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Bank Info for NB Charter 834 (1865 - 1980)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Shippensburg, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 James Edmonston McLean Dr. Alexander Stewart
1868-1886 Jacob Dewald Geesaman Dr. Alexander Stewart
1887-1893 John E. Geesaman Dr. Alexander Stewart
1894-1894 John E. Geesaman James Edmonston McLean
1895-1919 John E. Geesaman William Ayres Addams Sr.
1920-1935 George Stewart McLean William Ayres Addams Sr.
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 - 1900
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1740
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1485
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1602
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3299
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1610
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3365
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1960
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3366 - 9995
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1961 - 6512
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7344
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3314
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 954
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 12408
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6706
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1795
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 21, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 23, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Commonwealth NB in Harrisburg, PA Apr 2, 1980
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $191,325
High Bal (1929) $2,056,131
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $21,400
High Bal (1932) $175,003
Total Out (1934) $175,002
# Large Notes 112,572
# Small Notes 90,581
# Total Notes 203,153
$ Large Size $1,005,750
$ Small Size $698,640
$ Total Issued $1,704,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $191,325.29 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $237,268.13 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $234,702.35 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $244,914.33 $67,380.00
Oct-09-1869 $264,562.07 $67,285.00
Oct-08-1870 $291,759.33 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $278,288.26 $67,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $284,333.78 $67,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $300,187.61 $66,905.00
Oct-02-1874 $293,503.55 $65,897.00
Oct-01-1875 $301,653.42 $65,680.00
Oct-02-1876 $274,616.21 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $291,473.00 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $236,903.60 $67,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $245,312.52 $66,998.00
Oct-01-1880 $274,998.81 $67,498.00
Oct-01-1881 $318,846.61 $66,898.00
Oct-03-1882 $314,125.67 $66,498.00
Oct-02-1883 $304,726.08 $66,798.00
Sep-30-1884 $328,875.93 $67,498.00
Oct-01-1885 $289,606.11 $66,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $275,648.74 $66,850.00
Oct-05-1887 $252,186.39 $44,400.00
Oct-04-1888 $248,646.55 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $294,788.75 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $298,570.34 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $333,809.51 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $343,724.66 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $312,800.16 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $304,599.64 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $370,424.59 $21,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $380,667.36 $22,050.00
Oct-05-1897 $394,978.48 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $431,201.73 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $462,559.22 $22,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $456,793.63 $30,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $438,866.26 $30,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $488,878.53 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $483,629.09 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $444,911.51 $41,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $497,233.00 $41,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $561,741.00 $41,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $569,325.00 $41,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $550,758.00 $41,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $562,729.00 $41,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $538,868.00 $40,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $589,889.00 $40,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $679,296.00 $40,397.00
Aug-09-1913 $660,593.00 $40,198.00
Sep-12-1914 $690,654.00 $40,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $727,866.00 $40,398.00
Sep-12-1916 $819,387.00 $39,697.00
Sep-11-1917 $916,876.00 $40,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $976,637.00 $40,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $984,338.00 $39,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,151,615.00 $40,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,203,132.00 $41,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,287,993.00 $41,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,411,588.00 $40,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,624,350.00 $41,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,611,447.00 $41,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,798,929.00 $40,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,870,294.00 $40,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,011,399.00 $41,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,056,131.00 $140,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,021,473.00 $140,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,025,542.00 $175,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,917,857.00 $175,003.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,868,773.00 $172,282.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,855,613.00 $175,002.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,769,737.00 $0.00

 

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