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Bank Info for NB Charter 10362 (1913 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Jamestown National Bank
Jamestown, CA
2 2nd title and town not used on notes: Motherlode National Bank of (9/10/1928)
Sonora, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1913-1919 Paul E. Mertz W. E. Booker
1920-1928 J. B. Ryan W. E. Booker
1929-1929 A. J. Giovannetti W. L. Hood
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 - 1000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 810
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1001 - 5205
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 811 - 3395
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 1, 1913
  • Chartered Apr 15, 1913
  • 1: Absorbed 10284 May 21, 1914 (Union National Bank, Jamestown, CA)
  • 1: Title changed to Motherlode N.B. of Sonora Sep 10, 1928
  • 1: Liquidated Nov 10, 1930
  • 2: 2nd title and town not used on notes
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The First Bank of Jamestown
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1913) $91,652
High Bal (1929) $528,854
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1913) $23,800
High Bal (1916) $25,000
Total Out (1927) $25,000
# Large Notes 34,400
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 34,400
$ Large Size $273,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $273,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-09-1913 $91,652.00 $23,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $147,493.00 $24,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $155,126.00 $24,885.00
Sep-12-1916 $166,141.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $184,335.00 $24,310.00
Aug-31-1918 $185,283.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $203,395.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $216,809.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $207,181.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $215,578.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $198,572.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $217,226.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $228,695.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $228,089.00 $24,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $215,846.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $210,140.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $528,854.00 $0.00

 

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