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Bank Info for NB Charter 2707 (1882 - 1914)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1892 Lorenzo E. Clark Emory Wendell
1893-1897 John Thomas Shaw Dexter Mason Ferry Sr.
1898-1898 John Thomas Shaw Emory Wendell
1899-1907 John Thomas Shaw Dexter Mason Ferry Sr.
1908-1908 John Thomas Shaw Morris Lewis Williams
1909-1910 Frank Grainger Smith Morris Lewis Williams
1911-1911 Frank Grainger Smith John Thomas Shaw
1912-1913 Walter G. Nicholson Emory Wendell Clark
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 - 19286
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 25500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 43980
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 27610
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 1, 1882
  • Chartered Jun 19, 1882
  • Succeeded 97 (First National Bank of, Detroit, MI)
  • Assumed 2591 by consolidation Jun 1, 1908 (Commercial National Bank, Detroit, MI)
  • Liquidated Apr 30, 1914
  • Succeeded by 10527 (First&Old Detroit NB/FNB/FirstWayne, Detroit, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 97 (First National Bank of, Detroit, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $2,640,832
High Bal (1913) $29,507,519
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $10,000
High Bal (1913) $988,500
Total Out (1913) $988,500
# Large Notes 465,504
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 465,504
$ Large Size $4,499,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,499,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $2,640,832.32 $10,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,808,821.59 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,878,294.94 $43,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,799,859.18 $43,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,962,108.88 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,491,504.76 $43,150.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,623,634.29 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,157,616.97 $38,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,974,714.68 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,208,125.09 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,499,948.91 $127,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,129,764.66 $130,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,714,905.12 $132,650.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,293,067.82 $128,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,644,530.96 $127,650.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,768,824.96 $114,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $5,970,293.97 $260,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $6,444,071.61 $343,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,035,455.23 $416,350.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,230,495.72 $439,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,574,182.26 $350,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $6,666,864.01 $314,850.00
Sep-06-1904 $6,659,622.49 $331,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $7,925,017.00 $294,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $9,432,041.00 $427,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,835,182.00 $242,150.00
Sep-23-1908 $18,724,682.00 $440,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $22,078,640.00 $348,050.00
Sep-01-1910 $22,543,820.00 $980,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $25,479,632.00 $910,697.00
Sep-04-1912 $28,347,834.00 $955,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $29,507,519.00 $988,500.00

 

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