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Bank Info for NB Charter 5148 (1898 - 1915)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Lewes National Bank
Lewes, DE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1903 Walter Sparklin John F. Sippel
1904-1914 James T. Lank John F. Sippel
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 - 1425
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 820
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4503
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3376
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 5, 1898
  • Chartered Oct 19, 1898
  • Liquidated May 12, 1915
  • Succeeded by Fidelity Trust & Savings Bank of Lewes
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $95,153
High Bal (1914) $434,445
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $11,250
High Bal (1909) $50,000
Total Out (1914) $50,000
# Large Notes 40,496
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 40,496
$ Large Size $328,360
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $328,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $95,153.05 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $116,013.23 $12,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $172,506.28 $12,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $172,691.12 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $204,679.74 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $191,296.39 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $207,899.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $263,333.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $291,577.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $324,741.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $313,920.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $335,945.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $340,022.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $387,305.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $399,594.00 $49,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $434,445.00 $50,000.00

 

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