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Bank Info for NB Charter 732 (1865 - 1985)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Wyoming National Bank of
Wilkes Barre, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Edward Sterling Loop George Matson Hollenback
1866-1868 Edward Sterling Loop Gen. William Sterling Ross
1869-1873 Edward Sterling Loop Ziba Bennett
1874-1877 Lathan W. Jones Ziba Bennett
1878-1879 Lathan W. Jones Charles Dorrance, (Sr.)
1880-1882 Charles Dorrance, Jr. Charles Dorrance, (Sr.)
1883-1883 * none * Charles Dorrance, (Sr.)
1884-1886 John Wroth Charles Dorrance, (Sr.)
1887-1891 George H. Flanagan Charles Dorrance, (Sr.)
1892-1894 George H. Flanagan Sheldon Reynolds
1895-1909 George H. Flanagan George Slocum Bennett
1910-1914 George H. Flanagan Andrew Hamilton McClintock
1915-1919 Elmer Ellsworth Buckman Andrew Hamilton McClintock
1920-1920 Elmer Ellsworth Buckman MAJ Irving Ariel Stearns
1921-1921 Elmer Ellsworth Buckman Asher Miner
1922-1922 Elmer Ellsworth Buckman LTC Dorrance Reynolds
1923-1930 Charles Morgan Austin LTC Dorrance Reynolds
1931-1935 Theodore Alexander LTC Dorrance Reynolds
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 - 2500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2100
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1202
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 625
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1791
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 211
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5708
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4999
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 353
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4050
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2830
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 150
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 14000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8900
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 14001 - 47365
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8901 - 27769
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 10080
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7038
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2106
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 39612
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 18913
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 5727
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 31, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 19, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Merchants Bank (North) in Wilkes Barre, PA
  • on Jun 15, 1985
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Org date Dec 8, 1864 in organization division copy
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wyoming Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $404,986
High Bal (1934) $9,301,845
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $43,440
High Bal (1932) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 403,180
# Small Notes 179,596
# Total Notes 582,776
$ Large Size $3,496,810
$ Small Size $1,479,130
$ Total Issued $4,975,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $491,334.47 $54,300.00
Oct-01-1866 $404,986.13 $110,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $445,536.22 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $432,015.18 $134,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $439,358.02 $132,900.00
Oct-08-1870 $416,000.48 $131,100.00
Oct-02-1871 $418,722.84 $134,300.00
Oct-03-1872 $435,299.76 $134,950.00
Sep-12-1873 $426,824.38 $130,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $405,689.50 $134,350.00
Oct-01-1875 $442,550.04 $134,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $490,337.06 $134,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $502,373.67 $134,950.00
Oct-01-1878 $526,214.50 $134,700.00
Oct-02-1879 $717,767.63 $131,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $739,722.34 $134,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $894,327.71 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $899,407.42 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $871,785.61 $116,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $909,122.07 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $945,294.91 $133,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $990,121.41 $122,670.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,109,008.81 $124,670.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,216,610.83 $131,270.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,185,674.65 $133,540.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,069,013.29 $43,660.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,124,531.04 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,321,921.93 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,263,670.19 $44,220.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,300,231.21 $44,200.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,244,130.47 $43,840.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,315,013.90 $43,440.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,416,716.47 $43,720.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,573,579.22 $43,570.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,750,402.27 $43,620.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,748,628.81 $47,050.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,925,950.98 $48,550.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,007,630.57 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,466,808.41 $45,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,614,794.84 $46,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,867,996.00 $48,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,015,370.00 $49,298.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,260,436.00 $45,678.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,243,635.00 $150,598.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,292,102.00 $150,598.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,266,709.00 $147,498.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,265,423.00 $140,398.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,593,834.00 $140,198.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,950,765.00 $143,198.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,980,426.00 $149,298.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,815,203.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,162,086.00 $148,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,826,624.00 $145,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,458,696.00 $148,197.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,070,747.00 $145,597.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,492,406.00 $147,197.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,475,121.00 $133,297.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,229,931.00 $135,598.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,480,181.00 $143,498.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,198,446.00 $132,398.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,162,089.00 $142,197.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,215,711.00 $140,250.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,670,068.00 $136,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,954,290.00 $140,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,695,122.00 $144,540.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,538,371.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,679,953.00 $146,160.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,894,052.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,913,716.00 $496,250.00
Dec-31-1934 $9,301,845.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,277,696.00 $0.00

 

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