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Bank Info for NB Charter 1599 (1865 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Paducah, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Dr. Salem Prather Cope James Nicholas Beadles
1867-1880 Dr. Salem Prather Cope William Beadles
1881-1892 T. A. Baker William Beadles
1893-1896 T. A. Baker Milton Grant Cope
1897-1916 T. A. Baker Robert L. Reeves
1917-1918 N. W. Van Culin Robert L. Reeves
1919-1923 Dow Wilcox Robert L. Reeves
1924-1925 Dow Wilcox William Francis Bradshaw Jr.
1926-1929 R. L. Bishop William Francis Bradshaw Jr.
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 - 3300
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6720
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2730
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4444
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 460
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1334
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1678
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1679 - 2247
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1561
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 447
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 10, 1865
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 6, 1931
  • Absorbed by 2093 (City National Bank, Paducah, KY)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $299,004
High Bal (1929) $4,233,591
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $22,500
High Bal (1871) $225,000
Total Out (1929) $150,000
# Large Notes 81,352
# Small Notes 12,048
# Total Notes 93,400
$ Large Size $1,591,550
$ Small Size $147,300
$ Total Issued $1,738,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $299,004.00 $112,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $301,137.27 $112,450.00
Oct-05-1868 $305,226.28 $112,360.00
Oct-09-1869 $310,902.22 $111,375.00
Oct-08-1870 $332,804.08 $112,485.00
Oct-02-1871 $578,349.20 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $581,276.79 $224,600.00
Sep-12-1873 $608,177.49 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $630,667.11 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $665,270.26 $221,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $655,237.48 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $661,777.82 $222,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $419,791.10 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $340,868.88 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $329,647.30 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $384,355.58 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $393,578.30 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $450,220.21 $87,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $474,387.91 $84,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $436,687.80 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $426,231.48 $87,850.00
Oct-05-1887 $439,969.90 $88,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $418,504.33 $81,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $418,894.39 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $442,838.62 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $467,474.37 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $453,925.66 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $392,090.69 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $409,859.89 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $485,186.72 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $408,088.48 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $437,106.76 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $500,702.89 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $558,462.67 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $558,634.89 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $537,872.94 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $574,185.06 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $587,161.58 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $692,227.38 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $757,404.00 $59,150.00
Sep-04-1906 $815,540.00 $65,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $931,950.00 $65,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $858,670.00 $65,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,031,605.00 $65,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,295,290.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,382,192.00 $98,650.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,506,569.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,506,723.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,612,280.00 $99,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,613,559.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,778,584.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,907,606.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,026,415.00 $99,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,571,239.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,854,266.00 $98,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,742,052.00 $99,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,959,639.00 $99,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,254,353.00 $99,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,504,830.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,605,608.00 $99,750.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,770,751.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,725,673.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,158,384.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,233,591.00 $150,000.00

 

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