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Bank Info for NB Charter 1951 (1872 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Parsons, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1874 Capt. Angell Matthewson Anderson D. Jaynes
1875-1878 Capt. Angell Matthewson Robert S. Stevens
1879-1889 Lee Clark Robert S. Stevens
1890-1890 Lee Clark Frederick Charles Stevens
1891-1908 E. B. Stevens Lee Clark
1909-1918 Kirby Barton E. B. Stevens
1919-1919 Luther Cortelyou, Jr. E. B. Stevens
1920-1935 Luther Cortelyou, Jr. Kirby Barton
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 3x1-2 1 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2950
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 520
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6076
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4650
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1454
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 928
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 929 - 1068
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 180
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 32
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 5, 1872
  • Chartered Mar 29, 1872
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Matthewson & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $145,870
High Bal (1919) $1,148,259
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 70,872
# Small Notes 1,272
# Total Notes 72,144
$ Large Size $760,320
$ Small Size $73,200
$ Total Issued $833,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $159,297.70 $36,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $167,068.08 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $189,337.73 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $185,834.13 $44,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $193,964.69 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $207,236.63 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $164,282.65 $43,700.00
Oct-02-1879 $145,869.94 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $184,668.87 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $208,727.71 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $204,931.17 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $232,172.27 $44,300.00
Sep-30-1884 $266,577.09 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $266,788.30 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $201,918.68 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $215,234.25 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $161,581.16 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $209,204.14 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $216,696.43 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $222,107.80 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $361,223.70 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $188,735.88 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $225,797.38 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $274,836.14 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $294,535.24 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $278,398.46 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $295,557.94 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $281,617.05 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $305,769.62 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $391,731.57 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $465,024.17 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $497,225.52 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $564,915.61 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $557,076.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $593,496.00 $49,995.00
Aug-22-1907 $658,382.00 $49,995.00
Sep-23-1908 $559,059.00 $49,995.00
Sep-01-1909 $532,656.00 $49,495.00
Sep-01-1910 $517,964.00 $49,995.00
Sep-01-1911 $552,640.00 $49,995.00
Sep-04-1912 $626,969.00 $48,745.00
Aug-09-1913 $639,856.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1914 $545,176.00 $49,995.00
Sep-02-1915 $652,743.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $702,858.00 $49,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $721,000.00 $49,945.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,002,879.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,148,259.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,091,952.00 $49,445.00
Sep-06-1921 $983,636.00 $49,245.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,003,526.00 $49,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $941,753.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $977,796.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $995,858.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,008,307.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,005,445.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,071,450.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $958,637.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $908,357.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $851,669.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $800,111.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $843,249.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,032,877.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,095,189.00 $0.00

 

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