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Bank Info for NB Charter 5444 (1900 - 1993)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bath, PA
2 First National Bank of [5/12/1920]
Bath, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1902 Jacob H. Seem William L. Odenwelder
1903-1915 Jacob H. Seem Dr. Louis R. Groner
1916-1931 Jacob H. Seem Joseph Allison Horner
1932-1933 Jacob H. Seem * none *
1934-1935 Jacob H. Seem Benjamin F. Rohn
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 3x10-20 1 - 1890
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 4701 - 6985
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 7027
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2622
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 684
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 300
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5933
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1861
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 12, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1900
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Closed/Merged into Meridian Bank in Reading, PA Dec 11, 1993
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $29,652
High Bal (1929) $1,405,864
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $5,000
High Bal (1934) $125,000
Total Out (1934) $125,000
# Large Notes 63,608
# Small Notes 27,930
# Total Notes 91,538
$ Large Size $795,100
$ Small Size $337,450
$ Total Issued $1,132,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $29,651.69 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $87,615.29 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $116,692.04 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $173,508.07 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $191,650.94 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $233,639.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $267,142.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $373,348.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $345,966.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $381,278.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $426,579.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $454,066.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $468,684.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $519,256.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $606,954.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $611,973.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $681,658.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $711,097.00 $49,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $762,798.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $908,166.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $980,754.00 $5,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $858,571.00 $48,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $880,349.00 $49,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $953,199.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $978,175.00 $49,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,097,986.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,241,856.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,344,524.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,396,998.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,405,864.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,337,074.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,382,219.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,316,660.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,330,708.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,341,139.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,283,623.00 $0.00

 

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