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Bank Info for NB Charter 2605 (1881 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Columbus, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1891 Wm. H. Albery Francis Charles Sessions
1892-1893 Wm. H. Albery Benjamin S. Brown
1894-1895 Wm. H. Albery Walter Crafts
1896-1896 Wm. H. Albery William Taylor Cope
1897-1901 William F. Hoffman William Taylor Cope
1902-1904 William F. Hoffman Wilbur Fitch Goodspeed
1905-1913 George A. Archer William F. Hoffman
1914-1924 Murray Hoffman George A. Archer
1925-1928 E. S. Lehman George A. Archer
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 3x10-20 1 - 4899
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 23000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15200
1882 Value Back 4x5 23001 - 38975
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 15201 - 24295
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 62939
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 28459
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 24075
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3036
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1935
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 420
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 29, 1881
  • Chartered Dec 27, 1881
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
  • Closed Nov 30, 1929
  • Consolidated with 7621 Nov 30, 1929 (NB of Commerce/City-NB of Commerce, Columbus, OH)
  • Circulation assumed by 7621 (NB of Commerce/City-NB of Commerce, Columbus, OH)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $651,698
High Bal (1927) $13,579,053
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $45,000
High Bal (1923) $600,000
Total Out (1928) $581,000
# Large Notes 802,568
# Small Notes 32,346
# Total Notes 834,914
$ Large Size $6,480,090
$ Small Size $257,580
$ Total Issued $6,737,670
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $710,018.33 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $725,189.34 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $691,705.54 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $681,648.80 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $818,493.16 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $812,263.66 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $833,076.92 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,017,029.61 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $936,506.14 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $829,988.74 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $922,511.28 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $799,583.19 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $761,214.88 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $786,035.13 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $651,698.25 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $742,707.82 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $864,563.29 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,009,578.06 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,701,051.39 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,858,543.39 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,513,548.71 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,717,027.98 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,871,894.63 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,100,954.00 $195,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,469,421.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,954,542.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,634,395.00 $290,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,682,317.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,638,685.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,012,993.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,575,692.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,690,047.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,420,006.00 $300,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,200,509.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,436,184.00 $298,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $7,080,354.00 $295,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,828,505.00 $268,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $9,175,548.00 $268,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,867,784.00 $268,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,722,148.00 $268,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,864,034.00 $268,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,972,200.00 $600,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $11,470,324.00 $600,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,766,592.00 $581,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $13,310,389.00 $581,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $13,579,053.00 $581,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,325,287.00 $581,000.00

 

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