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Bank Info for NB Charter 1539 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank of
St. Johns, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1876 Samuel S. Walker Charles Kipp
1877-1877 G. Will Ball Charles Kipp
1878-1882 Galusha Pennell Charles Kipp
1883-1883 Galusha Pennell Josiah Upton
1884-1884 Galusha Pennell John Hicks
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 4x5 1 - 2300
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 970
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 764
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 31, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 28, 1865
  • Succeeded S.S. Walker & Co.
  • Liquidated Aug 14, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3378 (St. Johns National Bank, Saint Johns, MI)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded S.S. Walker & Co.
  • Succeeded by 3378 (St. Johns National Bank, Saint Johns, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $53,935
High Bal (1882) $225,087
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $27,000
High Bal (1875) $45,000
Total Out (1884) $27,000
# Large Notes 16,136
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 16,136
$ Large Size $132,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $132,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $53,934.74 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $131,190.91 $43,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $148,180.78 $43,340.00
Oct-05-1868 $168,909.45 $42,985.00
Oct-09-1869 $152,682.77 $44,555.00
Oct-08-1870 $157,920.59 $44,650.00
Oct-02-1871 $184,616.32 $44,540.00
Oct-03-1872 $190,895.55 $44,700.00
Sep-12-1873 $210,826.09 $44,095.00
Oct-02-1874 $196,392.54 $44,490.00
Oct-01-1875 $209,025.62 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $198,431.13 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $160,840.44 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $163,624.33 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $197,701.57 $44,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $187,828.44 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $211,249.17 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $225,086.85 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $221,210.39 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $220,949.50 $27,000.00

 

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