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Danville Bank,

Danville, Va., Jan. 4th, 1861.

To His Excellency John Letcher.
Governor of Virginia. Dear Sir:
I herewith transmit a statement of the condition of this Bank on the 1st day of January, 1861.

Very respectfully, your ob't serv't.

John M. Johnston, Cashier.

Comparative State of the Danville Bank on the 1st of Jan., 1860, and 1st of Jan., 1861.

18601861
debt outstanding$503,340.08$496,246.28
Sterling bills000.00000.00
Stocks000.00000.00
Specie88,473.7662,675.18
Notes of other Virginia Banks74,441.14250.00
Notes of Banks out of the State000.001,755.00
due by other Banks18,500.0817,744.12
real Estate1,850.001,850.00
loans to Commonwealth000.00000.00
in transit000.00000.00
$619,505.06$580,520.58
capital Stock$300,000.00$300,000.00
circulation25,210.00208,145.00
Deposits39,237.6438,089.26
due to other Banks1,976.345,206.25
Surpins and Contingent Fund7,431.7119,1#6.69
Fronts of the institution16,719.9714,914.04
in transit000.00000.00
$619,605.06$380,520.58

Dealings in Exchange last Quarter.

1860.1861.
amount purchased$141,714.68$57,288.31
Premium paid173.08332.08
amount sold272,908.50110,495.73
Premium received941.86763.51

on the first of each month embraced in the last Quarter:

Oct. 1.Nov. 1.Dec. 1.
Debt due by this Bank$286,051.50$277,151.31$207,819.11
Debt due to this Bank534,828.99582,327.46524,581.46
On hand, discounted Inland bills15,502.5022,850.3317,067.07
On hand, discounted Foreign bills298,897.52846,274.63333,112.10
Loan to Directors450.003,450.003,450.00
Specie74,758.1747,370.5723,270.77
Circulation222,105.00193,530.00172,480.00
Deposit34,060.1231,843.9530,883.58
Surplus Fund19,166.09
Profit and Loss14,914.04
34,080.15
Deduct Dividend four per cent, payable Jan. 7th12,000.00
Deduct Tax on Dividend800.00
Deduct Bonus on Capital 750.00
13,550.00
Balance to Surplus Fund.2,500.13

The undersigned, Directors of the Danville Bank, at Danville, Va., hereby certify that the within statement has been examined, and believed to be correct. W. T. Sutherlin, President.

John R. Price.

S. H. Holland.

Abner Anderson.

State of Virginia, Corporation of Danville, to wit:

This day personally appeared before me, Wm. T. Clark, an Alderman for said corporation, John M. Johnston, Cashier of the Danville Bank, at Danville, Va., and made oath that the annexed statements, made out from the books of the Bank aforesaid, are correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.

Given under my hand this 4th day of January, 1861. will. T. Clark, Aid.

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