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Bank Info for NB Charter 487 (1864 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elizabeth, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1878 William P. Thompson Amos Clark, Jr.
1879-1893 William P. Thompson Jacob Davis
1894-1901 Edward L. Tillou William P. Thompson
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 - 3500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 8250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3475
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3570
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4596
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4569
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1014
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 23, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 1, 1902
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $255,273
High Bal (1901) $1,279,986
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,750
High Bal (1865) $180,000
Total Out (1901) $98,350
# Large Notes 129,868
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 129,868
$ Large Size $1,102,970
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,102,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $255,272.67 $74,585.00
Oct-02-1865 $589,542.84 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $629,274.41 $179,710.00
Oct-07-1867 $593,928.38 $178,950.00
Oct-05-1868 $619,388.42 $179,450.00
Oct-09-1869 $664,604.93 $178,745.00
Oct-08-1870 $716,696.50 $177,435.00
Oct-02-1871 $785,617.53 $171,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $832,739.94 $177,719.00
Sep-12-1873 $837,425.06 $172,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $797,013.49 $169,100.00
Oct-01-1875 $930,372.16 $172,250.00
Oct-02-1876 $719,570.66 $174,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $684,799.57 $177,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $688,228.94 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $661,354.75 $179,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $755,189.10 $178,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $823,263.46 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $837,651.44 $175,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $856,783.16 $178,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $835,512.06 $176,300.00
Oct-01-1885 $891,780.45 $178,850.00
Oct-07-1886 $980,138.21 $179,430.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,026,663.61 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,030,556.85 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,019,985.79 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,103,357.97 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,068,506.99 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,137,224.68 $43,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,032,055.22 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,052,481.21 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,080,131.64 $44,160.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,121,159.25 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,104,707.50 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,145,269.40 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,170,441.19 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,225,699.51 $96,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,279,986.39 $98,350.00

 

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