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Bank Info for NB Charter 1832 (1871 - 1893)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Northern National Bank of
Big Rapids, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1871 Chas. P. Gifford George F. Stearns
1872-1873 George M. Burr George F. Stearns
1874-1874 La Fora S. Baker (Asst) George F. Stearns
1875-1886 La Fora S. Baker George F. Stearns
1887-1890 F. R. Fowler George F. Stearns
1891-1892 F. R. Fowler M. P. Gale
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 - 2350
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 210
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2164
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2161
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 556
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 19, 1870
  • Chartered Jun 5, 1871
  • Liquidated Dec 21, 1878
  • Then restored to solvency
  • Suspended Jul 8, 1893
  • Receivership Aug 5, 1893
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $127,423
High Bal (1890) $685,872
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1873) $26,725
High Bal (1879) $81,000
Total Out (1892) $33,750
# Large Notes 29,764
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 29,764
$ Large Size $236,630
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $236,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $127,422.65 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $162,228.18 $26,890.00
Sep-12-1873 $190,625.55 $26,725.00
Oct-02-1874 $177,570.38 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $243,286.28 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $194,381.54 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $199,522.99 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $233,223.78 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $331,807.06 $81,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $423,419.79 $81,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $507,161.54 $81,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $552,858.39 $81,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $623,798.44 $36,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $563,173.59 $35,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $556,401.59 $34,650.00
Oct-07-1886 $573,645.38 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1887 $630,850.38 $33,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $642,977.80 $32,850.00
Sep-30-1889 $673,915.32 $33,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $685,871.97 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $643,655.53 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $587,125.42 $33,750.00

 

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