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Bank Info for NB Charter 644 (1864 - open)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Honesdale National Bank
Honesdale, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 Stephen D. Ward Zenas H. Russell
1875-1877 Edwin Fuller Torrey Zenas H. Russell
1878-1888 Edwin Fuller Torrey Coe F. Young
1889-1893 Edwin Fuller Torrey John Torrey
1894-1910 Edwin Fuller Torrey Henry Z. Russell
1911-1911 * none * Henry Z. Russell
1912-1917 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. Henry Z. Russell
1918-1920 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. Andrew Thompson
1921-1921 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. * none *
1922-1933 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. Andrew Thompson
1934-1934 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. * none *
1935-1935 Lewis A. Howell, Sr. Charles W. Dein
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 3x1-2 1 - 9000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4170
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1004
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 460
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3600
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4100
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1774
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7351
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4075
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 644
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2300
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1560
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7280
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9201 - 39508
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7281 - 25381
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5902
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3290
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 766
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 10200
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5883
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1760
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 1, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Honesdale National Bank (March 2025)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Honesdale Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $720,365
High Bal (1935) $3,667,716
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $29,800
High Bal (1868) $270,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 443,464
# Small Notes 77,591
# Total Notes 521,055
$ Large Size $3,733,080
$ Small Size $611,410
$ Total Issued $4,344,490
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $776,919.10 $190,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $763,791.67 $255,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $799,115.86 $269,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $818,013.29 $270,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $829,092.80 $269,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $852,680.20 $267,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $892,116.07 $267,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $824,760.44 $268,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $844,795.39 $266,700.00
Oct-02-1874 $828,795.27 $265,100.00
Oct-01-1875 $829,325.71 $262,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $722,006.95 $162,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $720,365.28 $158,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $751,085.08 $151,650.00
Oct-02-1879 $730,805.09 $138,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $933,609.92 $255,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $970,138.89 $269,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $970,403.42 $269,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,008,100.43 $254,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,014,418.25 $266,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $960,453.70 $243,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $981,921.82 $267,710.00
Oct-05-1887 $838,513.19 $131,980.00
Oct-04-1888 $819,667.83 $132,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $818,654.57 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $829,214.86 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $947,104.49 $43,870.00
Sep-30-1892 $987,993.18 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,000,990.63 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,028,735.84 $40,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,094,232.53 $33,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,140,369.90 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,227,590.84 $29,800.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,191,488.33 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,246,110.81 $42,730.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,392,900.96 $52,200.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,530,337.19 $49,350.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,618,077.62 $55,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,747,100.90 $54,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,809,484.99 $53,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,864,546.00 $53,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,896,258.00 $55,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,948,249.00 $55,900.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,891,123.00 $55,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,920,206.00 $55,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,871,123.00 $50,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,821,846.00 $45,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,004,404.00 $145,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,992,654.00 $148,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,006,041.00 $147,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,068,231.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,075,683.00 $147,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,142,182.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,071,335.00 $143,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,201,097.00 $142,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,151,576.00 $148,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,220,638.00 $145,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,218,990.00 $147,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,467,891.00 $136,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,601,009.00 $142,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,791,004.00 $144,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,828,167.00 $147,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,886,642.00 $144,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,988,109.00 $148,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,215,873.00 $132,900.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,247,264.00 $148,200.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,130,365.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,161,278.00 $146,580.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,288,739.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,633,069.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,667,716.00 $0.00

 

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