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Bank Info for NB Charter 3249 (1884 - 1891)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ellsworth, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1886 William Freeman Tompkins, Jr. Ira Warner Phelps
1887-1889 William Freeman Tompkins, Jr. Amos Nelson McLennan
1890-1890 William Freeman Tompkins, Jr. James Hervey Clark
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 - 517
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 321
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 4, 1884
  • Chartered Sep 11, 1884
  • Succeeded The Powers Bank
  • Receivership Feb 11, 1891
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Powers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $167,486
High Bal (1890) $203,242
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $11,250
High Bal (1885) $11,250
Total Out (1890) $11,250
# Large Notes 3,352
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 3,352
$ Large Size $26,390
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $26,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $167,485.90 $0.00
Oct-01-1885 $201,441.58 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $168,670.65 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $168,048.00 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $171,459.30 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $187,296.03 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $203,241.54 $11,250.00

 

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