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Bank Info for NB Charter 191 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Kalamazoo, MI
2 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (6/10/1927)
Kalamazoo, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Thomas Spencer Cobb Latham Hull
1865-1865 George N. Hawley Latham Hull
1866-1867 Fred H. Potter Latham Hull
1868-1878 Chauncey Strong Latham Hull
1879-1879 Chauncey Strong Robert S. Babcock
1880-1882 Frank J. Henry Robert S. Babcock
1883-1883 F. A. Smith Robert S. Babcock
1884-1884 F. A. Smith E. O. Humphrey
1885-1887 F. A. Smith Latham Hull
1888-1891 D. W. Osborne J. K. Wagner
1892-1893 F. N. Rowley J. K. Wagner
1894-1902 F. N. Rowley Lyman M. Gates
1903-1906 Geo. W. Ritchie J. A. Pitkin
1907-1911 H. H. Coddington Geo. W. Ritchie
1912-1915 H. H. Coddington Charles S. Campbell
1916-1926 Earl Henry Shepherd Charles S. Campbell
1927-1930 R. G. Rye Charles S. Campbell
1931-1935 J. H. Tolhuizen Charles S. Campbell
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 7500
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8200
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5450
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9218
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1391
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8300
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8301 - 11413
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 900
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6380
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2034
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 500
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5879
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 675
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 11, 1864
  • 1: Assumed 1359 by consolidation Feb 23, 1912 and its circulation (Michigan National Bank, Kalamazoo, MI)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $357,315
High Bal (1935) $11,776,205
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1932) $600,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 192,288
# Small Notes 60,038
# Total Notes 252,326
$ Large Size $1,380,060
$ Small Size $849,170
$ Total Issued $2,229,230
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $357,315.11 $67,245.00
Oct-02-1865 $383,411.14 $87,485.00
Oct-01-1866 $400,942.04 $89,728.00
Oct-07-1867 $428,070.32 $89,860.00
Oct-05-1868 $479,652.59 $89,640.00
Oct-09-1869 $426,984.62 $89,636.00
Oct-08-1870 $399,424.46 $89,406.00
Oct-02-1871 $475,198.68 $88,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $520,503.23 $87,685.00
Sep-12-1873 $480,536.96 $88,317.00
Oct-02-1874 $479,733.18 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $476,496.86 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $450,227.68 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $393,482.74 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $387,307.50 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $446,890.58 $72,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $486,380.40 $70,920.00
Oct-01-1881 $573,295.61 $72,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $621,676.32 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $632,188.00 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $508,107.24 $72,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $516,813.96 $72,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $524,273.05 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $534,424.57 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $550,703.17 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $610,717.22 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $740,626.46 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $702,398.68 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $718,940.08 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $613,225.23 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $660,462.31 $31,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $678,135.15 $31,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $604,309.72 $31,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $630,519.03 $31,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $794,868.03 $31,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $861,768.44 $31,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $948,974.57 $35,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $986,589.43 $80,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,046,371.11 $80,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,027,336.83 $80,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,161,914.85 $80,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,278,258.00 $80,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,171,380.00 $80,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,171,451.00 $80,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,149,176.00 $90,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,321,818.00 $90,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,338,324.00 $90,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,436,426.00 $90,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,015,153.00 $140,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,002,598.00 $140,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,466,645.00 $140,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,931,861.00 $140,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,198,717.00 $140,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,557,435.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,848,366.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,386,514.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,373,397.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,754,274.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,001,038.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,530,512.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,142,428.00 $49,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,421,368.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,179,097.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $9,631,602.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $10,615,196.00 $48,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $9,782,953.00 $48,860.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,869,096.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1931 $9,062,055.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,737,603.00 $600,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,037,061.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $9,761,883.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $11,776,205.00 $0.00

 

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