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Bank Info for NB Charter 2783 (1882 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Seattle, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1884 W. I. Wadleigh George W. Harris
1885-1885 W. I. Wadleigh Joseph R. Lewis
1886-1887 W. I. Wadleigh George W. Harris
1888-1888 J. Goodfellow George W. Harris
1889-1889 J. Goodfellow C. L. Dingley
1890-1896 Lester Turner John Hart McGraw
1897-1898 Lester Turner Maurice McMicken
1899-1903 Lester Turner James Doster Hoge, Jr.
1904-1905 Charles Parker Masterson Lester Turner
1906-1906 J. A. Hall Lester Turner
1907-1910 J. A. Hall Morris Allen Arnold
1911-1913 David Hickman Moss, Jr. Morris Allen Arnold
1914-1918 Claude Aldena Philbrick Morris Allen Arnold
1919-1928 Arthur R. Truax Morris Allen Arnold
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 - 1740 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1741 - 5944
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1768
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1500
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 900
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 901 - 1255
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 89 C000089A-F000089A Not issued
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 25
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 5 B000005A-F000005A Not issued
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 4, 1882
  • Chartered Sep 26, 1882
  • Succeeded George W. Harris & Co.
  • Closed Oct 31, 1929
  • Consolidated with 11280 Oct 31, 1929 (Union NB/Dexter Horton/FirstSeattle, Seattle, WA)
  • Circulation assumed by 11280 (Union NB/Dexter Horton/FirstSeattle, Seattle, WA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded George W. Harris & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $388,378
High Bal (1928) $20,642,091
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $32,250
High Bal (1906) $100,000
Total Out (1928) $99,500
# Large Notes 35,332
# Small Notes 714
# Total Notes 36,046
$ Large Size $1,101,150
$ Small Size $4,650
$ Total Issued $1,105,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $627,816.71 $32,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $492,701.28 $36,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $388,377.73 $36,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $404,796.00 $36,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $495,016.94 $36,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $921,555.86 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,320,805.03 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,246,354.08 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,063,609.95 $32,950.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,097,067.11 $32,950.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,012,075.45 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $959,619.80 $32,800.00
Sep-28-1895 $883,580.86 $33,050.00
Oct-06-1896 $807,924.60 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $800,230.40 $33,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,004,320.53 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,283,978.97 $32,900.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,724,567.81 $99,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,073,744.64 $91,750.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,524,035.26 $86,650.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,577,849.82 $68,650.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,007,523.02 $92,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,041,573.00 $98,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,877,072.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,229,578.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,535,717.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,097,361.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,261,888.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,860,690.00 $99,995.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,437,011.00 $99,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,683,971.00 $99,395.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,153,332.00 $99,945.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,346,309.00 $98,195.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,977,268.00 $99,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $8,890,644.00 $98,340.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,085,885.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $15,615,694.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $12,968,955.00 $99,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,782,375.00 $99,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $12,964,945.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,137,203.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $15,934,951.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $15,792,500.00 $99,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $16,998,200.00 $99,250.00
Oct-10-1927 $17,180,062.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $20,642,091.00 $99,500.00

 

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