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Bank Info for NB Charter 2701 (1882 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fort Wayne, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1886 Lemuel R. Hartman Oscar A. Simons
1887-1901 Lemuel R. Hartman John H. Bass
1902-1909 Henry Rudisill Freeman John H. Bass
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4698
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 15000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 18100
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 398
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 6, 1882
  • Chartered May 22, 1882
  • Succeeded 11 (FNB/F & Hamilton/F & Tri State NB, Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Assumed 4725 by consolidation Aug 26, 1905 (White National Bank, Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Retook 11 Jun 10, 1910 (FNB/F & Hamilton/F & Tri State NB, Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 11 (FNB/F & Hamilton/F & Tri State NB, Fort Wayne, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $671,437
High Bal (1907) $4,511,243
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $45,000
High Bal (1906) $494,400
Total Out (1909) $493,600
# Large Notes 220,988
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 220,988
$ Large Size $2,224,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,224,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $748,213.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $718,196.36 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $671,436.63 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $702,250.17 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $760,053.61 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $846,789.01 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $795,259.14 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $939,648.17 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $885,280.42 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $950,357.36 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $973,121.59 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $851,664.70 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,037,751.92 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,169,085.01 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,049,078.83 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,010,476.15 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,157,335.02 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,105,699.72 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,111,877.89 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,168,968.59 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,294,821.37 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,802,259.96 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,922,326.73 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,546,104.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,169,258.00 $494,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,511,243.00 $489,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,186,532.00 $486,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,448,746.00 $493,600.00

 

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