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Bank Info for NB Charter 24 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Cincinnati, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 James D. Thompson John W. Ellis
1865-1866 Theodore Stanwood John W. Ellis
1867-1867 Theodore Stanwood James A. Frazer
1868-1869 Theodore Stanwood John W. Ellis
1870-1889 Theodore Stanwood Learner Blackman Harrison
1890-1901 William Stanhope Rowe Learner Blackman Harrison
1902-1912 Thomas J. Davis William Stanhope Rowe
1913-1917 Robert McEvilley William Stanhope Rowe
1918-1927 P. E. Kline William Stanhope Rowe
1928-1928 A. R. Luthy William Stanhope Rowe
1929-1933 A. R. Luthy John Jay Rowe Sr.
1934-1935 A. R. Luthy Thomas J. Davis
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 23550
Original Series 2x10-20-50 1 - 9600
Original Series 2x10-20-50 9851 - 12250
Original Series 20-50 9601 - 9850
Original Series 100-100 1 - 3210
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 12200
Series 1875 2x10-20-50 1 - 6000
Series 1875 100-100 1 - 1340
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 43564
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 29839
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2840
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 103750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 74000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 260690
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 170000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 7192
1902 Plain Back 4x5 260691 - 423898
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 170001 - 277931
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 14977
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8844
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 4106
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 614
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 178
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 13, 1863
  • Assumed 620 by consolidation Apr 1, 1870 (Central National Bank, Cincinnati, OH)
  • Absorbed 3606 Sep 12, 1904 (Ohio Valley National Bank, Cincinnati, OH)
  • Assumed 2315 by consolidation Feb 14, 1905 (NB of Commerce/N La Fayette B, Cincinnati, OH)
  • Assumed 844 by consolidation Jan 25, 1910 (Merchants National Bank, Cincinnati, OH)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $1,003,238
High Bal (1935) $84,658,797
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $21,998
High Bal (1914) $4,132,000
Total Out (1934) $696,440
# Large Notes 4,070,976
# Small Notes 172,314
# Total Notes 4,243,290
$ Large Size $35,999,240
$ Small Size $1,763,670
$ Total Issued $37,762,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $1,003,238.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $3,291,495.67 $304,800.00
Oct-02-1865 $6,683,585.68 $538,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $5,825,984.76 $800,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $4,882,716.98 $800,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $5,399,287.20 $785,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $4,698,335.36 $786,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $5,965,758.42 $1,213,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $6,736,295.04 $1,187,240.00
Oct-03-1872 $6,281,408.52 $1,104,090.00
Sep-12-1873 $6,978,582.09 $1,110,660.00
Oct-02-1874 $6,464,093.12 $1,034,120.00
Oct-01-1875 $7,669,917.10 $903,440.00
Oct-02-1876 $6,415,859.52 $973,542.00
Oct-01-1877 $6,182,675.31 $1,050,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $6,393,165.96 $1,015,560.00
Oct-02-1879 $8,126,528.15 $901,140.00
Oct-01-1880 $7,868,910.92 $832,480.00
Oct-01-1881 $8,167,752.78 $815,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $7,628,402.21 $835,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $7,221,932.94 $811,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $6,909,016.45 $810,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $7,092,202.73 $821,820.00
Oct-07-1886 $8,346,624.20 $833,470.00
Oct-05-1887 $7,034,362.25 $773,200.00
Oct-04-1888 $7,949,622.26 $444,200.00
Sep-30-1889 $7,807,920.94 $193,730.00
Oct-02-1890 $6,926,247.50 $187,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $7,112,423.01 $91,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $8,308,621.79 $523,900.00
Oct-03-1893 $6,260,443.77 $594,820.00
Oct-02-1894 $7,981,660.92 $560,490.00
Sep-28-1895 $7,049,941.32 $490,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $6,017,402.15 $579,617.50
Oct-05-1897 $7,894,464.30 $540,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,978,688.33 $77,690.00
Sep-07-1899 $9,837,302.91 $77,687.50
Sep-05-1900 $9,721,137.88 $21,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $10,163,216.36 $49,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $10,482,009.10 $130,767.50
Sep-09-1903 $15,112,545.41 $599,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $21,956,451.60 $995,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $28,521,446.00 $2,139,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $28,656,113.00 $2,345,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $27,901,787.00 $2,210,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $30,650,925.00 $2,334,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $30,776,470.00 $2,320,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $39,132,631.00 $2,782,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $39,289,009.00 $2,616,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $38,632,909.00 $2,616,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $36,074,329.00 $2,326,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $36,817,180.00 $4,132,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $38,078,810.00 $2,365,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $41,482,859.00 $2,365,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $51,799,083.00 $2,511,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $51,893,169.00 $2,191,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $61,147,505.00 $2,211,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $57,178,717.00 $2,204,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $48,391,598.00 $2,281,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $53,372,972.00 $2,330,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $55,862,580.00 $2,484,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $53,162,629.00 $2,502,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $54,562,541.00 $649,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $56,471,223.00 $646,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $63,165,453.00 $694,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $59,102,709.00 $692,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $61,631,471.00 $699,200.00
Dec-31-1930 $67,421,929.00 $699,200.00
Dec-31-1931 $59,859,459.00 $699,200.00
Dec-31-1932 $57,676,717.00 $696,800.00
Dec-30-1933 $70,292,642.00 $699,200.00
Dec-31-1934 $73,138,743.00 $696,440.00
Dec-31-1935 $84,658,797.00 $0.00

 

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