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Bank Info for NB Charter 552 (1864 - 1970)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Chester County
West Chester, PA
2 National Bank of Chester County and Trust Company (2/1/1930)
West Chester, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1872 William Walter Jefferis John Marshall
1873-1878 William Walter Jefferis Walter Hibbard
1879-1882 William Walter Jefferis Washington Townsend
1883-1884 Paul F. Whitehead Washington Townsend
1885-1893 I. Cary Carver Washington Townsend
1894-1901 I. Cary Carver William P. Marshall
1902-1905 I. Cary Carver Jonas Preston Thomas
1906-1912 I. Cary Carver Thomas W. Marshall
1913-1922 George Heed Thomas W. Marshall
1923-1923 Joseph F. Hill Thomas W. Marshall
1924-1927 Joseph F. Hill Samuel Marshall
1928-1935 Joseph F. Hill Wilmer Worthington Hoopes
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 - 3000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4200
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1250
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2000
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1400
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 911
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11768
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2656
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9500
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4200
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 450
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 17750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11600
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 800
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 17751 - 58820
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11601 - 33111
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 824
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2266
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1146
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 384
1: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 44
1: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 14
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4126
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1876
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 628
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 162
2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 62
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9088
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5527
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1455
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 12, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1864
  • 1: Succeeded Bank of Chester County
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Southeast National Bank of Pennsylvania
  • in Chester, PA Jan 1, 1970
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Chester County
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $871,272
High Bal (1935) $5,637,867
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $130,710
High Bal (1900) $225,000
Total Out (1934) $225,000
# Large Notes 527,426
# Small Notes 80,318
# Total Notes 607,744
$ Large Size $5,316,400
$ Small Size $731,730
$ Total Issued $6,048,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $872,429.23 $202,200.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,060,586.82 $202,200.00
Oct-07-1867 $945,224.82 $201,775.00
Oct-05-1868 $936,830.11 $202,250.00
Oct-09-1869 $873,155.24 $202,250.00
Oct-08-1870 $871,271.82 $202,250.00
Oct-02-1871 $925,167.80 $202,150.00
Oct-03-1872 $942,800.60 $201,750.00
Sep-12-1873 $892,304.90 $202,150.00
Oct-02-1874 $906,443.97 $202,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $952,962.62 $202,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,002,667.67 $202,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,111,400.48 $200,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,018,926.42 $201,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,087,583.31 $201,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,189,567.65 $191,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,327,927.89 $201,100.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,244,873.41 $197,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,177,146.84 $199,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,137,858.13 $199,450.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,098,850.69 $201,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,061,902.21 $139,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,038,330.43 $130,710.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,124,123.63 $137,850.00
Sep-30-1889 $999,146.37 $136,400.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,028,084.97 $136,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,149,195.62 $132,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,094,122.88 $136,650.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,136,019.68 $139,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,111,877.22 $139,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,126,313.70 $138,600.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,221,365.51 $136,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,261,555.81 $137,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,314,057.79 $137,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,553,334.75 $200,150.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,534,488.99 $225,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,578,665.60 $225,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,576,721.76 $225,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,692,350.77 $225,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,818,326.89 $225,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,893,563.00 $225,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,716,570.00 $220,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,010,630.00 $221,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,148,460.00 $225,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,232,671.00 $225,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,273,544.00 $221,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,406,296.00 $222,098.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,609,248.00 $220,698.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,663,930.00 $222,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,665,439.00 $223,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,563,885.00 $225,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,685,757.00 $222,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,985,410.00 $225,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,881,377.00 $225,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,992,901.00 $225,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,285,294.00 $220,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,014,253.00 $220,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,961,853.00 $223,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,354,047.00 $225,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,557,658.00 $225,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,760,619.00 $221,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,918,615.00 $225,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,945,112.00 $218,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,814,845.00 $221,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,283,511.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,914,338.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,756,320.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,600,882.00 $225,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,715,227.00 $223,800.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,037,996.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,637,867.00 $0.00

 

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