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Bank Info for NB Charter 896 (1865 - 1887)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Rahway, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 * none * Abraham F. Shotwell
1866-1881 Walter Fuller, Jr. Abraham F. Shotwell
1882-1883 Townsend W. Shotwell Abraham F. Shotwell
1884-1884 M. W. Brett Abraham F. Shotwell
1885-1886 M. W. Brett B. M. Price
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 3x1-2 1 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 800
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1592
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 531
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 27, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 16, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 9, 1887
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by Union County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $310,595
High Bal (1881) $531,468
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1879) $39,729
High Bal (1875) $42,500
Total Out (1886) $42,500
# Large Notes 27,692
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 27,692
$ Large Size $196,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $196,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $310,595.36 $41,460.00
Oct-01-1866 $429,547.54 $42,460.00
Oct-07-1867 $345,951.38 $42,419.00
Oct-05-1868 $349,143.38 $42,213.00
Oct-09-1869 $355,089.39 $42,053.00
Oct-08-1870 $381,310.75 $41,496.00
Oct-02-1871 $494,186.97 $42,079.00
Oct-03-1872 $418,401.22 $40,515.00
Sep-12-1873 $400,746.75 $42,166.00
Oct-02-1874 $432,378.76 $42,385.00
Oct-01-1875 $418,842.81 $42,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $364,921.08 $42,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $324,258.61 $42,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $349,089.11 $41,070.00
Oct-02-1879 $395,999.59 $39,729.00
Oct-01-1880 $454,045.52 $40,830.00
Oct-01-1881 $531,467.69 $41,540.00
Oct-03-1882 $475,649.54 $42,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $417,887.05 $42,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $340,921.17 $42,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $362,303.20 $42,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $340,478.53 $42,500.00

 

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