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Bank Info for NB Charter 2870 (1883 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Detroit National Bank
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1886 C. M. Davison Henry Porter Baldwin
1887-1890 C. M. Davison Christian H. Buhl
1891-1891 C. M. Davison Alexander McPherson
1892-1902 William Townsend De Graff Alexander McPherson
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 - 5826
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3038
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 13, 1882
  • Chartered Feb 1, 1883
  • Succeeded 116 (Second National Bank, Detroit, MI)
  • Liquidated Nov 17, 1902
  • Succeeded by 6492 (Old Detroit National Bank, Detroit, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 116 (Second National Bank, Detroit, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $2,942,524
High Bal (1902) $8,526,017
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $37,710
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1902) $49,200
# Large Notes 35,456
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 35,456
$ Large Size $268,420
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $268,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $3,429,420.53 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,300,223.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,049,047.58 $44,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,138,886.00 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,942,523.66 $44,070.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,099,954.90 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,413,754.36 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,417,300.03 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,637,897.59 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,037,483.37 $37,710.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,412,004.68 $43,590.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,043,752.32 $43,400.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,230,240.71 $43,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,662,698.22 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $6,902,206.77 $44,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $6,860,936.87 $44,380.00
Sep-07-1899 $7,486,977.94 $44,120.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,997,068.10 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $8,028,995.02 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $8,526,016.92 $49,200.00

 

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