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Bank Info for NB Charter 3021 (1883 - 1917)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Independence, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1885 William E. Otis William Scipio "Osage" Brown
1886-1889 J. H. Spencer Edward Payson Allen
1890-1893 G. L. Remington Edward Payson Allen
1894-1894 G. L. Remington P. S. Hollingsworth
1895-1904 P. S. Hollingsworth Edward Payson Allen
1905-1908 P. S. Hollingsworth Royal Stanton Litchfield
1909-1909 William Pratt Lyon Royal Stanton Litchfield
1910-1915 J. W. Stanford Royal Stanton Litchfield
1916-1917 J. W. Stanford Thomas Jefferson Booth
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 - 2630
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3920
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 14, 1883
  • Chartered Aug 2, 1883
  • Liquidated Oct 15, 1917
  • Consolidated with 4592 (Citizens NB/Citizens-First NB/FNB, Independence, KS)
  • Circulation assumed by 4592 (Citizens NB/Citizens-First NB/FNB, Independence, KS)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded William E. Otis & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $134,500
High Bal (1917) $4,154,641
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,250
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1917) $50,000
# Large Notes 35,400
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 35,400
$ Large Size $442,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $442,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $144,272.97 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $190,318.48 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $175,611.67 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $134,499.90 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $138,325.74 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $147,766.51 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $153,930.87 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $178,450.60 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $166,498.11 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $163,667.60 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $156,049.51 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $163,238.90 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $190,205.44 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $165,074.56 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $215,489.12 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $191,232.15 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $206,969.07 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $252,195.94 $49,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $319,783.67 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $336,696.97 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $390,859.26 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $524,191.86 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $638,174.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $844,651.00 $49,960.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,114,210.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,286,074.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,169,609.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,288,563.00 $48,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,185,277.00 $48,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,278,793.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,444,032.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,187,311.00 $49,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,328,973.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,061,668.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,154,641.00 $50,000.00

 

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