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Bank Info for NB Charter 925 (1865 - 1988)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Sussex National Bank of
Newton, NJ
2 The Sussex and Merchants National Bank of (1/2/1925)
Newton, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Samuel Denton Morford David Ryerson
1865-1866 Samuel Denton Morford David Thompson
1867-1867 Theodore Morford David Ryerson
1868-1887 Theodore Morford David Thompson
1888-1902 Theodore Morford David R. Hull
1903-1908 Lewis Morris Morford Theodore Morford
1909-1924 Lewis Morris Morford Theodore Simonson
1925-1925 Sanford Wright Wilson, Sr. Theodore Simonson
1926-1926 John P. Dalton Theodore Simonson
1927-1927 John P. Dalton * none *
1928-1932 John P. Dalton Henry Thomas Kays
1933-1935 Frank B. Boss Henry Thomas Kays
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
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 4300
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3090
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 544
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2750
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5021
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 135
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15277
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 19108
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7700
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 19690
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 19691 - 42290
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 19711
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6160
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7828
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2874
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 35308
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 19191
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 624
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 6, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 22, 1865
  • 2: Assumed 876 by consolidation with subsequent title change (Merchants National Bank, Newton, NJ)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Midlantic National Bank, Newark, NJ Apr 1, 1988
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Sussex Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $518,085
High Bal (1929) $7,312,604
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $90,920
High Bal (1932) $400,000
Total Out (1934) $400,000
# Large Notes 478,346
# Small Notes 156,295
# Total Notes 634,641
$ Large Size $5,394,390
$ Small Size $1,380,290
$ Total Issued $6,774,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $547,369.19 $90,920.00
Oct-01-1866 $568,545.63 $161,930.00
Oct-07-1867 $533,380.06 $179,040.00
Oct-05-1868 $561,399.67 $177,820.00
Oct-09-1869 $526,342.79 $175,845.00
Oct-08-1870 $518,084.83 $177,030.00
Oct-02-1871 $553,358.71 $176,335.00
Oct-03-1872 $560,598.19 $178,990.00
Sep-12-1873 $580,716.46 $178,990.00
Oct-02-1874 $586,519.42 $177,706.00
Oct-01-1875 $569,412.56 $175,701.00
Oct-02-1876 $583,629.43 $173,928.00
Oct-01-1877 $569,805.43 $171,863.00
Oct-01-1878 $611,758.51 $175,728.00
Oct-02-1879 $601,978.93 $178,068.00
Oct-01-1880 $686,215.83 $178,628.00
Oct-01-1881 $802,907.85 $175,028.00
Oct-03-1882 $859,346.06 $176,028.00
Oct-02-1883 $783,167.25 $173,618.00
Sep-30-1884 $757,544.15 $176,128.00
Oct-01-1885 $738,547.67 $177,223.00
Oct-07-1886 $789,219.78 $174,833.00
Oct-05-1887 $791,926.66 $178,660.00
Oct-04-1888 $809,238.95 $177,190.00
Sep-30-1889 $875,224.66 $177,050.00
Oct-02-1890 $840,298.09 $178,590.00
Sep-25-1891 $928,849.59 $176,680.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,004,410.07 $179,950.00
Oct-03-1893 $949,715.40 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $913,122.25 $178,880.00
Sep-28-1895 $962,215.73 $176,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $889,362.10 $178,825.00
Oct-05-1897 $905,768.93 $179,470.00
Sep-20-1898 $917,848.71 $176,075.00
Sep-07-1899 $942,758.68 $177,355.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,010,184.01 $192,620.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,033,917.14 $195,405.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,057,609.22 $199,380.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,229,950.49 $198,480.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,298,240.41 $197,170.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,481,603.00 $196,035.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,547,468.00 $197,705.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,583,197.00 $195,110.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,723,708.00 $193,780.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,780,083.00 $195,010.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,943,095.00 $194,070.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,892,152.00 $198,670.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,852,123.00 $189,360.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,761,976.00 $191,670.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,776,234.00 $196,830.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,762,122.00 $196,785.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,868,705.00 $195,340.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,930,958.00 $195,660.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,906,219.00 $192,550.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,881,008.00 $189,090.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,881,634.00 $191,340.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,065,186.00 $195,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,317,387.00 $198,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,400,679.00 $198,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,538,253.00 $197,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,930,607.00 $296,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,543,383.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,659,094.00 $190,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,297,452.00 $296,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,312,604.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,234,371.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,832,752.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,515,957.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,283,466.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,895,452.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,547,477.00 $0.00

 

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