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Bank Info for NB Charter 10681 (1915 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers & Merchants National Bank of
Lake City, SC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1915-1916 Basil Wallace Jones, Jr. John Sidney McClam
1917-1918 W. Wesley Singletary John Sidney McClam
1918-1919 Frank Hyman Daniel John Sidney McClam
1919-1919 Miss Eleida (Fulmore) Bowen Thaddeus Jerome Cottingham
1920-1922 Robert Henry McElveen Thaddeus Jerome Cottingham
1923-1926 Robert Henry McElveen John Calhoun Young
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 - 1500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1501 - 22175
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1401 - 11500
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 26, 1914
  • Chartered Jan 13, 1915
  • Receivership Oct 18, 1926
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lake City, S. C.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1915) $593,254
High Bal (1920) $1,865,703
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $10,000
High Bal (1919) $100,000
Total Out (1925) $100,000
# Large Notes 134,700
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 134,700
$ Large Size $1,018,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,018,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-02-1915 $593,254.00 $89,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $632,348.00 $97,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,193,436.00 $98,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,613,794.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,630,173.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,865,703.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,382,047.00 $10,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,159,996.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,365,338.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,127,048.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,169,875.00 $100,000.00

 

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