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Bank Info for NB Charter 6984 (1903 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chester, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1904 Oscar O. Allison John A. Campbell
1905-1924 Oscar O. Allison John Edie Newell
1925-1931 R. A. Douglass John Edie Newell
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4540
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4541 - 13691
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1359
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 364
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 3, 1903
  • Chartered Oct 9, 1903
  • Succeeded Industrial Bank of West Virginia
  • Receivership Dec 22, 1932
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Industrial Bank of West Va, at Chester W Va
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Industrial Bank of West Virginia
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $111,806
High Bal (1928) $935,767
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $25,000
High Bal (1910) $50,000
Total Out (1931) $50,000
# Large Notes 64,364
# Small Notes 10,338
# Total Notes 74,702
$ Large Size $804,550
$ Small Size $125,220
$ Total Issued $929,770
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $111,805.62 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $181,139.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $170,665.00 $40,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $184,238.00 $40,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $186,407.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $217,167.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $257,378.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $278,830.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $413,184.00 $49,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $403,079.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $354,199.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $336,403.00 $49,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $515,845.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $615,661.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $614,317.00 $49,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $678,152.00 $48,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $794,878.00 $49,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $816,015.00 $49,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $797,087.00 $49,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $880,476.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $855,214.00 $49,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $778,863.00 $48,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $776,474.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $833,071.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $935,767.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $881,854.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $866,455.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $674,721.00 $50,000.00

 

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