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Bank Info for NB Charter 9300 (1908 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portsmouth, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1911 V. Garland Weaver Jno. L. Watson
1912-1917 E. B. Bruce V. Garland Weaver
1918-1920 A. C. Ogburn, Jr. V. Garland Weaver
1921-1928 Butler Ballance V. Garland Weaver
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 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8801 - 59102
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 9, 1908
  • Chartered Dec 29, 1908
  • Opened for business Dec 30, 1908
  • Liquidated Jan 15, 1930
  • Absorbed by 11381 (American National Bank, Portsmouth, VA)
  • Receivership Oct 24, 1932
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $272,924
High Bal (1924) $3,980,116
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1919) $20,000
High Bal (1926) $300,000
Total Out (1928) $293,950
# Large Notes 236,408
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 236,408
$ Large Size $2,955,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,955,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $272,924.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $329,414.00 $37,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $418,518.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $578,790.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $658,558.00 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $744,944.00 $99,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $800,237.00 $90,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $823,902.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,326,340.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,238,196.00 $98,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,143,375.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,470,842.00 $198,850.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,461,777.00 $197,595.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,220,882.00 $199,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,667,844.00 $199,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,980,116.00 $287,495.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,463,909.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,492,917.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,466,725.00 $294,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,598,880.00 $293,950.00

 

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