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Bank Info for NB Charter 540 (1864 - 1930)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Penn National Bank
Philadelphia, PA
2 The Penn National Bank of [10/21/1884]
Philadelphia, PA
3 The Penn National Bank [1929]
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1867 James Russell Elijah Dallett
1868-1873 George P. Loughead Elijah Dallett
1874-1882 George P. Loughead Gillies Dallett
1883-1884 John Douglass Brown Gillies Dallett
1885-1888 John Douglass Brown Samuel Stokes Sharp
1889-1908 Henry Grubb Clifton Samuel Stokes Sharp
1909-1918 Melville Griffith Baker Samuel Stokes Sharp
1919-1925 William B. Ward Jr. Melville Griffith Baker
1926-1929 Horace Clifton Beitzel Melville Griffith Baker
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: Original Series 4x5 1 - 10000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 800
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3500
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3100
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1200
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1727
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3800
2: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1147
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 38080
2: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2107
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 3130
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 38081 - 45090
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 3131 - 3380
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1160
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 211
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 58
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 20, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 22, 1864
  • 3: Closed Jul 12, 1930
  • 3: Consolidated with 723 Jul 12, 1930 (Central National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • 3: Circulation assumed by 723 (Central National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Penn Township
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,577,443
High Bal (1928) $24,615,838
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $41,100
High Bal (1879) $439,700
Total Out (1929) $132,300
# Large Notes 297,442
# Small Notes 8,574
# Total Notes 306,016
$ Large Size $3,394,950
$ Small Size $132,900
$ Total Issued $3,527,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,577,443.23 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,816,330.63 $176,320.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,624,731.27 $179,570.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,832,424.83 $176,180.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,771,297.91 $178,075.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,672,821.67 $177,430.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,967,877.62 $174,160.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,861,583.84 $177,545.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,773,198.74 $175,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,738,231.40 $174,725.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,839,431.06 $213,540.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,914,805.81 $203,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,767,157.22 $208,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,938,328.70 $353,460.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,943,582.37 $439,700.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,208,617.79 $436,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,064,875.41 $176,955.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,943,894.14 $44,620.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,869,214.65 $44,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,931,092.05 $44,890.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,183,574.16 $44,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,702,377.24 $44,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,288,503.86 $44,900.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,748,787.54 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,579,335.26 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,548,650.62 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,833,733.78 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,631,261.02 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,200,900.58 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,330,934.42 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,416,982.67 $44,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,816,051.38 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,630,334.08 $44,700.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,717,856.86 $41,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $5,378,865.41 $43,950.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,070,848.03 $47,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $7,003,799.74 $43,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,977,586.40 $49,100.00
Sep-09-1903 $6,198,721.85 $46,550.00
Sep-06-1904 $7,090,008.45 $45,950.00
Aug-25-1905 $7,167,195.00 $47,750.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,417,734.00 $48,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,389,571.00 $47,900.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,142,996.00 $144,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,041,360.00 $148,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $7,586,747.00 $197,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $7,423,100.00 $198,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,030,841.00 $239,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,158,739.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,303,917.00 $279,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,173,007.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,376,840.00 $178,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,443,528.00 $195,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,124,178.00 $43,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $18,603,865.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $19,744,165.00 $141,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $18,010,962.00 $142,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $20,658,780.00 $149,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $21,155,591.00 $142,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $22,205,173.00 $147,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $21,486,335.00 $145,750.00
Dec-31-1926 $22,052,564.00 $138,750.00
Oct-10-1927 $22,748,967.00 $145,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $24,615,838.00 $141,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $24,251,149.00 $132,300.00

 

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