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Bank Info for NB Charter 2831 (1882 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fostoria, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1884 John Charles Fremont "Fre" Hull Andrew Emerine, Sr.
1885-1904 Alonzo Emerine Andrew Emerine, Sr.
1905-1922 A. E. Mergenthaler Andrew Emerine, Sr.
1923-1928 D. St. John Andrew Emerine, Jr.
1929-1935 R. S. Powley Andrew Emerine, Jr.
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 - 3915
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 972
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1820
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3301 - 11222
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2101 - 7111
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1876
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 824
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 246
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1802
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1043
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 240
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 18, 1882
  • Chartered Dec 4, 1882
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Robbed by the Dillinger gang on May 3, 1934 of $17,000
  • (Dillinger, Van Meter and Tommy Carroll)
  • Van Meter shot and wounded Fostoria police chief Fank Culp.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $107,158
High Bal (1935) $1,741,750
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,700
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 109,160
# Small Notes 20,761
# Total Notes 129,921
$ Large Size $842,890
$ Small Size $159,480
$ Total Issued $1,002,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $107,157.87 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1884 $115,427.32 $11,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $126,594.66 $11,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $137,645.33 $11,700.00
Oct-05-1887 $192,587.29 $11,700.00
Oct-04-1888 $198,481.66 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $240,087.04 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $285,593.21 $11,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $273,484.94 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $292,184.66 $11,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $253,605.89 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $380,311.69 $11,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $442,204.20 $11,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $401,076.14 $11,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $363,018.89 $11,700.00
Sep-20-1898 $388,461.54 $11,700.00
Sep-07-1899 $407,362.69 $11,700.00
Sep-05-1900 $462,865.98 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $591,600.79 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $635,934.70 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $624,526.30 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $662,182.85 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $556,923.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $607,963.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $578,204.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $643,143.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $599,797.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $632,500.00 $48,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $611,448.00 $49,998.00
Sep-04-1912 $662,851.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $670,080.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $677,939.00 $49,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $754,738.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $811,523.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $922,738.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $907,443.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,058,051.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,080,120.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $941,231.00 $49,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $818,455.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $935,615.00 $48,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $897,270.00 $48,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,094,042.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,027,929.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,168,489.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,187,742.00 $48,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,077,730.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,087,826.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,010,230.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $984,119.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,227,019.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,570,192.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,741,750.00 $0.00

 

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