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Bank Info for NB Charter 12320 (1923 - 1931)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank in
Berkeley, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1923-1925 W. W. Sorrick William Francis Morrish
1926-1928 W. T. Jenkins William Francis Morrish
1929-1929 O. C. Little William Francis Morrish
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 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 11505
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 7964
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 18, 1923
  • Chartered Feb 10, 1923
  • Liquidated Jan 13, 1931
  • Absorbed by 13044 (Bank of Italy/Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, CA)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeded Commercial Department of Berkeley Commercial & Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1923) $2,004,718
High Bal (1927) $3,958,035
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $196,100
High Bal (1925) $246,000
Total Out (1925) $246,000
# Large Notes 77,876
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 77,876
$ Large Size $628,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $628,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-14-1923 $2,004,718.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,543,644.00 $196,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,190,675.00 $246,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,168,907.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,958,035.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,522,409.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,948,506.00 $0.00

 

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