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Bank Info for NB Charter 538 (1864 - 1918)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 William Rushton, Jr. Singleton A. Mercer
1867-1874 William Rushton, Jr. Edwin Mower Lewis
1875-1881 Samuel Wilson Bell Edwin Mower Lewis
1882-1883 Henry C. Stroup Edwin Mower Lewis
1884-1891 Henry C. Stroup Samuel Wilson Bell
1892-1903 Howard W. Lewis Henry C. Stroup
1904-1913 Henry Blackwell Bartow Howard W. Lewis
1914-1914 * none * Howard W. Lewis
1915-1918 Edward Sidney Lewis Howard W. Lewis
1918-1918 John Schlagle Howard W. Lewis
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 4x5 1 - 25500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 10900
Original Series 50-100 1 - 7000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 13344
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 18951
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2500
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 143750
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 59850
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 8050
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 67500
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 34250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 21944
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 196500
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 165000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 196501 - 238294
1902 Plain Back 4x10 165001 - 183580
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 20, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 22, 1864
  • Liquidated Aug 31, 1918
  • Absorbed by 539 (Philadelphia National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $6,968,385
High Bal (1909) $22,046,135
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1908) $1,979,700
Total Out (1917) $1,398,997
# Large Notes 3,306,552
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 3,306,552
$ Large Size $26,695,710
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $26,695,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $8,537,201.54 $721,610.00
Oct-01-1866 $9,152,678.38 $591,270.00
Oct-07-1867 $7,923,055.15 $708,085.00
Oct-05-1868 $8,093,908.95 $711,355.00
Oct-09-1869 $7,249,764.37 $711,480.00
Oct-08-1870 $6,968,385.02 $707,830.00
Oct-02-1871 $9,209,504.40 $997,665.00
Oct-03-1872 $7,760,772.82 $998,235.00
Sep-12-1873 $9,580,291.10 $995,875.00
Oct-02-1874 $9,690,373.65 $967,485.00
Oct-01-1875 $10,839,973.69 $885,620.00
Oct-02-1876 $10,678,557.52 $927,370.00
Oct-01-1877 $9,307,038.62 $961,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $9,440,778.35 $950,480.00
Oct-02-1879 $9,060,911.12 $986,496.00
Oct-01-1880 $9,773,213.95 $935,746.00
Oct-01-1881 $9,849,870.74 $302,246.00
Oct-03-1882 $10,061,626.34 $680,196.00
Oct-02-1883 $10,456,104.30 $720,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $10,289,312.64 $720,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $10,339,340.87 $702,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $9,696,513.30 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $9,712,352.67 $360,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $10,283,849.78 $360,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $13,170,215.09 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $11,972,038.92 $352,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $13,091,843.32 $675,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $11,847,602.41 $675,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $11,094,917.72 $990,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $10,821,424.18 $990,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $9,428,105.78 $1,018,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $9,189,772.76 $1,035,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $10,190,721.59 $1,019,502.50
Sep-20-1898 $10,488,343.91 $1,025,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $14,874,467.13 $1,123,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $17,258,625.89 $1,221,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $21,157,088.11 $1,247,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $21,380,666.00 $1,251,100.00
Sep-09-1903 $18,400,972.00 $1,359,900.00
Sep-06-1904 $21,630,911.06 $1,437,097.50
Aug-25-1905 $19,809,774.00 $1,484,098.00
Sep-04-1906 $21,393,372.00 $1,493,898.00
Aug-22-1907 $19,591,873.00 $1,624,597.00
Sep-23-1908 $18,113,408.00 $1,979,700.00
Sep-01-1909 $22,046,135.00 $1,949,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $17,287,240.00 $1,937,197.00
Sep-01-1911 $20,238,286.00 $1,944,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $21,527,358.00 $1,916,797.00
Aug-09-1913 $17,993,360.00 $1,289,198.00
Sep-12-1914 $18,045,173.00 $1,285,798.00
Sep-02-1915 $20,065,519.00 $1,284,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $21,573,355.00 $1,397,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $20,393,244.00 $1,398,997.00

 

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