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Bank Info for NB Charter 1814 (1871 - 1985)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Montgomery, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1872 Edmond R. Mitchell William Owen Baldwin, (Sr.)
1873-1881 Charles John Campbell William Owen Baldwin, (Sr.)
1882-1882 Solomon Moses Levin William Owen Baldwin, (Sr.)
1882-1885 Judge William Lea Chambers William Owen Baldwin, (Sr.)
1886-1887 Abram Martin Baldwin Judge William Lea Chambers
1888-1892 Abram Martin Baldwin Joseph Wesley Dimmick
1893-1897 Abram Martin Baldwin COL Henry Clay Tompkins
1898-1902 * none * Abram Martin Baldwin
1903-1917 Albert Sidney Woolfolk Abram Martin Baldwin
1918-1921 Henry Thomas Bartlett Abram Martin Baldwin
1922-1928 Joseph Andrew Ledbetter, (Jr.) Abram Martin Baldwin
1929-1929 Joseph Andrew Ledbetter, (Jr.) William Chapman Bowman
1930-1935 Felix Robinson William Chapman Bowman
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 - 1250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 112
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 154
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1306
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 31600
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18854
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 45500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 45501 - 114366
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 78280
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 52430
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 27549
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 18, 1871
  • Chartered Apr 28, 1871
  • Absorbed 4180 by consolidation Jul 16, 1906 (Farley/Merchants&Planters-Farley NB, Montgomery, AL)
  • Absorbed 8284 Apr 24, 1926 (Exchange National Bank, Montgomery, AL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Alabama Bank in Montgomery, AL Mar 22,1985
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $254,349
High Bal (1934) $20,298,019
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $1,070,900
Total Out (1934) $750,000
# Large Notes 673,956
# Small Notes 158,259
# Total Notes 832,215
$ Large Size $8,671,840
$ Small Size $1,466,680
$ Total Issued $10,138,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $254,349.40 $71,600.00
Oct-03-1872 $495,056.17 $158,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $495,082.85 $175,865.00
Oct-02-1874 $532,019.19 $176,320.00
Oct-01-1875 $521,059.50 $167,370.00
Oct-02-1876 $566,186.90 $174,020.00
Oct-01-1877 $533,299.34 $176,370.00
Oct-01-1878 $666,588.65 $176,370.00
Oct-02-1879 $743,493.62 $174,567.00
Oct-01-1880 $774,370.63 $176,367.00
Oct-01-1881 $694,368.05 $145,767.00
Oct-03-1882 $592,767.80 $60,087.00
Oct-02-1883 $566,208.37 $60,087.00
Sep-30-1884 $914,158.09 $60,087.00
Oct-01-1885 $914,024.86 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $969,328.56 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $966,369.09 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $815,950.01 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $882,167.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $915,742.85 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $823,083.81 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $809,443.70 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $700,985.06 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $831,047.79 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $833,163.84 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $814,429.28 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $884,068.76 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $824,237.30 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $871,178.47 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,110,721.71 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,332,933.52 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,264,443.41 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,445,773.93 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,052,462.24 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,226,826.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $5,842,553.00 $650,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,647,094.00 $650,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,192,025.00 $650,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,751,068.00 $650,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,161,238.00 $650,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,316,866.00 $650,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,638,863.00 $650,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,540,891.00 $650,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,910,558.00 $1,070,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,933,562.00 $650,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,593,665.00 $650,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,263,627.00 $650,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,482,917.00 $650,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,666,581.00 $650,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,089,497.00 $650,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,487,072.00 $650,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,616,853.00 $650,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,228,617.00 $650,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,499,585.00 $650,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,686,166.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $10,768,222.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,700,467.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,428,309.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,430,195.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,607,280.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $14,179,814.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,258,054.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $14,618,827.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $20,298,019.00 $750,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $20,219,684.00 $0.00

 

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