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Bank Info for NB Charter 3442 (1886 - 1901)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Berney National Bank of
Birmingham, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1893 James Bass Cobbs William Berney
1894-1895 William Proctor Gould Harding James Bass Cobbs
1896-1898 James Henry "Jack" Barr James Bass Cobbs
1899-1899 Columbus Mitchell Williamson Walker Percy, (Sr.)
1900-1900 William Webb Crawford, (Sr.) Walker Percy, (Sr.)
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 - 4202
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 18, 1886
  • Chartered Jan 28, 1886
  • Absorbed 3993 Jan 8, 1895 (City National Bank, Birmingham, AL)
  • Liquidated Mar 11, 1901
  • Consolidated with 3185 (First National Bank, Birmingham, AL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Central Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $518,061
High Bal (1900) $1,055,876
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $22,500
High Bal (1900) $51,000
Total Out (1900) $51,000
# Large Notes 16,808
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 16,808
$ Large Size $210,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $210,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $518,061.43 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,013,204.51 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $847,464.32 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $952,067.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $921,091.46 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $717,459.28 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $723,854.41 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $570,288.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $629,150.53 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $757,280.51 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $724,142.54 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $719,307.33 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $669,549.14 $45,900.00
Sep-07-1899 $782,548.91 $45,900.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,055,876.27 $51,000.00

 

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