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Bank Info for NB Charter 1112 (1865 - 1899)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The St. Louis National Bank
St. Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Louis Charles Billon William Edward Burr, (Sr.)
1867-1868 Robert A. Betts (Asst) William Edward Burr, (Sr.)
1869-1877 Robert A. Betts William Edward Burr, (Sr.)
1878-1889 John Nickerson William Edward Burr, (Sr.)
1890-1893 William Edward Burr, Jr. Lewis Cass Nelson
1894-1895 Charles Woolworth Isaacs Lewis Cass Nelson
1896-1896 Charles Woolworth Isaacs John Nickerson
1897-1898 Eugene Karst John Nickerson
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 10720
Original Series 4x5 1 - 13750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3900
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 8336
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7875
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 150
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 13, 1865
  • Chartered May 4, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 17, 1899
  • Absorbed by 4178 (NB of Commerce/Mercantile-Comm NB, Saint Louis, MO)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of St. Louis
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $1,213,980
High Bal (1898) $5,967,813
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1879) $44,000
High Bal (1881) $450,000
Total Out (1898) $45,000
# Large Notes 180,624
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 180,624
$ Large Size $1,130,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,130,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,332,258.09 $87,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,296,741.14 $241,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,292,697.87 $270,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,213,979.86 $269,995.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,256,871.55 $312,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,329,196.77 $334,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,860,077.10 $447,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,092,942.55 $443,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,144,780.33 $420,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,271,377.69 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,069,047.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,395,050.08 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,229,625.13 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,580,722.68 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,666,831.64 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,840,389.84 $44,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,808,990.17 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,049,119.00 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,946,572.57 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,433,821.75 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,619,907.54 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,950,637.76 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,198,004.39 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,991,186.67 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,284,990.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,373,549.98 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,595,023.73 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,574,069.67 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,310,076.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,059,492.57 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,012,229.21 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,847,663.29 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,724,704.11 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $5,967,812.90 $45,000.00

 

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