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Bank Info for NB Charter 2982 (1883 - 1899)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Cleburne, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1887 Oliver S. Heath Christopher W. Mertz
1888-1892 C. L. Heath Christopher W. Mertz
1893-1896 P. C. Chambers Christopher W. Mertz
1897-1898 Christopher W. Mertz C. Dickson
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 - 5093
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1883
  • Chartered Jun 20, 1883
  • Liquidated Jan 5, 1899
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mertz & Heath (Johnson County Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $88,064
High Bal (1890) $282,989
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,240
High Bal (1890) $22,500
Total Out (1898) $22,500
# Large Notes 20,372
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 20,372
$ Large Size $101,860
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $101,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $88,063.85 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1884 $128,220.55 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $125,016.88 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $138,788.29 $11,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $130,591.86 $11,240.00
Oct-04-1888 $127,570.78 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $232,756.83 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $282,988.90 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $257,132.91 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $248,896.90 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $233,643.30 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $244,027.26 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $267,850.59 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $205,569.32 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $243,829.97 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $230,798.05 $22,500.00

 

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