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Bank Info for NB Charter 7935 (1905 - 1927)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Benson, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1906 Charles I. Shaver Alfred E. Cassler
1906-1906 Louis A. Beabes Alfred E. Cassler
1906-1906 John Hackett Cooney Alfred E. Cassler
1907-1909 Alfred E. Cassler Fred Border
1910-1917 Alfred E. Cassler Charles C. Wehn
1918-1918 Alfred E. Cassler * none *
1919-1922 Alfred E. Cassler James Elwood Cassler
1923-1925 * none * Alfred E. Cassler
1925-1925 James L. Brant J. F. Wilson
1926-1926 J. W. Kaufman J. F. Wilson
1927-1927 Forrest Lee Ferrell J. F. Wilson
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 - 360
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2890
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2891 - 6912
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 23, 1905
  • Chartered Oct 4, 1905
  • Receivership Mar 28, 1927
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • (Hollsopple P. O.)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $86,109
High Bal (1921) $551,138
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $6,250
High Bal (1909) $25,000
Total Out (1926) $25,000
# Large Notes 29,088
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 29,088
$ Large Size $363,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $363,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $86,109.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $105,623.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $126,312.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $172,864.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $189,709.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $211,384.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $209,160.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $246,742.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $237,505.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $280,557.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $219,888.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $334,730.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $393,253.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $491,382.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $507,800.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $551,138.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $427,514.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $352,208.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $455,891.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $338,146.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $313,099.00 $25,000.00

 

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