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Bank Info for NB Charter 8688 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Emporia, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1910 Samuel Herbert Cruikshank William Rufus Cato Sr.
1911-1914 Jesse Lee William Rufus Cato Sr.
1915-1917 Joseph Leonidas Suiter Jr. William Rufus Cato Sr.
1918-1918 W. W. V. Long William Rufus Cato Sr.
1919-1924 William M. Land William Rufus Cato Sr.
1925-1930 Le Roy Anderson William Rufus Cato Sr.
1931-1935 Le Roy Anderson E. Ennis Eaves
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 - 500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 480
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3390
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4301 - 15920
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3391 - 11115
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2360
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1242
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 326
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3876
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1980
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 576
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 25, 1907
  • Chartered May 15, 1907
  • Opened for business May 16, 1907
  • Assumed 9732 and its circulation by consolidation Mar 2, 1914 (Planters National Bank, Emporia, VA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $87,238
High Bal (1928) $1,283,132
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $19,200
High Bal (1915) $65,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 112,060
# Small Notes 30,000
# Total Notes 142,060
$ Large Size $908,150
$ Small Size $235,140
$ Total Issued $1,143,290
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $87,238.00 $19,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $124,464.00 $19,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $158,535.00 $19,998.00
Sep-01-1910 $253,978.00 $39,298.00
Sep-01-1911 $244,456.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $248,080.00 $40,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $257,333.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $438,095.00 $64,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $390,540.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $440,218.00 $63,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $486,305.00 $65,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $558,123.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $599,042.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $812,236.00 $64,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $681,251.00 $64,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $757,292.00 $65,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $829,107.00 $65,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $882,872.00 $65,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $992,805.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,028,240.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,076,598.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,283,132.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,202,521.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,079,970.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $970,841.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $916,446.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $864,243.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,021,000.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $932,901.00 $0.00

 

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