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Bank Info for NB Charter 2184 (1874 - 1894)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
La Grange, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1875-1878 Henry M. Herbert John S. Merritt
1879-1882 Henry M. Herbert Solomon Rose
1883-1885 Samuel Shepardson Solomon Rose
1886-1890 John M. Preston Solomon Rose
1891-1891 * none * Solomon Rose
1892-1893 Joseph I. Norris Solomon Rose
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 4x5 1 - 2250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7359
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 30, 1874
  • Chartered Sep 12, 1874
  • Absorbed La Grange County Bank 1875
  • Liquidated Jul 30, 1894
  • Succeeded by 4972 (National Bank, La Grange, IN)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded La Grange County Bank [?]
  • Succeeded by 4972 (National Bank, La Grange, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $113,614
High Bal (1892) $218,897
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $14,000
High Bal (1879) $45,000
Total Out (1893) $20,300
# Large Notes 38,436
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 38,436
$ Large Size $192,180
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $192,180
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1875 $121,546.54 $37,600.00
Oct-02-1876 $135,903.01 $43,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $113,613.95 $42,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $119,985.83 $44,400.00
Oct-02-1879 $119,189.28 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $141,523.16 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $158,614.03 $43,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $156,988.68 $43,400.00
Oct-02-1883 $160,969.98 $40,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $150,920.09 $44,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $170,024.86 $38,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $174,301.79 $41,420.00
Oct-05-1887 $160,516.34 $20,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $159,779.28 $18,775.00
Sep-30-1889 $186,327.17 $20,300.00
Oct-02-1890 $162,872.80 $16,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $176,702.54 $14,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $218,896.53 $17,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $187,005.49 $20,300.00

 

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