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Bank Info for NB Charter 1636 (1866 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The German National Bank of
Memphis, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1866 Martin Griffin John Ainslie
1867-1867 Martin Griffin Nathan Coronna
1868-1868 Martin Griffin Edmond Minetry Apperson
1869-1870 Martin Griffin Louis Hanauer
1871-1878 Martin Griffin Horace Everett Garth
1879-1884 Warren C. McClure Thomas H. Milburn
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1020
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1218
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 4610
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 300
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 886
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 22, 1866
  • Chartered Mar 2, 1866
  • Liquidated May 6, 1885
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $421,771
High Bal (1880) $1,248,998
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $45,000
High Bal (1871) $157,500
Total Out (1884) $45,000
# Large Notes 55,928
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 55,928
$ Large Size $514,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $514,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $515,302.31 $51,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $426,112.79 $124,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $421,770.61 $123,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $556,615.03 $124,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $481,605.73 $155,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $620,136.08 $157,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $641,566.62 $157,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $698,050.07 $155,650.00
Oct-02-1874 $927,575.44 $151,300.00
Oct-01-1875 $875,349.06 $151,050.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,093,245.23 $154,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,046,294.25 $116,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,071,284.99 $125,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $745,118.03 $100,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,248,998.06 $142,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,119,307.25 $157,025.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,040,999.86 $157,450.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,213,018.46 $157,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $785,030.43 $45,000.00

 

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