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Bank Info for NB Charter 2611 (1882 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fourth National Bank of
Grand Rapids, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1883 Isaac M. Weston A. B. Watson
1884-1888 H. P. Baker Andrew J. Bowne
1889-1890 Homer W. Nash Andrew J. Bowne
1891-1891 Homer W. Nash * none *
1892-1897 William H. Anderson Delos Abiel Blodgett
1898-1905 John A. Seymour William H. Anderson
1906-1916 L. Z. Caukin William H. Anderson
1917-1925 John Clinton Bishop William H. Anderson
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 - 8860
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 17000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9600
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16750
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11800
1882 Value Back 4x5 16751 - 32967
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 11801 - 21498
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 18965
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 9726
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 23, 1881
  • Chartered Jan 9, 1882
  • Succeeded Farmers & Mechanics
  • Liquidated Apr 2, 1926
  • Absorbed by 3293 (NCityB/Grand Rapids NCityB/G.R. NB, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers & Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $1,080,768
High Bal (1925) $5,665,827
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $45,000
High Bal (1902) $300,000
Total Out (1925) $300,000
# Large Notes 474,464
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 474,464
$ Large Size $3,862,840
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,862,840
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $1,080,767.70 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,186,522.16 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,086,372.59 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,181,115.37 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,228,376.68 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,279,412.08 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,454,299.06 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,440,479.32 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,425,861.43 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,257,114.80 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,333,471.49 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,086,175.80 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,318,372.63 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,746,863.30 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,707,394.92 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,960,652.01 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,045,164.77 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,307,282.54 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,477,332.69 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,908,867.34 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,491,500.80 $300,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,586,913.15 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,551,099.88 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,349,146.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,007,191.00 $300,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,649,357.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,637,059.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,679,598.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,048,996.00 $290,297.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,148,154.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,339,430.00 $299,998.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,427,692.00 $299,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,242,485.00 $299,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,295,190.00 $299,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,924,252.00 $299,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,923,950.00 $299,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,431,597.00 $299,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,827,362.00 $299,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,936,599.00 $295,198.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,053,655.00 $297,498.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,439,859.00 $299,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,544,464.00 $299,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,659,164.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,665,827.00 $300,000.00

 

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