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Bank Info for NB Charter 7446 (1904 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Washington, DC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1908 Geo. Whitney White Frederick Charles Stevens
1908-1908 George Oscar Walson Frederick Charles Stevens
1909-1909 John Poole Frederick Charles Stevens
1910-1910 John Poole William Alexander Harris Church Sr.
1911-1912 John Poole Ashton Grubb Clapham
1913-1917 Tucker Kingsford Sands Ashton Grubb Clapham
1918-1918 * none * Rolfe Emerson Bolling
1919-1919 William E. Cadwallader Rolfe Emerson Bolling
1920-1921 James Henry Baden Rolfe Emerson Bolling
1922-1926 James Henry Baden Robert Golden Donaldson
1927-1929 Frederick H. Cox Robert Golden Donaldson
1930-1933 Frederick H. Cox Wade Hampton Cooper
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 22200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 61500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 61501 - 281555
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 31009
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 8830
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 18, 1904
  • Chartered Oct 19, 1904
  • Opened for business Oct 19, 1904
  • Assumed 7936 by consolidation May 1, 1911 (National City Bank, Washington, DC)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Receivership Feb 28 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $2,970,070
High Bal (1928) $20,409,719
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $496,500
High Bal (1919) $1,000,000
Total Out (1932) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 1,215,020
# Small Notes 239,034
# Total Notes 1,454,054
$ Large Size $15,187,750
$ Small Size $2,920,140
$ Total Issued $18,107,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $2,970,070.00 $496,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,966,247.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,862,864.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,954,642.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,946,124.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,347,427.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $7,120,552.00 $750,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $7,748,967.00 $750,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,526,614.00 $742,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,618,674.00 $877,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,995,513.00 $750,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,827,701.00 $750,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $17,424,374.00 $750,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $15,866,804.00 $987,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $16,554,600.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $17,095,635.00 $963,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,532,182.00 $984,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,904,490.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,255,555.00 $978,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,536,594.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $17,289,649.00 $982,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $18,118,219.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $18,296,180.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $20,409,719.00 $982,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $20,392,100.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $18,989,713.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $18,349,296.00 $978,940.00
Dec-31-1932 $16,385,668.00 $1,000,000.00

 

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