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Bank Info for NB Charter 3547 (1886 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1916 Edward Henry Mead Otto Fowle
1917-1935 Fred S. Case R. G. Ferguson
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 - 3600
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 820
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1200
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1020
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3580
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4751 - 20602
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3581 - 14326
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3596
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1848
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 500
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2230
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1246
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 345
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 30, 1886
  • Chartered Aug 6, 1886
  • Succeeded Chippewa County Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Chippewa County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $116,877
High Bal (1929) $2,807,746
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $8,240
High Bal (1918) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 166,272
# Small Notes 39,485
# Total Notes 205,757
$ Large Size $1,316,340
$ Small Size $309,270
$ Total Issued $1,625,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $116,876.88 $8,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $210,005.93 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $222,403.61 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $246,556.41 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $218,263.64 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $243,194.65 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $291,109.26 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $269,363.82 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $279,047.08 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $350,435.81 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $276,722.71 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $308,429.00 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $322,660.95 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $370,188.03 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $447,075.23 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $502,895.83 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $535,794.09 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $632,241.21 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $576,116.29 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $573,548.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $740,908.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $819,925.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $785,691.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $812,939.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $888,180.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $958,975.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,086,290.00 $70,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,046,007.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,082,118.00 $69,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,140,305.00 $68,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,243,730.00 $68,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,456,497.00 $85,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,515,232.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,816,928.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,030,795.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,983,145.00 $96,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,106,566.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,179,250.00 $98,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,289,956.00 $98,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,533,271.00 $96,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,458,463.00 $98,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,584,593.00 $98,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,692,881.00 $98,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,807,746.00 $95,740.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,754,279.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,760,236.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,477,542.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,337,252.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,587,343.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,627,483.00 $0.00

 

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