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The National Bank of Chester County

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Charter
#552
Bank ID
552
Years
1864–1941
Observations
78

Assets

Year assets loans odraft bonds_circ bonds_hand bond_premiums securities_and_mortgages securities securities_usgov securities_other due_from_nb due_from_ra due_from_other_nb due_from_other_nb_and_sb due_from_sb real_estate oreo_and_mortgages current_expenses internal_stamps bills_nb checks_and_other currency legal_tender specie cash_and_exchange lawful_money cash_exchange_and_reserve us_debt redemption_fund due_from_treasurer trade_dollars frb_reserve other_assets
1864‡
1865 872,429.23 387,783.85 225,000 81,450 42,768.07 5.84 2,270.66 133,150.81
1866 1,060,586.82 509,995.45 225,000 45,150 136,662.08 21,655.94 2,669.53
1867 945,224.82 505,211.25 0 225,000 1,500 0 0 93,515.93 5,067.36 0 5,292.73 7,796 1,492.15 411.24 21,467 11.16 78,460 0
1868 936,830.11 469,608.70 0 225,000 500 0 0 106,141.58 0 18,283.27 1,230.23 4,905.55 8,335 3,847.33 2,776.45 50,802 0 45,400 0
1869 873,155.24 456,520.34 0 225,000 500 0 0 17,878.67 54,400.31 8,815.71 0 5,195.54 8,134 313.27 3,713.40 47,684 0 45,000 0
1870 871,271.82 483,139.28 0 225,000 500 0 0 21,524.58 38,406.80 2,153.23 657.39 5,698.74 6,338 2,808.79 1,431.01 38,614 0 45,000 0
1871 925,167.80 498,439.58 0 225,000 0 0 0 18,825.14 52,206.65 14,850 481.70 8,086.45 7,527 14,763.28 4,292 65,696 0 15,000 0
1872 942,800.60 525,284.16 0 225,000 0 0 0 13,647.53 36,031.18 19,008.60 4,460 4,770.33 10,302 13,997.57 2,763.23 82,536 0 5,000 0
1873 892,304.90 530,979.08 700 225,000 0 0 0 29,979.13 35,359.21 2,312.47 4,460 2,984.19 3,859 3,228.77 3,561.05 49,882 0 0 0
1874 906,443.97 531,297.85 650 225,000 0 0 0 14,235.25 48,455.82 12,572.44 4,649.46 6,368 10,047.27 2,267.88 30,650 0 0 20,250 0
1875 952,962.62 508,714.76 150 225,000 0 5,386.45 0 0 10,866.03 93,562.90 23,157.42 0 10,727 8,683.63 2,480.43 54,109 0 0 10,125 0
1876 1,002,667.67 553,386.24 650.25 225,000 0 0 0 0 21,555.77 68,729.49 23,282.86 3,685.61 20,559 13,962.38 1,583.07 39,148 0 20,000 11,125 0
1877 1,111,400.48 568,016.99 128.76 225,000 0 0 0 0 34,343.12 142,614.95 18,331.78 5,255.05 5,485 30,959.80 861.03 9,979 10,300 50,000 10,125 0
1878 1,018,926.42 614,302.31 182.16 225,000 0 0 0 0 27,458.33 69,640.46 0 5,357.47 8,515 9,451.64 570.05 21,403 21,921 5,000 10,125 0
1879 1,087,583.31 550,046.65 91.45 225,000 0 0 0 0 51,091.13 168,521.65 4,093.40 5,688.67 9,249 11,800.52 80.84 27,012 24,783 0 10,125 0
1880 1,189,567.65 461,473.31 31.65 225,000 150,000 6,375 0 0 20,876.75 156,108.49 3,780.90 3,076.22 4,816 8,040.81 70.02 34,997 101,796.50 0 13,125 0
1881 1,327,927.89 406,965.49 82.76 225,000 211,000 15,187.50 0 0 40,983.87 259,646.55 0 3,973.39 11,952 24,520.60 161.23 23,640 94,689.50 0 10,125 0
1882 1,244,873.41 678,294.54 71.53 225,000 22,000 5,625 0 0 37,851.33 158,008.37 0 3,912.97 4,529 17,802.35 280.32 9,134 72,239 0 10,125 0
1883 1,177,146.84 695,856.92 156.31 225,000 0 3,752.50 61,000 0 70,057.35 38,556.61 0 4,034.22 4,711 17,959.18 280.75 13,086 32,571 0 10,125 0
1884 1,137,858.13 684,091.31 110.70 225,000 0 1,500 52,000 0 44,042.29 34,786.07 0 4,320.24 11,380 11,643.60 371.92 16,523 41,964 0 10,125 0
1885 1,098,850.69 588,867.47 156.97 225,000 0 0 44,000 0 81,448.39 67,331.64 2,278.51 4,708.54 3,025 17,922.71 160.96 9,722 41,603.50 0 10,125 2,500 0
1886 1,061,902.21 671,721.53 55.90 155,000 0 0 44,000 0 41,390.71 48,937.86 5,443.93 4,861.28 7,500 22,208.46 140.94 12,189 36,744.60 0 6,975 2,000 2,733 0
1887 1,038,330.43 635,765.29 73.30 155,000 0 0 44,000 0 72,437.14 36,322.99 5,443.93 4,603.44 5,290 29,344.35 383.79 9,988 32,703.20 0 6,975 0 0 0
1888 1,124,123.63 663,183.54 79.32 155,000 0 0 44,000 0 108,979.75 47,256.06 5,443.93 5,252.46 5,065 28,330.96 375.41 13,243 40,939.20 0 6,975 0 0 0
1889 999,146.37 640,669.25 156.12 155,000 0 0 44,000 33,789.41 46,491.08 0 300 2,500 3,287.55 525 15,884.08 87.28 5,200 44,281.60 0 6,975 0 0
1890 1,028,084.97 656,863.74 24.97 155,000 0 0 44,000 53,984.30 23,949.96 0 13,133.02 1,500 4,408.55 5,645 15,546.94 340.09 6,320 40,393.40 0 6,975 0 0
1891 1,149,195.62 739,074.11 264.02 155,000 0 0 44,000 80,200.83 37,026.49 0 9,000 0 3,537.36 7,255 7,824.28 369.58 10,055 48,613.95 0 6,975 0 0
1892 1,094,122.88 625,807.91 90.38 155,000 0 0 124,745 52,376.26 38,509.38 0 9,000 0 5,042.49 795 15,643.51 475.85 4,805 54,857.10 0 6,975 0 0
1893 1,136,019.68 674,000.49 17.31 155,000 0 0 122,745 91,138.35 18,802.03 0 9,000 0 5,701.20 2,305 9,843.03 228.47 680 39,583.80 0 6,975 0 0
1894 1,111,877.22 664,783.33 177.27 155,000 0 0 110,045 79,218.67 18,242.07 0 9,000 0 9,230 8,674.81 111.07 6,190 43,230 0 6,975 1,000 0
1895 1,126,313.70 622,410.22 114.35 155,000 0 0 137,045 80,950.07 48,458.55 0 9,000 0 6,275 6,604.49 180.27 5,570 47,730.75 0 6,975 0 0
1896 1,221,365.51 648,981.99 43.38 155,000 0 8,000 151,439 118,734.77 37,596.41 0 9,000 0 14,515 7,864 389.21 7,110 52,716.75 0 6,975 3,000 0
1897 1,261,555.81 617,119.41 61.50 155,000 70,000 20,625 158,373 127,350.19 30,798.08 0 9,000 0 4,705 3,340.68 350.60 6,660 51,197.35 0 6,975 0 0
1898 1,314,057.79 628,292.79 68.53 155,000 70,000 14,000 188,036 135,146.70 18,109.18 0 9,000 0 10,675 7,057.65 158.24 7,540 63,998.70 0 6,975 0 0
1899 1,553,334.75 674,437.46 23.92 225,000 20,000 11,000 183,870 286,385.93 21,213.11 0 9,000 0 13,645 17,574.80 557.93 10,590 69,911.60 0 10,125 0 0
1900 1,534,488.99 683,070.64 38.36 225,000 40,000 10,000 223,720 214,653.99 13,408.84 0 9,000 0 898 2,340 25,713.86 219.50 6,070 69,105.80 0 11,250 0 0
1901 1,578,665.60 634,823.42 25.44 225,000 0 0 341,732.50 187,796.48 48,242.28 0 9,000 0 373 18,270 15,996.40 964.38 16,925 68,266.70 0 11,250 0 0
1902 1,576,721.76 651,003 83.68 225,000 0 0 398,061.50 119,551.47 55,253.01 0 0 0 356.75 19,605 11,338.08 332.82 12,605 66,281.45 11,250 6,000 0
1903 1,692,350.77 749,710.99 201.28 225,000 0 0 388,536.50 175,956.04 22,301.43 0 0 0 0 15,905 22,877.77 1,099.21 11,375 68,137.55 11,250 0 0
1904 1,818,326.89 745,320 335.64 225,000 0 0 452,567.50 205,863 28,876.58 0 60,000 0 0 0 6,885 9,304.82 533.55 5,985 66,405.80 11,250 0 0
1905 1,893,563 766,572 225,000 477,091 89,113
1906 1,716,570 746,952 225,000 514,147 157,585 72,886
1907 2,010,630 884,479 225,000 616,496 201,230 83,425
1908 2,148,460 795,194 225,000 785,701 250,916 91,649
1909 2,232,671 834,974 225,000 858,977 223,207 90,513
1910 2,273,544 896,331 225,000 832,352 223,457 96,404
1911 2,406,296 913,514 225,000 978,793 191,368 97,621
1912 2,609,248 1,025,510 225,000 1,022,524 222,276 113,638
1913 2,663,930 1,024,253 225,000 1,076,814 214,594 123,269
1914 2,665,439 847,383 225,000 1,230,593 233,798 128,665
1915 2,563,885 813,175 225,000 1,304,684 149,513 71,513
1916 2,685,757 887,927 225,000 1,298,476 188,674 85,680
1917 2,985,410 1,029,456 276,600 1,331,579 132,947 214,828
1918 2,881,377 872,742 481,683 1,262,164 146,875 104,275 13,639
1919 2,992,901 744,844 699,167 1,296,616 126,108 106,452 19,714
1920 3,285,294 979,540 816,612 1,102,516 249,024 121,997 15,605
1921 3,014,253 896,302 788,507 1,040,978 164,587 102,345 21,534
1922 2,961,853 888,624 665,394 1,155,809 129,819 100,614 21,593
1923 3,354,047 1,148,558 697,494 1,247,581 106,639 132,373 21,402
1924 3,557,658 127,980 702,992 1,272,361 167,669 110,797 23,977
1925 3,760,619 1,545,900 663,892 1,282,441 125,699 113,977 28,707
1926 3,918,615 1,766,331 663,892 1,117,100 338,070 33,222
1927 3,945,112 1,946,685 713,750 931,251 330,371 23,055
1928 4,814,845 2,307,208 767,500 1,261,886 439,364 38,887
1929 5,283,511 2,700,757 767,500 1,072,050 516,670 226,534
1930 4,914,338 2,373,074 767,500 1,134,030 410,092 229,642
1931 4,756,320 2,230,291 767,500 1,170,350 358,359 229,820
1932 4,600,882 1,983,055 822,313 1,022,190 499,599 273,725
1933 4,715,227 1,991,727 857,797 1,248,944 342,796 273,963
1934 5,037,996 1,902,965 696,132 1,519,156 599,043 320,700
1935 5,637,867 1,766,721 1,201,325 1,621,815 712,249 335,757
1936 6,198,183 1,626,680 1,170,000 2,126,584 891,476 383,443
1937 6,171,766 1,836,849 574,359 2,134,220 1,225,063 401,275
1938 5,956,246 1,797,029 741,859 2,211,630 817,498 388,230
1939 6,554,721 1,806,806 927,359 2,053,625 1,454,626 312,305
1940 6,938,770 2,188,924 1,130,897 1,644,749 1,690,711 283,489
1941 7,183,394 2,030,497 1,665,152 1,569,561 1,652,885 265,299

‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.

Liabilities & Capital

Year capital surplus undivided_profits surplus_and_undivided_profits notes_nb notes_sb deposits us_deposits individual_deposits demand_deposits time_deposits due_to_nb due_to_other_nb due_to_sb due_to_tc_and_sb due_to_banks due_to_banks_and_other_liabs bills_payable certified_checks unpaid_dividends other_liabs
1864‡
1865 225,000 68,634.92 16,018.22 202,200 10,450 312,449.68 19,509.55 14,166.36 4,000.50
1866 225,000 81,702.65 18,575.62 202,200 3,460 500,994.98 18,653.57 10,000
1867 225,000 99,000 20,640.39 201,775 2,345 367,150.38 0 29,314.05 0 0 0
1868 225,000 100,000 11,906.79 202,250 1,380 372,979.01 0 23,314.31 0 0
1869 225,000 100,000 11,513.65 202,250 1,105 308,092.66 0 25,193.93 0 0 0
1870 225,000 100,000 9,825.36 202,250 745 297,625.59 0 34,276.87 30 0 1,519 0
1871 225,000 100,000 9,609.33 202,150 485 355,235.69 0 31,168.78 0 0 1,519 0
1872 225,000 97,000 9,903.98 201,750 475 379,501.62 0 27,998 0 0 1,172 0
1873 225,000 100,000 10,123.68 202,150 55 330,686.59 0 22,807.63 0 0 1,482 0
1874 225,000 100,000 13,643.23 202,400 55 342,635.66 0 21,158.58 800 0 751.50 0
1875 225,000 100,000 11,382.68 202,500 0 395,121.42 0 18,207.02 0 0 751.50 0
1876 225,000 100,000 16,281.62 202,500 0 436,523.38 0 21,801.67 0 0 561 0
1877 225,000 100,000 17,122.82 200,500 0 549,796.59 0 18,336.07 0 0 645 0
1878 225,000 100,000 12,260.09 201,500 0 449,713.94 0 29,833.64 0 0 618.75 0
1879 225,000 100,000 15,247.90 201,900 0 522,944.55 0 21,511.36 0 0 979.50 0
1880 225,000 100,000 15,556.64 191,200 0 643,337.35 0 13,701.16 0 0 772.50 0
1881 225,000 100,000 14,669.75 201,100 0 757,459.50 0 28,846.14 0 0 852.50 0
1882 225,000 100,000 13,924.94 197,900 0 683,653.88 0 23,545.59 0 0 0 849 0
1883 225,000 100,000 17,731.62 199,900 0 604,844.27 0 29,207.45 0 0 0 463.50 0
1884 225,000 100,000 17,398.49 199,450 0 556,842.14 0 38,229.75 0 0 0 937.75 0
1885 225,000 100,000 16,958.41 201,500 0 534,955.57 0 19,808.96 0 0 0 627.75 0
1886 225,000 100,000 19,386.53 139,500 0 543,561.15 0 33,205.03 0 0 0 1,249.50 0
1887 225,000 100,000 19,974.51 130,710 0 524,256.19 0 37,421.73 0 0 0 968 0
1888 225,000 100,000 15,324.50 137,850 0 614,186.61 0 31,279.52 0 0 0 483 0
1889 225,000 100,000 15,403.86 136,400 0 504,467.51 0 17,406 0 0 0 469 0
1890 225,000 100,000 22,843.57 136,250 0 517,011.95 0 25,958.70 0 0 245.50 775.25 0
1891 225,000 100,000 15,469.23 132,250 0 648,011.69 0 27,947.62 0 0 29.33 487.75 0
1892 225,000 100,000 14,542.89 136,650 0 604,184.19 0 13,343.30 0 0 0 402.50 0
1893 225,000 100,000 15,078.79 139,500 0 640,617.43 0 15,403.46 0 0 0 420 0
1894 225,000 100,000 13,417.85 139,500 0 623,384.27 0 10,275.85 0 0 0 299.25 0
1895 225,000 100,000 8,456.56 138,600 0 621,661.94 0 32,122.70 0 0 0 472.50 0
1896 225,000 100,000 14,527.21 136,600 0 729,408.47 0 15,619.83 0 0 0 210 0
1897 225,000 100,000 15,375.70 137,950 0 752,651.20 0 30,259.41 0 0 0 319.50 0
1898 225,000 100,000 14,623.85 137,500 0 814,275.15 0 22,387.29 0 0 0 271.50 0
1899 225,000 100,000 12,364.49 200,150 0 993,765 0 21,506.26 0 0 0 549 0
1900 225,000 100,000 10,690.78 225,000 0 942,790.96 0 30,357.75 0 0 0 0 649.50 0
1901 225,000 100,000 45,954.49 225,000 0 957,873.08 0 24,617.53 0 0 0 0 220.50 0
1902 225,000 140,000 12,292.96 225,000 0 955,200.27 0 18,901.53 0 0 0 0 327 0
1903 225,000 160,000 14,221.91 225,000 0 1,048,152.96 0 19,663.90 0 0 0 0 312 0
1904 225,000 225,000 18,705.29 225,000 0 1,102,320.15 0 15,118.99 0 6,783.46 0 0 399 0
1905 225,000 264,222 225,000 1,179,340
1906 225,000 257,720 220,200 0 994,457 19,193
1907 225,000 279,301 221,800 0 1,257,699 26,830
1908 225,000 275,000 16,975 225,000 0 1,373,133 33,352
1909 225,000 275,000 31,826 225,000 0 1,422,562 53,283
1910 225,000 300,000 25,431 221,400 0 1,461,321 40,392
1911 225,000 300,000 33,561 222,098 0 1,577,569 48,068
1912 225,000 300,000 48,256 220,698 403 1,771,420 43,471
1913 225,000 325,000 29,155 222,800 457 1,804,281 57,238
1914 225,000 325,000 27,852 223,600 678 1,791,366 71,944
1915 225,000 325,000 19,812 225,000 738,216 994,328 36,529
1916 225,000 325,000 33,602 222,000 831,879 992,150 56,126
1917 225,000 325,000 38,135 225,000 1,008,390 1,082,947 80,940
1918 225,000 379,414 225,000 976,600 958,624 116,739
1919 225,000 389,586 225,000 982,950 1,074,234 96,131
1920 225,000 353,500 220,600 1,221,966 1,181,818 82,410
1921 225,000 365,688 220,400 972,245 1,159,458 71,462 0
1922 225,000 386,803 223,100 861,128 1,194,897 70,925
1923 300,000 481,411 225,000 944,864 1,263,940 88,832
1924 300,000 594,219 225,000 1,022,121 1,274,439 91,877
1925 300,000 606,759 221,600 1,059,955 1,345,518 73,605
1926 300,000 618,567 225,000 1,069,970 1,397,727 91,618 215,733
1927 300,000 579,981 218,600 1,183,624 1,469,526 93,381 100,000
1928 400,000 662,119 221,150 1,522,411 1,813,692 148,569 46,904
1929 400,000 600,000 141,644 225,000 3,597,304 300,000 19,563
1930 400,000 600,000 180,574 225,000 3,487,783 0 20,981
1931 400,000 600,000 138,691 225,000 3,272,492 100,000 20,137
1932 400,000 600,000 92,361 225,000 3,235,325 0 48,196
1933 400,000 600,000 110,842 223,800 3,380,027 0 558
1934 400,000 600,000 91,765 225,000 3,687,469 0 33,762
1935 400,000 600,000 105,201 4,497,461 0 35,205
1936 400,000 600,000 161,848 4,999,542 0 36,793
1937 400,000 600,000 200,975 4,936,841 0 33,950
1938 400,000 600,000 214,910 4,707,527 0 33,809
1939 400,000 600,000 275,094 5,248,427 0 31,200
1940 400,000 600,000 301,583 5,605,787 0 31,400
1941 400,000 600,000 317,138 5,834,556 0 31,700

‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.