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Bank Info for NB Charter 2431 (1879 - 1888)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Alameda, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1880-1882 J. E. Baker Levi Jenks
1883-1885 J. E. Baker Conrad Liese
1886-1888 J. E. Baker H. Sevening
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 - 3666
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1523
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 9, 1879
  • Chartered Aug 26, 1879
  • Liquidated Sep 4, 1888
  • Succeeded Bank of Alameda
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Alameda
  • Succeeded by Bank of Alameda
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1880) $148,288
High Bal (1883) $280,839
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $26,980
High Bal (1882) $89,995
Total Out (1888) $27,000
# Large Notes 20,756
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 20,756
$ Large Size $149,470
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $149,470
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1880 $148,287.71 $44,995.00
Oct-01-1881 $265,210.29 $70,570.00
Oct-03-1882 $257,182.33 $89,995.00
Oct-02-1883 $280,839.47 $89,985.00
Sep-30-1884 $211,283.07 $26,980.00
Oct-01-1885 $210,646.75 $26,980.00
Oct-07-1886 $209,091.65 $26,980.00
Oct-05-1887 $268,004.92 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $253,031.38 $27,000.00

 

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