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Bank Info for NB Charter 5518 (1900 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Forest City, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1901 Truman Arnold Surdam V. L. Petersen
1902-1904 Truman Arnold Surdam James J. Walker
1905-1925 James J. Walker John Lynch
1926-1927 Thomas P. McCormick John Lynch
1928-1932 John Lynch William John Maxey
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1800
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5700
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 5701 - 8300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6807
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1688
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 426
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 211
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 736
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 274
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 4, 1900
  • Chartered Jul 26, 1900
  • Conservatorship Jun 29, 1933
  • Receivership Aug 10, 1934
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $43,082
High Bal (1927) $2,388,477
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $6,300
High Bal (1909) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $49,995
# Large Notes 67,628
# Small Notes 13,905
# Total Notes 81,533
$ Large Size $845,350
$ Small Size $166,295
$ Total Issued $1,011,645
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $43,081.89 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $186,059.67 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $168,757.06 $6,300.00
Sep-09-1903 $259,199.33 $6,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $354,179.29 $21,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $407,390.00 $18,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $487,740.00 $18,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $525,145.00 $20,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $568,022.00 $19,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $556,867.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $569,572.00 $47,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $639,474.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $649,167.00 $48,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $726,640.00 $48,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $765,179.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $779,105.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $823,575.00 $49,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $886,367.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $975,469.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,127,250.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,222,321.00 $41,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,495,868.00 $49,295.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,373,109.00 $49,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,701,094.00 $48,895.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,117,067.00 $49,495.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,283,824.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,231,546.00 $49,995.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,388,477.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,351,586.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,190,905.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,150,004.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,905,706.00 $49,995.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,627,724.00 $49,995.00

 

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