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Bank Info for NB Charter 2143 (1874 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Hancock, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1888 Edgar H. Towar Seth D. North
1889-1892 William Condon Seth D. North
1893-1897 William Condon William Harry
1898-1906 William Condon Samuel B. Harris
1907-1913 W. R. Thompson August Mette
1914-1914 W. R. Thompson * none *
1915-1921 John C. Condon W. R. Thompson
1922-1925 M. M. Shea W. R. Thompson
1926-1926 G. H. Nichols W. R. Thompson
1927-1933 M. M. Shea W. R. Thompson
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 - 3000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2750
Original Series 4x20 1 - 250
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1100
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6593
Series 1875 4x20 1 - 1154
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2350
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 340
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2395
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1522
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 21
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1501 - 6185
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1201 - 4425
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1472
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 710
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 190
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 552
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 392
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 65
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 6, 1874
  • Chartered May 1, 1874
  • Succeeded E. H. Towar & Co.
  • Liquidated Sep 5, 1934
  • Succeeded by 14249 (National Metals Bank, Hancock, MI)
  • Circulation assumed by 14249 (National Metals Bank, Hancock, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded E.H. Towar & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $230,674
High Bal (1928) $3,685,844
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1876) $40,000
High Bal (1879) $90,000
Total Out (1933) $50,000
# Large Notes 133,618
# Small Notes 15,241
# Total Notes 148,859
$ Large Size $990,280
$ Small Size $117,540
$ Total Issued $1,107,820
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $230,674.19 $40,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $275,511.66 $40,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $263,758.98 $40,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $294,704.87 $40,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $364,557.22 $70,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $394,012.60 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $504,544.72 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $534,050.75 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $606,161.71 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $650,692.82 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $584,038.92 $89,980.00
Oct-01-1885 $610,122.67 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $670,682.52 $89,640.00
Oct-05-1887 $634,285.44 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $743,506.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $705,474.14 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $750,050.61 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $753,407.73 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $816,659.81 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $777,891.22 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $787,353.62 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $873,289.62 $44,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $812,298.55 $44,400.00
Oct-05-1897 $878,471.16 $44,620.00
Sep-20-1898 $899,207.17 $43,380.00
Sep-07-1899 $945,536.01 $41,020.00
Sep-05-1900 $987,515.43 $46,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,168,576.76 $48,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,263,144.89 $49,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,113,519.98 $45,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,129,142.42 $49,100.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,207,569.00 $49,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,241,921.00 $47,900.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,424,140.00 $49,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,537,485.00 $48,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,607,310.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,535,808.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,631,564.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,880,139.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,994,801.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,792,401.00 $49,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,974,586.00 $49,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,485,225.00 $48,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,870,092.00 $49,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,044,276.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,911,925.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,103,550.00 $48,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,813,031.00 $49,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,871,619.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,135,357.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,093,664.00 $49,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,115,172.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,194,899.00 $49,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,320,908.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,685,844.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,436,705.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,277,302.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,276,505.00 $49,580.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,231,467.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,141,066.00 $50,000.00

 

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