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Bank Info for NB Charter 1669 (1867 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fourth National Bank of
Nashville, TN
2 Fourth and First National Bank of (8/7/1912)
Nashville, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1867-1874 John Porterfield James M. Whitworth
1875-1880 Thomas Plater James M. Whitworth
1881-1881 William Marshall McCarthy James M. Whitworth
1882-1885 William Marshall McCarthy Samuel Jackson Keith
1886-1909 Joseph Toy Howell Samuel Jackson Keith
1909-1910 James Spencer McHenry Joseph Toy Howell
1911-1911 James Spencer McHenry William Crockett Dibrell
1912-1918 Randal Benjamin Curell James Erwin Caldwell
1919-1926 Harry Loftin Williamson James Erwin Caldwell
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 1500
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 2250
1: Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 5581
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1250
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2250
1: Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 5198
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3295
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 28654
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7000
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 6500
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 31867
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 23879
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 56000
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 57500
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 56001 - 287751
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 57501 - 222976
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 16, 1867
  • Chartered Mar 29, 1867
  • 1: Assumed 150 and its circulation by consolidation Jul 8, 1912 (FNB/Fourth and First NB, Nashville, TN)
  • 2: Assumed 12276 by consolidation Apr 1, 1927 (Central National Bank (No Issue), Nashville, TN)
  • 2: Retook 150 Jul 12, 1927 (FNB/Fourth and First NB, Nashville, TN)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: "This Bank stipulates to waive all claim to circulation under the existing law or until further Act of Congress".
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $463,661
High Bal (1920) $38,312,954
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $35,790
High Bal (1914) $1,776,597
Total Out (1926) $1,500,000
# Large Notes 2,519,804
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 2,519,804
$ Large Size $19,585,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $19,585,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1867 $463,660.96 $0.00
Oct-05-1868 $470,166.70 $0.00
Oct-09-1869 $690,816.30 $0.00
Oct-08-1870 $823,222.65 $177,250.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,602,237.27 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,758,677.42 $449,410.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,738,322.29 $449,930.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,649,265.86 $449,970.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,540,494.82 $449,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,781,565.18 $449,960.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,788,522.54 $447,920.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,023,099.38 $449,960.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,733,042.69 $449,950.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,855,464.96 $449,940.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,056,999.65 $449,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,930,069.41 $449,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,222,099.37 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,049,403.52 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,109,551.02 $449,960.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,792,875.26 $63,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,739,170.03 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,838,438.83 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,785,946.59 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,009,686.64 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,809,978.50 $44,990.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,247,183.58 $44,990.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,834,782.79 $44,990.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,339,642.58 $44,490.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,547,869.57 $35,790.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,637,560.37 $269,990.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,132,210.11 $222,640.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,075,687.06 $173,090.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,143,349.90 $241,040.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,976,250.62 $297,490.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,058,065.15 $296,185.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,422,460.92 $299,985.00
Sep-09-1903 $4,666,697.53 $299,985.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,917,544.19 $293,085.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,396,677.00 $592,635.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,219,737.00 $599,985.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,975,576.00 $599,985.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,007,567.00 $599,985.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,029,159.00 $599,990.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,315,073.00 $599,982.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,048,187.00 $593,790.00
Sep-04-1912 $14,577,813.00 $765,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $13,575,009.00 $1,084,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $14,429,077.00 $1,776,597.00
Sep-02-1915 $12,944,326.00 $1,099,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $14,046,736.00 $1,100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $16,063,586.00 $1,083,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $25,705,610.00 $1,086,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $36,217,002.00 $1,100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $38,312,954.00 $1,074,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $21,606,425.00 $1,031,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $21,507,107.00 $1,100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $23,727,135.00 $1,100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $25,679,818.00 $1,090,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $28,658,736.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $29,166,277.00 $1,500,000.00

 

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