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Bank Info for NB Charter 1649 (1866 - 1896)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Helena, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1866 Theodore H. Kleinschmidt Samuel Thomas Hauser
1867-1870 John S. Atchison Samuel Thomas Hauser
1871-1875 Daniel Chase Corbin Samuel Thomas Hauser
1876-1893 Edward Wones Knight, (Sr.) Samuel Thomas Hauser
1894-1894 Theodore H. Kleinschmidt Samuel Thomas Hauser
1895-1895 George F. Cope Samuel Thomas Hauser
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 3000 Territory
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3300 Territory
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1120 Territory
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3894 Territory
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2539 Territory
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1900 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1030 Territory
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 214 Territory
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1901 - 2603
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1031 - 1730
1882 Brown Back 50-100 215 - 291
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1866
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1866
  • Suspended Jul 27, 1893
  • Resumed Jan 23, 1894
  • Assumed 4406 by consolidation Jan 8 1895 (Helena National Bank, Helena, MT)
  • Closed Sep 4, 1896
  • Receivership Sep 11, 1896
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: "This Bank waives all right to circulation in excess of the amount to which it would be entitled in one third of its capital
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $217,510
High Bal (1889) $5,046,582
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1870) $35,930
High Bal (1880) $90,000
Total Out (1895) $45,000
# Large Notes 73,326
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 73,326
$ Large Size $524,040
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $524,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $217,509.95 $35,975.00
Oct-05-1868 $255,029.43 $35,970.00
Oct-09-1869 $359,048.97 $35,955.00
Oct-08-1870 $341,664.76 $35,930.00
Oct-02-1871 $521,763.57 $70,719.00
Oct-03-1872 $759,219.30 $87,856.00
Sep-12-1873 $794,663.77 $88,262.00
Oct-02-1874 $874,020.15 $88,734.00
Oct-01-1875 $893,864.01 $62,434.00
Oct-02-1876 $819,263.64 $44,434.00
Oct-01-1877 $836,950.79 $44,434.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,096,211.83 $44,434.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,043,777.73 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,523,725.85 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,852,129.12 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,441,852.33 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,841,552.33 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,913,320.33 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,023,154.19 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,560,604.89 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,223,892.60 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,715,429.68 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $5,046,582.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,732,182.63 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,222,396.48 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,388,232.39 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,443,348.54 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,510,113.67 $45,000.00

 

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