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Bank Info for NB Charter 2752 (1882 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Miles City, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1883 Richard E. Stower Joseph Leighton
1884-1885 H. F. Batchelor Joseph Leighton
1886-1887 Emerson Bond Weirick Joseph Leighton
1888-1889 Emerson Bond Weirick W. B. Jordan
1890-1891 Howard Brewer Wiley W. B. Jordan
1892-1892 Howard Brewer Wiley George Melville Miles (VP)
1893-1893 Howard Brewer Wiley W. B. Jordan
1894-1894 Howard Brewer Wiley * none *
1895-1906 Howard Brewer Wiley W. B. Jordan
1907-1918 Howard Brewer Wiley George Melville Miles
1919-1923 P. J. Wedge George Melville Miles
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 4x5 1 - 2250 Territory
Series 1875 4x5 2251 - 4214
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 199
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3975
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11801 - 24617
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 12, 1882
  • Chartered Jul 7, 1882
  • Succeeded Merchants & Drovers Bank
  • Liquidated Jul 1, 1924
  • Succeeded by 12536 (First National Bank, Miles City, MT)
  • Circulation assumed by 12536 (First National Bank, Miles City, MT)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants and Drovers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $253,296
High Bal (1919) $4,105,442
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,250
High Bal (1909) $150,000
Total Out (1923) $150,000
# Large Notes 132,020
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 132,020
$ Large Size $1,523,830
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,523,830
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $253,296.02 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $262,393.81 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $261,678.68 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $315,009.82 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $363,249.87 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $332,181.19 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $339,218.00 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $334,641.15 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $385,700.82 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $401,080.53 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $545,450.25 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $461,700.60 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $507,856.40 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $517,033.88 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $509,002.49 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $658,123.21 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $684,560.49 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $752,770.30 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $776,963.82 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $812,373.11 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $973,443.21 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,046,009.35 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,114,655.76 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,417,196.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,923,172.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,124,170.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,907,831.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,994,052.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,433,251.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,278,086.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,517,927.00 $144,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,611,163.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,536,870.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,570,606.00 $145,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,123,604.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,645,475.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,624,682.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,105,442.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,844,441.00 $147,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,892,923.00 $142,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,796,305.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,899,421.00 $150,000.00

 

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