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Bank Info for NB Charter 1853 (1871 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Tuskaloosa, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1872 Hon. Edwin Francis Sims “Frank” Moody Hon. Washington Moody
1873-1879 Joseph McLester Hon. Washington Moody
1879-1880 Joseph McLester Hon. Edwin Francis Sims “Frank” Moody
1881-1907 John G. Little, Jr. Hon. Edwin Francis Sims “Frank” Moody
1908-1918 Frank Maxwell Moody Hon. Edwin Francis Sims “Frank” Moody
1919-1919 Charles Neville Maxwell, Jr. Hon. Edwin Francis Sims “Frank” Moody
1920-1935 Charles Neville Maxwell, Jr. Frank Maxwell Moody
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8015
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4540
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2430
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3136
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6500
1902 DB/PB 4x5 6501 - 7250 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7251 - 38818
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 6250
1902 DB/PB 4x10 6251 - 7000 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x10 7001 - 30036
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 12286
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6048
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 7276
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4183

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 15, 1871
  • Chartered Jul 28, 1871
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into AmSouth Bank, NA in Birmingham, AL Sep 10, 1988
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $138,898
High Bal (1934) $4,939,295
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $25,420
High Bal (1932) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 365,400
# Small Notes 121,463
# Total Notes 486,863
$ Large Size $2,635,500
$ Small Size $809,670
$ Total Issued $3,445,170
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $138,897.84 $43,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $147,439.99 $44,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $163,681.75 $44,924.00
Oct-01-1875 $176,355.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $170,967.48 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $176,080.53 $28,550.00
Oct-01-1878 $176,419.38 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $203,508.91 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $234,700.03 $53,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $222,670.84 $52,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $241,909.10 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $233,538.59 $49,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $243,331.07 $52,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $235,712.59 $53,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $225,082.61 $52,360.00
Oct-05-1887 $265,124.56 $48,620.00
Oct-04-1888 $275,256.47 $52,380.00
Sep-30-1889 $232,653.08 $29,080.00
Oct-02-1890 $248,030.45 $25,420.00
Sep-25-1891 $234,965.84 $32,650.00
Sep-30-1892 $269,501.40 $35,997.50
Oct-03-1893 $268,601.42 $35,997.50
Oct-02-1894 $241,762.35 $36,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $229,612.01 $34,360.00
Oct-06-1896 $214,024.47 $33,240.00
Oct-05-1897 $210,628.31 $34,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $216,431.82 $36,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $252,684.96 $36,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $258,930.76 $37,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $286,916.09 $37,850.00
Sep-15-1902 $291,546.65 $40,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $293,408.96 $40,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $392,314.51 $40,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $449,940.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $535,187.00 $38,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $583,094.00 $40,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $546,690.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $661,689.00 $98,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $755,925.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $808,912.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $848,949.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $937,142.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,069,012.00 $126,140.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,067,322.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,138,068.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,417,405.00 $99,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,711,187.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,006,256.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,333,919.00 $97,398.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,178,301.00 $98,797.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,298,389.00 $97,797.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,939,141.00 $97,597.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,292,121.00 $133,807.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,364,203.00 $146,198.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,455,266.00 $149,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,833,438.00 $146,798.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,439,303.00 $144,197.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,799,324.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,712,052.00 $149,998.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,673,032.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,972,151.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,213,135.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,939,295.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,912,374.00 $0.00

 

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