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Bank Info for NB Charter 275 (1864 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ionia, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 James Kennedy Frederick Hall
1867-1876 Archibald Fremyre Carr Alonzo Sessions
1877-1879 Richd. P. Sherman Alonzo Sessions
1880-1885 Frank Arthur Sessions Alonzo Sessions
1886-1893 Frank Arthur Sessions Sanford A. Yeomans
1894-1896 Frank Arthur Sessions Vernon Horace Smith
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2300
Original Series 4x5 1 - 8725
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7675
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 916
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 2, 1897
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded James Kennedy
  • Succeeded by State Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $218,483
High Bal (1892) $626,831
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $21,100
High Bal (1874) $90,000
Total Out (1896) $22,500
# Large Notes 76,632
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 76,632
$ Large Size $476,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $476,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $218,482.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $301,591.74 $87,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $294,798.93 $87,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $313,874.75 $87,605.00
Oct-05-1868 $340,269.56 $87,655.00
Oct-09-1869 $315,411.28 $87,643.00
Oct-08-1870 $303,254.69 $86,934.00
Oct-02-1871 $350,259.31 $89,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $359,069.40 $89,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $329,751.26 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $312,822.80 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $313,219.17 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $308,531.30 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $313,148.46 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $311,357.12 $89,980.00
Oct-02-1879 $348,365.01 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $343,502.90 $88,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $414,337.32 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $401,268.14 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $426,402.20 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $344,704.69 $89,840.00
Oct-01-1885 $332,377.31 $44,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $329,650.41 $43,850.00
Oct-05-1887 $402,436.81 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $419,328.11 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $401,708.79 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $469,440.74 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $557,541.05 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $626,831.28 $21,100.00
Oct-03-1893 $525,986.52 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $434,744.83 $21,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $429,485.84 $21,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $363,282.65 $22,500.00

 

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