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Bank Info for NB Charter 661 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Downington National Bank
Downington, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 Joseph R. Downing William Edge
1866-1888 Joseph R. Downing Jacob Edge
1889-1916 Thomas W. Downing Joseph R. Downing
1917-1935 E. P. Fisher Thomas W. Downing
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 3x10-20 1 - 2500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 350
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1900
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 217
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4290
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1201
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 276
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2850
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1861
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 163
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9850
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5860
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9851 - 39789
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5861 - 17272
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6124
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1810
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 462
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2518
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1575
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 495
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 21, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 29, 1864
  • Assumed 8646 and its circulation by consolidation Nov 5, 1932 (Grange NB of Chester County, Downingtown, PA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Downington Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $274,831
High Bal (1935) $2,331,946
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1908) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 289,064
# Small Notes 54,964
# Total Notes 344,028
$ Large Size $2,356,180
$ Small Size $386,000
$ Total Issued $2,742,180
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $288,516.03 $57,750.00
Oct-01-1866 $289,619.20 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $274,830.89 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $302,450.04 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $316,035.16 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $322,411.46 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $319,210.27 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $322,628.06 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $328,740.93 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $327,600.11 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $330,625.13 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $339,963.59 $89,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $314,595.75 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $333,466.65 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $328,644.25 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $372,171.57 $89,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $370,814.53 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $400,211.01 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $406,713.65 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $389,836.07 $89,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $385,505.10 $89,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $389,996.09 $89,660.00
Oct-05-1887 $325,875.78 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $303,592.76 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $296,514.10 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $308,917.08 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $305,794.72 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $350,867.90 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $323,301.34 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $321,956.19 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $335,078.84 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $309,674.73 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $309,307.82 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $338,824.01 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $339,714.41 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $363,920.80 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $396,405.66 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $404,437.11 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $416,228.68 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $481,489.35 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $461,117.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $504,570.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $576,561.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $685,898.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $700,988.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $731,738.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $798,779.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $801,281.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $848,354.00 $98,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $909,211.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $956,125.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,007,441.00 $99,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,204,041.00 $99,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,372,276.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,245,820.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,453,279.00 $97,098.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,474,892.00 $98,298.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,477,395.00 $98,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,592,173.00 $98,397.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,660,127.00 $99,098.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,684,271.00 $99,977.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,775,749.00 $99,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,912,055.00 $97,998.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,026,384.00 $98,298.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,071,173.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,973,721.00 $99,977.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,800,390.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,254,620.00 $99,997.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,124,911.00 $98,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,181,413.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,331,946.00 $0.00

 

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