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Bank Info for NB Charter 5205 (1899 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ridgewood, NJ
2 First National Bank and Trust Company of (10/14/1929)
Ridgewood, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1900 Lucius Foote Spencer Peter Ackerman
1901-1913 Lucius Foote Spencer Frederick Eugene Palmer
1914-1917 Lucius Foote Spencer Peter G. Zabriskie
1918-1919 Lucius Foote Spencer Judge Cornelius Doremus
1920-1920 John V. Knowlton Judge Cornelius Doremus
1921-1931 Albert Gallatin Griffiths Judge Cornelius Doremus
1932-1933 Albert Gallatin Griffiths John V. Knowlton
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1530
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1168
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2625
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1: 1882 Value Back 4x5 2626 - 3925
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1901 - 2500
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 7103
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4515
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2196
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1046
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 288
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1354
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 715
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 212
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 3, 1899
  • Chartered Jul 8, 1899
  • 1: Assumed Ridgewood Trust Company by consolidation Oct 14, 1929 with title change
  • 2: Liquidated Jun 23, 1934
  • 2: Absorbed by 11759 (Citizens National Bank, Ridgewood, NJ)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $100,976
High Bal (1929) $7,432,512
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $2,800
High Bal (1927) $50,000
Total Out (1933) $50,000
# Large Notes 82,964
# Small Notes 23,461
# Total Notes 106,425
$ Large Size $660,310
$ Small Size $181,360
$ Total Issued $841,670
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $100,975.93 $2,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $210,091.32 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $248,081.39 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $319,886.03 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $364,991.47 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $414,231.30 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $565,279.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $753,110.00 $12,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $724,630.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $746,204.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $746,721.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $794,259.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $837,109.00 $24,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $926,424.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $953,557.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $933,717.00 $24,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $929,463.00 $24,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,030,807.00 $24,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,170,989.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,168,469.00 $24,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,420,037.00 $22,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,787,795.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,822,501.00 $22,990.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,314,046.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,501,957.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,967,658.00 $24,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,089,333.00 $49,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,310,341.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,573,765.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,008,205.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,432,512.00 $45,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,426,230.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,434,785.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,334,630.00 $49,280.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,732,137.00 $50,000.00

 

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