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Bank Info for NB Charter 2747 (1882 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Michigan City, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1890 Walter Vail George Ames
1891-1894 W. H. Schoenemann Chas. E. De Wolfe
1895-1895 W. H. Schoenemann Walter Vail
1896-1910 J. F. Kreidler Walter Vail
1911-1915 W. W. Vail J. F. Kreidler
1916-1935 H. W. Hunziker W. W. Vail
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 4x5 1 - 13570
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 224
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 900
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5400
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 600
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 420
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5401 - 16320
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 421 - 661
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 924
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 347
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 147
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 42
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 22, 1882
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1882
  • Succeeded 2101 (First National Bank, Michigan City, IN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 2101 (First National Bank, Michigan City, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $451,883
High Bal (1929) $2,681,204
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $15,000
High Bal (1915) $125,000
Total Out (1934) $62,500
# Large Notes 125,652
# Small Notes 8,760
# Total Notes 134,412
$ Large Size $1,511,250
$ Small Size $166,380
$ Total Issued $1,677,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $451,882.60 $15,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $504,260.59 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $513,121.62 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $572,290.78 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $598,951.31 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $660,194.62 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $641,612.91 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $624,860.34 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $791,730.98 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $670,059.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $691,257.94 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $642,938.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $585,998.64 $44,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $630,506.07 $44,120.00
Oct-06-1896 $600,993.56 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $618,403.94 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $673,232.46 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $877,349.50 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $912,992.18 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $939,958.51 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $883,354.17 $40,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,007,519.08 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $888,402.45 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $854,815.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $920,536.00 $49,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $940,067.00 $49,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,062,144.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,013,924.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $936,979.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,110,395.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,211,618.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,358,186.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,394,801.00 $124,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,373,025.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,456,617.00 $125,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,497,736.00 $122,750.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,425,528.00 $123,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,753,156.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,824,753.00 $123,650.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,877,172.00 $123,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,081,785.00 $125,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,460,697.00 $123,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,373,448.00 $125,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,455,660.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,361,076.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,477,274.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,516,853.00 $99,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,681,204.00 $97,300.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,558,048.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,473,399.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,066,063.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,856,288.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,995,586.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,025,386.00 $0.00

 

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