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Bank Info for NB Charter 7754 (1905 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Metuchen National Bank
Metuchen, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1910 Alexander C. Litterst Charles Lyon Corbin
1911-1916 Alexander C. Litterst Frederick E. Barnard
1917-1921 Alexander C. Litterst William Terry McAdams
1922-1922 Alexander C. Litterst Alexander C. Litterst
1923-1932 Alexander C. Litterst Edward Judson Drake
1933-1933 Joseph William Griffiths, (Sr.) Roy C. Burr
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 4x5 1 - 1600
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1120
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2360
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3251 - 16185
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2361 - 9993
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4140
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1964
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 546
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2520
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1140
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 192
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 28, 1905
  • Chartered May 20, 1905
  • Opened for business May 23, 1905
  • Conservatorship Mar 18, 1933
  • Liquidated Apr 25, 1934
  • Succeeded by 13916 (Metuchen National Bank, Metuchen, NJ)
  • Assumed circulation of 7754
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $96,729
High Bal (1929) $1,792,349
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $22,500
High Bal (1928) $100,000
Total Out (1933) $100,000
# Large Notes 115,592
# Small Notes 43,752
# Total Notes 159,344
$ Large Size $911,350
$ Small Size $335,400
$ Total Issued $1,246,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $96,729.00 $22,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $159,816.00 $29,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $229,188.00 $29,975.00
Sep-23-1908 $258,585.00 $29,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $279,608.00 $29,050.00
Sep-01-1910 $276,246.00 $29,315.00
Sep-01-1911 $311,986.00 $29,290.00
Sep-04-1912 $329,015.00 $28,985.00
Aug-09-1913 $356,535.00 $27,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $369,909.00 $29,920.00
Sep-02-1915 $377,321.00 $28,720.00
Sep-12-1916 $458,413.00 $28,360.00
Sep-11-1917 $505,166.00 $28,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $767,444.00 $29,360.00
Sep-12-1919 $854,248.00 $28,350.00
Sep-12-1920 $868,057.00 $24,950.00
Sep-06-1921 $741,458.00 $28,610.00
Sep-15-1922 $804,903.00 $30,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $950,126.00 $27,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $972,659.00 $22,650.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,278,806.00 $88,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,390,127.00 $98,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,491,640.00 $98,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,673,273.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,792,349.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,740,695.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,587,210.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,478,496.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $735,429.00 $100,000.00

 

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