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Bank Info for NB Charter 1718 (1870 - 1995)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ottawa, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1871 Ralph W. Thacher Peter Percival Elder
1872-1874 Ralph W. Thacher W. S. Hinkley
1875-1881 Horace Jeremiah Smith Alexander McGinley Blair
1882-1890 Charles C. Minton Horace Jeremiah Smith
1891-1894 Charles Patterson Skinner Horace Jeremiah Smith
1895-1902 George C. Smith Horace Jeremiah Smith
1903-1907 George C. Smith Clinton H. Estabrook
1908-1908 George C. Smith William S. Fallis
1909-1909 Vernon O. N. Smith Frank J. Miller
1910-1930 Everett A. Hanes Frank J. Miller
1931-1933 Ralph Sheldon Hanes Frank J. Miller
1934-1934 Ralph Sheldon Hanes * none *
1935-1935 Ralph Sheldon Hanes Lillie E. (Burkhardt) Miller
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 - 1750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 600
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2027
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5050
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 888
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5301 - 18358
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2474
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 696
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3851
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 754
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 23, 1870
  • Chartered Oct 10, 1870
  • Ottawa Bank merged with it 1875
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Intrust Bank, N.A. in Wichita, KS Dec 1, 1995
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded P.P. Elder & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $150,725
High Bal (1920) $1,549,000
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $2,450
High Bal (1907) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $99,547
# Large Notes 130,692
# Small Notes 23,625
# Total Notes 154,317
$ Large Size $1,461,150
$ Small Size $285,550
$ Total Issued $1,746,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $195,083.29 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $225,090.49 $44,530.00
Sep-12-1873 $190,435.74 $44,570.00
Oct-02-1874 $150,724.77 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $192,405.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $207,624.69 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $210,886.89 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $184,630.58 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $215,814.73 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $268,124.74 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $341,787.64 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $311,003.89 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $349,253.03 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $342,232.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $322,739.69 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $318,038.24 $35,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $249,671.73 $2,450.00
Oct-04-1888 $293,184.16 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $334,302.20 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $335,025.62 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $331,106.82 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $334,685.90 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $318,779.63 $31,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $326,936.41 $31,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $323,354.68 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $296,977.70 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $365,446.97 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $369,131.01 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $362,096.52 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $517,904.80 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $663,752.22 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $653,525.79 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $693,092.24 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $710,456.70 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $792,766.00 $85,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $843,299.00 $85,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $951,595.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $884,258.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $719,541.00 $98,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $716,294.00 $99,997.00
Sep-01-1911 $716,784.00 $99,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $723,867.00 $97,098.00
Aug-09-1913 $818,915.00 $99,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $779,035.00 $99,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $865,560.00 $99,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $908,086.00 $99,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,071,142.00 $96,497.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,347,061.00 $98,497.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,519,049.00 $99,993.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,549,000.00 $98,392.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,432,242.00 $98,693.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,366,279.00 $99,242.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,334,283.00 $99,992.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,189,649.00 $99,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,296,387.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,365,307.00 $99,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,312,596.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,350,298.00 $98,898.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,241,534.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,132,754.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,016,327.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,006,332.00 $99,998.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,114,900.00 $99,997.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,087,059.00 $99,547.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,086,159.00 $0.00

 

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