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Bank Info for NB Charter 2248 (1875 - 1924)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Gold Bank of
Oakland, CA
2 The First National Bank of (3/8/1880)
Oakland, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1875-1875 Galen Merriam Fisher Benjamin Franklin Ferris
1876-1877 Galen Merriam Fisher Volney Delos Moody
1878-1882 Charles Henry Twombly Sr. Volney Delos Moody
1883-1890 Arthur Dalliba Thomson Sr. Volney Delos Moody
1891-1892 Lester G. Burpee Arthur Dalliba Thomson Sr.
1893-1895 Lester G. Burpee George Washington McNear
1896-1905 Lester G. Burpee Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1906-1911 Edwin Nelson Walter Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1912-1912 Samuel H. Kitto Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1913-1913 William Lindsay Rodden Edward Rodden
1914-1915 Samuel H. Kitto Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1916-1918 Samuel H. Kitto Russell Lowry
1919-1922 Samuel H. Kitto Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1923-1924 Alfred J. Anderson Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
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 3x10-20 1 - 1600 Gold
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 12 Gold
2: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6405
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7500
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9500
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1784
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 23935
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14396
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 700
2: 1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1528
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8250
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6700
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 8251 - 73435
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6701 - 45241
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 30, 1875
  • Chartered Apr 10, 1875
  • 2: Liquidated Oct 11, 1924
  • 2: Absorbed by American Bank of San Francisco
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1875) $247,994
High Bal (1924) $13,193,561
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $41,850
High Bal (1924) $986,200
Total Out (1924) $986,200
# Large Notes 739,176
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 739,176
$ Large Size $6,709,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $6,709,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1875 $247,994.03 $80,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $290,190.11 $79,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $341,681.78 $79,870.00
Oct-01-1878 $366,073.23 $79,670.00
Oct-02-1879 $357,838.03 $79,970.00
Oct-01-1880 $404,290.90 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $398,774.20 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $465,476.00 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $548,337.08 $89,300.00
Sep-30-1884 $638,779.52 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $616,513.01 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $742,119.65 $89,400.00
Oct-05-1887 $836,061.60 $89,200.00
Oct-04-1888 $848,006.19 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $969,724.85 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $977,538.60 $87,850.00
Sep-25-1891 $961,053.54 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,156,955.46 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $820,291.98 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $713,637.74 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $756,856.76 $41,850.00
Oct-06-1896 $758,044.28 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $757,958.94 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $737,998.41 $44,550.00
Sep-07-1899 $877,676.44 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $929,199.13 $48,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $968,493.99 $47,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,012,764.96 $47,300.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,583,849.53 $95,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,695,645.53 $260,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,783,122.00 $295,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,563,783.00 $290,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,852,586.00 $292,900.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,585,098.00 $286,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,040,401.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,362,888.00 $496,475.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,926,597.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,539,068.00 $500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $572,281.00 $57,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,022,766.00 $499,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,103,910.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,866,009.00 $500,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,192,545.00 $500,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,230,522.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,639,470.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,276,826.00 $500,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $8,724,405.00 $575,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $10,104,743.00 $589,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,930,899.00 $797,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $13,193,561.00 $986,200.00

 

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