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Bank Info for NB Charter 2979 (1883 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Palmyra, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1883 Samuel Logan James Martin Bates
1884-1889 Samuel Logan William Hill Lee
1890-1892 Samuel Logan R. L. Bowles
1893-1905 James W. Proctor R. L. Bowles
1906-1913 James W. Proctor John Bartholomay Best
1914-1919 James W. Proctor Francis McCabe
1920-1923 James W. Proctor John Wallace Head
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 - 2424
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 620
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4340
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4341 - 8942
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1883
  • Chartered Jun 18, 1883
  • Liquidated Jan 15, 1924
  • Absorbed by Marion County Savings Bank of Palmyra
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $137,536
High Bal (1923) $393,683
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $13,500
High Bal (1910) $60,000
Total Out (1923) $60,000
# Large Notes 47,944
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 47,944
$ Large Size $599,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $599,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $179,614.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $207,534.39 $13,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $210,683.53 $13,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $169,853.51 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $176,218.67 $13,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $179,053.14 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $184,472.27 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $205,075.39 $13,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $191,593.24 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $190,763.98 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $140,063.74 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $149,743.06 $13,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $137,536.11 $13,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $147,295.61 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $164,210.39 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $161,927.17 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $165,022.87 $31,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $197,253.25 $35,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $232,375.22 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $246,028.64 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $292,987.63 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $258,617.64 $15,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $242,234.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $246,400.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $274,357.00 $15,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $299,035.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $215,841.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $253,555.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $252,728.00 $59,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $252,379.00 $60,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $263,979.00 $58,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $260,730.00 $59,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $290,836.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $308,579.00 $60,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $340,643.00 $60,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $357,445.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $375,716.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $377,111.00 $60,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $348,197.00 $60,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $357,648.00 $60,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $393,683.00 $60,000.00

 

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