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Bank Info for NB Charter 3195 (1884 - 1898)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Abilene, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1886 Otto W. Steffens Claiborn W. Merchant
1887-1893 Otto W. Steffens J. H. Parramore
1894-1897 E. S. Kean Otto W. Steffens
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 - 1856
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 5, 1884
  • Chartered May 26, 1884
  • Liquidated Mar 25, 1898
  • Succeeded by Steffens & Lowdon
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by Steffens & Lowdon
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $185,771
High Bal (1890) $319,230
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1891) $28,120
Total Out (1897) $28,120
# Large Notes 7,424
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 7,424
$ Large Size $92,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $92,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $199,298.36 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $209,743.17 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $199,626.57 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $185,771.47 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $186,514.18 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $239,194.54 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $319,229.96 $28,100.00
Sep-25-1891 $318,192.74 $28,120.00
Sep-30-1892 $300,954.82 $28,120.00
Oct-03-1893 $275,729.35 $28,120.00
Oct-02-1894 $272,166.57 $27,370.00
Sep-28-1895 $299,365.69 $27,770.00
Oct-06-1896 $260,009.75 $28,120.00
Oct-05-1897 $288,296.23 $28,120.00

 

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