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Bank Info for NB Charter 3422 (1885 - 1898)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Portland, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1891 Richard Lycargus Durham David Preston Thompson
1892-1893 Edward Cookingham Frank Dekum
1894-1897 Edward Cookingham John J. Valentine
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 50-100 1 - 1100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 4, 1885
  • Chartered Dec 19, 1885
  • Liquidated May 13, 1898
  • Succeeded by Wells Fargo Bank & Co. of San Francisco
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by Wells, Fargo & Co's Bank.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $624,480
High Bal (1892) $2,224,750
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $22,500
High Bal (1887) $45,000
Total Out (1897) $45,000
# Large Notes 2,200
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 2,200
$ Large Size $165,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $165,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $624,480.34 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,175,643.79 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,323,723.11 $40,550.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,761,015.73 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,808,492.60 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,719,077.01 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,224,749.82 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,637,460.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,751,578.04 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,746,246.50 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,643,753.51 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,051,941.23 $45,000.00

 

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