,217.86 $437,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,417,456.30 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,399,472.00 $445,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,385,619.83 $441,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,342,758.00 $440,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,411,764.73 $445,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,574,596.12 $446,700.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,546,282.93 $445,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,644,071.90 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,702,172.40 $443,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,718,593.02 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,588,337.64 $450,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,652,687.71 $450,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,312,639.85 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,477,619.39 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,332,294.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,171,524.84 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,175,781.42 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,395,896.96 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,230,384.37 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,295,567.72 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,288,082.06 $44,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,234,575.43 $88,950.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,227,271.21 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,211,054.29 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,304,015.49 $44,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,378,876.71 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,522,698.09 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,430,180.52 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,607,307.61 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,656,325.13 $48,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,901,280.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,167,610.00 $246,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,374,578.00 $244,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,455,687.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,466,156.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,613,883.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,763,292.00 $41,910.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,852,055.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,894,448.00 $246,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,000,726.00 $246,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,057,554.00 $244,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,411,401.00 $245,395.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,726,195.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,163,645.00 $246,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,023,822.00 $236,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,072,137.00 $247,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,644,895.00 $238,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,952,499.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,341,984.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,183,322.00 $215,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,481,272.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,560,524.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,727,041.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,459,308.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $8,232,369.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,256,755.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,926,245.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $7,582,987.00 $475,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $7,742,762.00 $634,980.00
Dec-31-1934 $8,234,340.00 $650,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,478,166.00 $0.00

 

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