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Bank Info for NB Charter 593 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Chambersburg, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 Geo. R. Messersmith William McLellan
1873-1880 Geo. R. Messersmith Edmund Culbertson
1881-1882 John S. McIlvaine Edmund Culbertson
1883-1888 John S. McIlvaine W. L. Chambers
1889-1905 John S. McIlvaine Samuel M. Linn
1906-1912 John S. McIlvaine Geo. A. Wood
1913-1917 Roy Hershey Passmore Geo. A. Wood
1918-1924 Robert H. Ross Geo. A. Wood
1925-1935 G. A. W. Stouffer C. O. Wood
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 - 9250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6100
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5700
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1243
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7015
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4901 - 29830
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 8850
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7168
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1846
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 21264
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 12238
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3702
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 8, 1864
  • Chartered Nov 30, 1864
  • Succeeded Bank of Chambersburg
  • Absorbed 10899 Apr 16, 1924 (Fannettsburg NB (No Issue), Fannettsburg, PA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Chambersburg Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $573,511
High Bal (1934) $4,167,912
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $44,200
High Bal (1934) $350,000
Total Out (1934) $350,000
# Large Notes 260,152
# Small Notes 144,388
# Total Notes 404,540
$ Large Size $2,862,110
$ Small Size $1,219,840
$ Total Issued $4,081,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,025,463.10 $233,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $843,015.78 $233,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $800,351.38 $232,475.00
Oct-05-1868 $813,219.89 $230,900.00
Oct-09-1869 $782,336.00 $230,785.00
Oct-08-1870 $825,918.17 $233,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $826,955.49 $233,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $818,115.74 $232,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $817,031.15 $233,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $818,089.14 $233,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $783,836.39 $233,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $825,297.66 $234,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $829,932.27 $234,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $854,161.82 $234,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $928,909.30 $234,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,026,866.62 $234,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,131,179.96 $224,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,171,197.69 $234,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,136,049.22 $233,980.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,273,048.17 $230,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,247,970.41 $233,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,124,056.13 $189,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $955,092.98 $99,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,098,024.27 $97,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,049,199.29 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $986,854.01 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $937,352.69 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $964,586.87 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $844,358.33 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1894 $785,407.92 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $816,569.93 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $573,510.51 $44,450.00
Oct-05-1897 $662,593.13 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $752,632.18 $44,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $742,068.48 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $797,893.73 $71,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $756,790.54 $71,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $792,998.44 $71,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $782,558.60 $71,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $837,584.71 $71,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $802,146.00 $71,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $790,295.00 $70,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $861,320.00 $71,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $952,385.00 $71,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,003,726.00 $71,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,036,390.00 $70,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,011,242.00 $71,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,018,731.00 $71,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,044,071.00 $70,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,105,745.00 $70,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,045,316.00 $71,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,226,551.00 $125,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,456,484.00 $127,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,440,203.00 $130,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,516,926.00 $130,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,606,563.00 $128,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,663,277.00 $127,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,794,172.00 $130,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,984,032.00 $130,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,147,681.00 $130,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,331,571.00 $128,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,550,181.00 $128,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,995,514.00 $127,850.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,017,801.00 $130,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,873,160.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,714,010.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,677,081.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,638,329.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,628,619.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,167,912.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,944,556.00 $0.00

 

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