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Bank Info for NB Charter 1542 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The American National Bank of
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 William D. Morton Alexander Hamilton Dey
1866-1884 George Byron Sartwell Alexander Hamilton Dey
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 12475
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5340
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8725
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6952
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 24, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 29, 1865
  • Succeeded Farmers & Mechanics Bank
  • Liquidated Jul 24, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3357 (American Exchange NB, Detroit, MI)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded A.H. Dey; Farmers and Mechanics Bank
  • Succeeded by 3357 (American Exchange NB, Detroit, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $524,368
High Bal (1880) $3,916,540
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $201,500
High Bal (1874) $300,000
Total Out (1884) $288,500
# Large Notes 133,968
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 133,968
$ Large Size $1,038,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,038,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $524,368.43 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,104,900.57 $201,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,073,089.22 $201,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,453,909.17 $201,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,158,896.17 $201,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,075,302.04 $201,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,322,449.44 $201,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,323,016.22 $201,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,997,409.66 $275,220.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,341,091.48 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,293,907.26 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,362,367.55 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,363,683.55 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,639,105.76 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,863,088.94 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,916,540.42 $270,325.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,910,685.48 $300,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,618,948.94 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,858,141.14 $300,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,772,525.54 $288,500.00

 

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