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Bank Info for NB Charter 1778 (1871 - 1919)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The New Orleans National Bank
New Orleans, LA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1871 Richard Jones Alex Wheless
1872-1873 Richard Jones Jesse K. Bell
1874-1874 John H. Pike Albert Baldwin, (Sr.)
1875-1875 William Palfrey Albert Baldwin, (Sr.)
1876-1876 William Palfrey Jesse K. Bell
1877-1905 William Palfrey Albert Baldwin, (Sr.)
1906-1908 William Palfrey R. E. Craig
1909-1911 William Palfrey A. Baldwin, Jr.
1912-1914 Frank E. Riess A. Baldwin, Jr.
1915-1918 Frank E. Riess Adolph Katz
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 4x5 1 - 2750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2192
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1301
1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 16250
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3967
1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 2701
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 6000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1066
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 1, 1870
  • Chartered Jan 30, 1871
  • Liquidated Jul 15, 1919
  • Absorbed by Hibernia Bank and Trust Company of
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wheless & Pratt [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $490,015
High Bal (1917) $10,996,078
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $34,500
High Bal (1914) $618,800
Total Out (1918) $399,500
# Large Notes 141,972
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 141,972
$ Large Size $3,154,340
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,154,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $490,015.34 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $680,658.79 $178,835.00
Sep-12-1873 $563,772.74 $178,950.00
Oct-02-1874 $714,922.01 $178,280.00
Oct-01-1875 $692,955.41 $176,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $795,394.99 $178,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $836,720.14 $179,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $903,989.90 $179,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $927,786.85 $179,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,415,346.77 $178,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,665,894.15 $178,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,511,213.02 $177,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,601,974.20 $178,300.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,671,895.57 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,955,006.97 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,836,241.60 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,720,467.24 $180,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,445,531.00 $167,600.00
Sep-30-1889 $5,037,728.97 $34,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,872,757.62 $34,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,391,594.00 $34,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,304,647.45 $34,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,305,000.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,870,590.65 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,936,139.78 $44,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,368,047.12 $134,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,277,557.98 $123,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,567,457.61 $107,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,544,864.04 $89,850.00
Sep-05-1900 $4,887,770.15 $72,200.00
Sep-30-1901 $5,413,722.17 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $5,427,593.87 $180,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $5,411,582.90 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $5,286,905.66 $163,100.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,321,124.00 $119,450.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,531,878.00 $199,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,741,487.00 $199,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $6,179,119.00 $391,020.00
Sep-01-1909 $6,358,319.00 $397,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,279,680.00 $393,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,362,996.00 $395,650.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,435,415.00 $397,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,382,648.00 $397,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $7,483,149.00 $618,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,357,389.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,341,452.00 $400,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $10,996,078.00 $400,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $10,233,338.00 $399,500.00

 

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