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Bank Info for NB Charter 10143 (1912 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The American National Bank of
Benton Harbor, MI
2 The American National Bank and Trust Company of (1/16/1928)
Benton Harbor, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1912-1913 Humphrey Snell Gray John E. Barnes
1914-1917 Wm. F. Dowland John E. Barnes
1918-1921 Wm. F. Dowland Humphrey Snell Gray
1922-1924 H. S. Lucas Humphrey Snell Gray
1925-1926 H. S. Lucas W. E. Sheffield
1927-1927 * none * W. E. Sheffield
1928-1930 A. Foeltzer W. E. Sheffield
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: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4200
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 4201 - 25710
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3301 - 17779
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4561
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3110
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5307
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2642
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 648
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 5, 1912
  • Chartered Feb 20, 1912
  • 1: Succeeded State Savings Bank of Benton Harbor
  • 2: Receivership Dec 29, 1931
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The State Savings Bank of Benton Harbor, Michigan
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $631,127
High Bal (1927) $3,399,138
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $50,000
High Bal (1928) $200,000
Total Out (1930) $200,000
# Large Notes 204,640
# Small Notes 51,582
# Total Notes 256,222
$ Large Size $1,649,870
$ Small Size $395,490
$ Total Issued $2,045,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1912 $631,127.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $657,077.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $753,191.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $726,069.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $881,346.00 $97,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,159,371.00 $97,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,344,969.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,783,915.00 $95,600.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,287,193.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,261,260.00 $96,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,212,045.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,471,805.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,925,682.00 $198,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,054,515.00 $196,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,079,952.00 $197,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,399,138.00 $194,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,350,995.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,375,181.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,368,101.00 $200,000.00

 

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