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Bank Info for NB Charter 2427 (1879 - 1890)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Abilene, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1879-1882 William R. Dryer John Johntz
1883-1883 William R. Dryer J. E. Bonebroke
1884-1888 Theo. Mosher J. E. Bonebroke
1889-1889 H. H. Hayes J. E. Bonebroke
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5065
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 21, 1879
  • Chartered Jun 23, 1879
  • Receivership Jan 21, 1890
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $109,821
High Bal (1887) $263,671
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $18,000
High Bal (1880) $36,000
Total Out (1889) $22,500
# Large Notes 20,260
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 20,260
$ Large Size $101,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $101,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1879 $109,821.23 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $171,042.78 $36,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $189,141.01 $36,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $185,037.00 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $248,710.28 $36,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $178,944.09 $18,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $199,960.73 $18,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $220,220.12 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $263,670.61 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $251,724.67 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $256,064.57 $22,500.00

 

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