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Bank Info for NB Charter 3293 (1885 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National City Bank of
Grand Rapids, MI
2 Grand Rapids National City Bank (8/24/1910)
Grand Rapids, MI
3 Grand Rapids National Bank (3/13/1922)
Grand Rapids, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1891 John Frederick Baars Thomas Dwight Gilbert Jr.
1892-1892 J. Frederic Baars Thomas Dwight Gilbert Jr.
1893-1894 John Frederick Baars Thomas Dwight Gilbert Jr.
1895-1896 John Frederick Baars Constantine Morton
1897-1897 John Frederick Baars Ransom C. Luce
1898-1901 James R. Wylie Ransom C. Luce
1902-1902 * none * James R. Wylie
1903-1910 Frank Welton James R. Wylie
1911-1911 Heber Wooding Curtis James R. Wylie
1912-1915 John L. Benjamin James R. Wylie
1915-1915 * none * Dudley Elijah Waters
1916-1920 Ira B. Dalrymple Dudley Elijah Waters
1921-1928 Alvah Damien Crimmins Dudley Elijah Waters
1929-1933 Alvah Damien Crimmins Joseph Henry Brewer
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 20298
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9404
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 15750
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 10200
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5077
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4062
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 42000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 31800
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 42001 - 105000
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 31801 - 66200
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 83875
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 39882
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 3051
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 21968
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 10274
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3217
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 932
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 337
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 2, 1885
  • Chartered Jan 22, 1885
  • 1: Succeeded 812 (City National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 2: Absorbed 2460 Oct 1, 1910 (Grand Rapids National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 3: Assumed 12108 by consolidation Mar 13, 1922 with title change (City National Bank (No Issue), Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 3: Absorbed 2611 Apr 2, 1926 (Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • 3: Conservatorship Jun 29, 1933
  • 3: Receivership Sep 25, 1933
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 812 (City National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $1,434,845
High Bal (1929) $23,769,337
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $43,740
High Bal (1932) $1,000,000
Total Out (1932) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 1,451,196
# Small Notes 220,368
# Total Notes 1,671,564
$ Large Size $11,850,150
$ Small Size $2,143,320
$ Total Issued $13,993,470
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $1,592,737.82 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,689,563.59 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,872,420.23 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,645,871.78 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,731,821.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,826,408.91 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,857,190.19 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,947,898.17 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,721,802.31 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,564,314.98 $44,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,686,573.75 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,434,844.61 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,639,568.76 $43,740.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,739,548.11 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,977,825.77 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,153,106.74 $48,800.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,558,934.97 $249,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,850,088.88 $250,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,866,548.23 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,219,193.93 $450,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,278,496.00 $450,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,662,002.00 $450,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,610,147.00 $450,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,433,322.00 $530,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,669,966.00 $570,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,862,768.00 $485,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,744,213.00 $900,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $9,409,678.00 $872,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $9,560,250.00 $900,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,618,026.00 $900,003.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,522,062.00 $900,002.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,496,993.00 $900,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,636,573.00 $900,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $14,896,230.00 $890,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $12,480,049.00 $900,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $12,896,255.00 $850,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,875,196.00 $826,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $13,520,255.00 $891,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $16,560,377.00 $882,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,061,889.00 $900,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $17,406,400.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $21,052,229.00 $884,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $21,177,898.00 $887,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $21,802,236.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $23,769,337.00 $869,220.00
Dec-31-1930 $22,543,928.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $21,459,535.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $17,999,944.00 $1,000,000.00

 

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