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Bank Info for NB Charter 568 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Berwick, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Morrison E. Jackson Mordecai William Jackson
1867-1868 Benjamin Rush Davis Mordecai William Jackson
1869-1893 Samuel Carver Jayne Mordecai William Jackson
1894-1903 Samuel Carver Jayne Benjamin Franklin Crispin, Jr.
1904-1908 Samuel Carver Jayne Frank R. Jackson
1909-1927 Samuel Carver Jayne Mordecai Jackson Crispin
1928-1932 William John Hehl Mordecai Jackson Crispin
1933-1935 Henry Harrison Straub Mordecai Jackson Crispin
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 - 3675
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 720
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 498
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5802
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1550
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1901 - 2140 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2141 - 6252
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 834
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 212
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 727
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 85

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 21, 1864
  • Chartered Nov 10, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $183,730
High Bal (1930) $2,638,300
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $24,500
High Bal (1900) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 78,788
# Small Notes 7,088
# Total Notes 85,876
$ Large Size $853,000
$ Small Size $84,450
$ Total Issued $937,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $185,339.91 $67,485.00
Oct-01-1866 $208,395.56 $67,465.00
Oct-07-1867 $210,396.73 $67,200.00
Oct-05-1868 $230,938.47 $67,495.00
Oct-09-1869 $226,384.35 $67,205.00
Oct-08-1870 $260,819.86 $67,065.00
Oct-02-1871 $247,895.59 $67,070.00
Oct-03-1872 $272,364.12 $66,540.00
Sep-12-1873 $254,755.80 $66,610.00
Oct-02-1874 $234,929.51 $67,443.00
Oct-01-1875 $229,821.49 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $230,897.77 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $189,648.99 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $183,729.68 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $193,174.56 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $229,828.29 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $280,366.31 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $333,996.14 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $310,715.38 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $291,351.86 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $273,156.03 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $328,101.90 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $345,040.65 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $351,523.60 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $347,703.00 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $345,370.03 $27,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $388,746.63 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $393,752.54 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $364,987.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $323,896.16 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $346,064.60 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $348,101.84 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $361,706.12 $67,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $376,471.94 $63,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $420,119.33 $67,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $519,690.01 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $541,402.80 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $510,016.22 $75,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $538,584.97 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $550,038.05 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $629,483.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $813,946.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $896,383.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $840,290.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $791,540.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $896,348.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,007,364.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,064,662.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,161,307.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,180,670.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,130,235.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,389,131.00 $24,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,634,737.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,725,612.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,191,613.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,319,832.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,329,120.00 $24,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,003,997.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,408,935.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,449,181.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,385,148.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,305,094.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,573,344.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,629,000.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,561,537.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,638,300.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,316,827.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,176,279.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,079,871.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,203,134.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,288,072.00 $0.00

 

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