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Bank Info for NB Charter 5010 (1895 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
West Newton, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1895-1903 James E. Bell Henry Croushore
1904-1916 William Shrader Finney Henry Croushore
1917-1917 William Shrader Finney David Peter Van Meter Larimer
1918-1929 William Shrader Finney John Gilfillan Patterson
1930-1931 William Shrader Finney James Patterson
1932-1933 William Shrader Finney Robert Hornish Stevenson
1934-1935 William Shrader Finney Harry Elmer Goehring
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 - 3875
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3630
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4215
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2829
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 8892
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6205
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1740
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 944
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 272
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2224
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1573
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 401
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 8, 1895
  • Chartered Jul 17, 1895
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $84,525
High Bal (1928) $2,952,956
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $11,250
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 118,584
# Small Notes 21,934
# Total Notes 140,518
$ Large Size $972,840
$ Small Size $176,350
$ Total Issued $1,149,190
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1895 $84,524.60 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $139,856.90 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $168,622.98 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $208,973.35 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $500,682.21 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $583,145.19 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $721,799.51 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $673,014.97 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $844,760.24 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $776,595.11 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $793,147.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $793,975.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $842,874.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $796,944.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $833,721.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $918,578.00 $48,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $970,522.00 $49,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,005,734.00 $48,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,087,544.00 $49,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,077,709.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,047,264.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,120,039.00 $48,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,252,839.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,299,851.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,472,229.00 $47,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,689,822.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,811,402.00 $49,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,932,018.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,276,901.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,523,096.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,631,044.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,745,335.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,855,108.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,952,956.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,938,596.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,898,992.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,479,210.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,214,689.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,138,827.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,307,644.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,242,721.00 $0.00

 

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