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Bank Info for NB Charter 2591 (1881 - 1908)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1901 Morris Lewis Williams Hugh McMillan
1902-1907 Frederick A. Smith Morris Lewis Williams
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 - 2910
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4480
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 37568
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 11, 1881
  • Chartered Nov 21, 1881
  • Assumed 3730 by consolidation Jun 17, 1902 (Preston National Bank, Detroit, MI)
  • Liquidated Jun 1, 1908
  • Consolidated with 2707 (First National Bank of, Detroit, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $2,338,996
High Bal (1906) $10,164,300
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $20,850
High Bal (1904) $800,600
Total Out (1907) $36,200
# Large Notes 219,832
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 219,832
$ Large Size $2,360,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,360,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $2,365,596.95 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,530,574.56 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,348,265.96 $70,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,692,933.88 $51,065.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,831,533.39 $89,020.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,967,622.62 $33,900.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,588,689.96 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,730,132.81 $43,720.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,709,996.85 $29,530.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,890,194.81 $32,560.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,030,148.92 $39,920.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,338,995.88 $44,070.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,884,555.43 $33,950.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,876,408.19 $37,150.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,309,921.02 $44,300.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,183,983.42 $32,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,197,322.59 $27,200.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,534,075.87 $20,850.00
Sep-05-1900 $4,859,309.34 $38,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,387,911.26 $36,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $9,208,992.94 $534,200.00
Sep-09-1903 $8,362,520.74 $676,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $8,615,909.34 $800,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $9,970,588.00 $785,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $10,164,300.00 $778,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,786,888.00 $36,200.00

 

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