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Bank Info for NB Charter 2101 (1873 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Michigan City, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1878 Walter Vail H. H. Walker
1879-1881 Walter Vail George Ames
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 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2910
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 24, 1873
  • Chartered Apr 11, 1873
  • Liquidated Jun 30, 1882
  • Succeeded by 2747 (First National Bank, Michigan City, IN)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded D.J. Baldwin
  • Succeeded by 2747 (First National Bank, Michigan City, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $157,352
High Bal (1881) $370,822
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1873) $27,000
High Bal (1874) $45,000
Total Out (1881) $44,400
# Large Notes 29,140
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 29,140
$ Large Size $123,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $123,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $178,376.95 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $157,351.85 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $182,275.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $189,667.49 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $208,478.84 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $202,167.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $254,702.81 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $355,379.04 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $370,822.21 $44,400.00

 

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