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Bank Info for NB Charter 1858 (1871 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Valley National Bank of
St. Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1872 Jas. T. Howenstein Dwight Durkee
1873-1876 Jas. T. Howenstein Joseph Andrew Jackson Aderton
1877-1877 S. H. Mead Joseph Andrew Jackson Aderton
1878-1878 Lewis Cass Nelson Samuel E. Hoffman
1879-1881 George Henry Goddard Samuel E. Hoffman
1882-1885 W. H. Trask Samuel E. Hoffman
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 - 1925
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1860
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1465
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 31, 1871
  • Chartered Aug 9, 1871
  • Absorbed Traders Bank 1874
  • Assumed Manufacturers Bank by consolidation 1878
  • Liquidated Dec 4, 1885
  • Consolidated with Laclede Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $745,309
High Bal (1881) $2,009,988
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $44,200
High Bal (1873) $117,000
Total Out (1885) $45,000
# Large Notes 21,000
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 21,000
$ Large Size $204,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $204,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $848,583.58 $76,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,260,259.06 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,537,389.17 $117,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,310,508.77 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,463,600.86 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,233,492.55 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $885,935.95 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $745,309.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,177,900.65 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,709,247.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,009,987.59 $44,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,667,352.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,660,984.06 $44,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,212,509.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,358,838.06 $45,000.00

 

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