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Bank Info for NB Charter 1763 (1871 - 1908)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fort Scott, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1876 Lewis Cass Nelson B. P. McDonald
1877-1879 Charles F. Drake B. P. McDonald
1880-1883 Charles Hawkins Osbun W. Chenault
1884-1893 J. Chenault W. Chenault
1894-1899 Ulysses Grant Hornaday W. Chenault
1900-1908 Fred Alvis Hornaday Ulysses Grant Hornaday
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 - 2700
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1400
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 276
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2128
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1254
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3400
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1858
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 12, 1870
  • Chartered Jan 10, 1871
  • Absorbed Bank of 1904
  • Receivership Nov 20, 1908
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded D.P. McDonald [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $233,578
High Bal (1904) $1,149,839
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $22,500
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1908) $100,000
# Large Notes 59,848
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 59,848
$ Large Size $594,340
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $594,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $290,955.23 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $360,782.94 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $420,887.32 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $356,752.78 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $335,479.76 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $374,833.32 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $254,194.55 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $233,578.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $248,724.47 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $315,011.26 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $353,495.62 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $393,439.68 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $425,337.09 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $390,044.52 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $423,832.23 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $453,586.05 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $492,763.19 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $463,930.05 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $617,292.41 $27,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $605,453.51 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $584,844.32 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $614,495.49 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $369,203.09 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $357,038.17 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $380,171.19 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $372,166.30 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $418,772.37 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $446,720.09 $45,900.00
Sep-07-1899 $470,543.58 $45,900.00
Sep-05-1900 $470,607.21 $51,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $524,978.50 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $547,358.63 $75,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $764,217.74 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,149,838.56 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,047,294.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,028,840.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,109,468.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $867,138.00 $100,000.00

 

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