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Bank Info for NB Charter 1950 (1872 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Western Arkansas at
Fort Smith, AR
2 The First National Bank of (12/24/1887)
Fort Smith, AR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 E. S. Mitchell Bernard Baer
1873-1879 Philander Keep Roots Bernard Baer
1880-1881 John Ayers Bernard Baer
1882-1886 John Vaile Bernard Baer
1887-1904 John Vaile George T. Sparks
1905-1907 Frank Augustine Handlin George T. Sparks
1908-1913 Frank Augustine Handlin Saml. McLoud
1914-1925 A. S. Bullock Frank Augustine Handlin
1926-1927 William Wood Netherland A. N. Sicard
1928-1935 S. B. Stevinson A. N. Sicard
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 - 1640
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 3065
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 759
1: Series 1875 100-100 1 - 478
2: Series 1875 100-100 1 - 101
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1974
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3599
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 710
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11500
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11501 - 85450
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 14716
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3870
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 15304
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3925
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 22, 1872
  • Chartered Mar 29, 1872
  • 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 (1872) $114,092
High Bal (1928) $11,549,929
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $13,320
High Bal (1922) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 384,578
# Small Notes 130,745
# Total Notes 515,323
$ Large Size $5,055,530
$ Small Size $1,578,900
$ Total Issued $6,634,430
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $114,091.50 $27,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $141,524.85 $49,495.00
Oct-02-1874 $152,587.29 $49,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $140,229.71 $49,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $157,014.73 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $148,259.00 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $169,039.95 $49,400.00
Oct-02-1879 $160,137.36 $49,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $188,199.46 $49,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $223,018.34 $48,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $189,918.64 $49,400.00
Oct-02-1883 $247,998.41 $49,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $308,848.59 $49,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $325,434.12 $49,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $348,396.32 $13,320.00
Oct-05-1887 $479,075.91 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $504,207.66 $22,440.00
Sep-30-1889 $473,340.05 $21,100.00
Oct-02-1890 $525,713.25 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $501,791.69 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $547,298.72 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $558,766.47 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $666,494.57 $21,900.00
Sep-28-1895 $687,178.71 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $721,632.89 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $746,658.30 $44,700.00
Sep-20-1898 $833,781.59 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $900,953.08 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $940,381.07 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,161,773.77 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,277,307.27 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,598,479.91 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,591,394.24 $49,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,783,300.00 $49,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,851,056.00 $48,350.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,157,096.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,443,827.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,444,816.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,434,166.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,952,190.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,834,189.00 $196,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,038,969.00 $196,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,036,484.00 $199,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,998,370.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,749,545.00 $197,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,146,245.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,490,418.00 $198,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,854,517.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,336,423.00 $487,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,588,549.00 $485,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,706,138.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,113,661.00 $492,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,538,062.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,919,993.00 $492,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $10,155,480.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,910,022.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $11,549,929.00 $490,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $11,155,744.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $10,700,491.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,670,300.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $7,763,969.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,983,845.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,484,630.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,773,972.00 $0.00

 

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