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Bank Info for NB Charter 10498 (1914 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Watervliet, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1914-1924 Chester I. Monroe Warner M. Baldwin
1925-1935 U. Shimer Chester I. Monroe
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 4x5 1 - 500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 501 - 2387
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 401 - 1726
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1406
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 650
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 204
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 472
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 145
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 40
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1914
  • Chartered Mar 20, 1914
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Private Bank of Parsons & Baldwin, Watervliet, Michigan
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1915) $188,015
High Bal (1935) $733,587
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1915) $10,000
High Bal (1931) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 16,452
# Small Notes 14,217
# Total Notes 30,669
$ Large Size $134,040
$ Small Size $110,270
$ Total Issued $244,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1914 $291,980.00 $0.00
Sep-02-1915 $188,015.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $285,392.00 $10,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $298,060.00 $10,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $322,592.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $408,526.00 $14,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $510,077.00 $14,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $489,273.00 $14,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $575,996.00 $15,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $624,492.00 $14,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $592,181.00 $14,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $560,882.00 $14,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $580,399.00 $15,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $587,192.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $604,134.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $604,667.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $605,311.00 $30,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $575,030.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $503,071.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $550,862.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $660,247.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $733,587.00 $0.00

 

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