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Bank Info for NB Charter 602 (1864 - 1923)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bank of North America
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1868 John Hockley Thomas Smith
1869-1882 John H. Watt Thomas Smith
1883-1886 John H. Watt Charles Shallcross Lewis
1887-1905 John H. Watt John Hanson Michener Sr.
1906-1908 John H. Watt Harry Gorgas Michener
1909-1915 Samuel D. Jordan Harry Gorgas Michener
1916-1917 Edgar S. Kromer Harry Gorgas Michener
1918-1919 Edgar S. Kromer Charles Henry Harding
1920-1922 Edgar S. Kromer Ellis Pusey Passmore, Jr.
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 - 27350
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 12580
Original Series 50-100 1 - 2300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 25050
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 9900
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2360
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 35298
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 17240
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2194
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 23815
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 17074
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 72330
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 53168
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1180
1902 Plain Back 4x5 72331 - 87330
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 53169 - 61868
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 23, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 3, 1864
  • Assumed 541 and its circulation by consolidation Mar 6, 1916 (NB of the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Liquidated Feb 28, 1923
  • Succeeded by Bank of North America & Trust Company, Philadephia
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of North America
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $5,877,880
High Bal (1919) $40,316,641
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $42,270
High Bal (1866) $800,000
Total Out (1922) $495,897
# Large Notes 1,288,448
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,288,448
$ Large Size $11,233,060
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $11,233,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $6,018,384.71 $500,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $6,638,273.76 $800,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $6,252,677.61 $796,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $6,170,267.56 $780,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $6,044,338.90 $784,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $5,989,685.32 $778,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $6,318,399.57 $799,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $5,877,879.68 $797,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $5,901,263.61 $798,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $7,414,352.52 $781,880.00
Oct-01-1875 $6,909,874.99 $797,680.00
Oct-02-1876 $7,252,492.47 $792,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $7,217,507.29 $794,780.00
Oct-01-1878 $7,337,415.34 $740,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $7,929,843.31 $630,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $8,687,163.89 $710,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $8,106,471.17 $760,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $8,337,581.07 $678,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $8,004,214.03 $696,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $8,101,611.80 $726,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $9,358,232.98 $579,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $9,040,354.94 $713,480.00
Oct-05-1887 $8,150,209.12 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $7,830,574.03 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $7,519,959.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $7,355,547.55 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $8,534,111.76 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $9,196,052.49 $42,270.00
Oct-03-1893 $9,133,940.23 $120,680.00
Oct-02-1894 $9,760,932.92 $112,860.00
Sep-28-1895 $8,951,976.16 $109,230.00
Oct-06-1896 $8,272,997.34 $131,180.00
Oct-05-1897 $11,714,476.69 $75,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $12,734,728.57 $117,980.00
Sep-07-1899 $12,387,774.57 $91,817.50
Sep-05-1900 $12,467,745.79 $446,497.50
Sep-30-1901 $12,103,334.27 $449,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $12,981,984.07 $448,197.50
Sep-09-1903 $12,303,320.31 $442,647.50
Sep-06-1904 $13,581,929.42 $440,597.50
Aug-25-1905 $14,618,524.00 $436,498.00
Sep-04-1906 $14,242,519.00 $446,798.00
Aug-22-1907 $15,137,142.00 $446,097.00
Sep-23-1908 $18,861,467.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $19,144,372.00 $495,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $17,810,800.00 $497,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $19,196,998.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $19,255,369.00 $494,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $17,556,944.00 $496,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $17,976,122.00 $773,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $18,254,145.00 $496,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $21,454,110.00 $663,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $24,523,756.00 $497,598.00
Aug-31-1918 $26,996,900.00 $498,698.00
Sep-12-1919 $40,316,641.00 $499,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $34,340,325.00 $490,097.00
Sep-06-1921 $27,001,872.00 $494,897.00
Sep-15-1922 $30,159,211.00 $495,897.00

 

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