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Bank Info for NB Charter 547 (1864 - 1899)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1877 John Alfred Lewis George K. Ziegler
1878-1894 John Alfred Lewis Peter C. Hollis
1895-1898 John Alfred Lewis William Franklin Read
1899-1899 Hartman Baker Francis Wayland Ayer
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 - 7500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4170
Original Series 50-100 1 - 365
Original Series 50-100 501 - 600
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 12728
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 12578
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 22, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1864
  • Liquidated Nov 28, 1899
  • Absorbed by 543 (City National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Cemmerce
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $346,670
High Bal (1887) $1,553,028
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $39,900
High Bal (1879) $223,140
Total Out (1899) $44,998
# Large Notes 148,834
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 148,834
$ Large Size $934,370
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $934,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,276,735.42 $80,985.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,436,393.82 $174,485.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,466,461.46 $217,250.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,434,788.23 $214,025.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,270,808.71 $209,870.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,255,246.60 $203,380.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,420,298.77 $203,355.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,497,306.37 $199,790.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,201,487.48 $197,550.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,274,267.78 $203,225.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,386,071.94 $210,830.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,405,900.23 $165,830.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,095,023.12 $181,685.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,235,899.67 $216,340.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,246,389.68 $223,140.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,285,648.05 $220,930.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,360,109.83 $216,740.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,424,522.75 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,146,390.37 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,135,589.20 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,068,160.40 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,190,180.10 $41,720.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,553,027.54 $40,200.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,074,592.89 $44,240.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,045,404.80 $39,900.00
Oct-02-1890 $896,313.21 $43,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $873,336.76 $43,600.00
Sep-30-1892 $913,896.02 $44,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $905,865.70 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $964,731.11 $42,940.00
Sep-28-1895 $845,937.61 $43,937.50
Oct-06-1896 $798,562.14 $44,997.50
Oct-05-1897 $799,572.59 $44,997.50
Sep-20-1898 $867,154.17 $43,087.50
Sep-07-1899 $346,670.32 $44,997.50

 

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