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Bank Info for NB Charter 3663 (1887 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gadsden, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1893 William Guy Brockway Alonzo Lucious Glenn
1894-1897 William Guy Brockway William Henry Simmons
1898-1899 William Guy Brockway Sylvanus Walker Riddle
1900-1901 * none * Sylvanus Walker Riddle
1902-1915 Robert Vance Davidson Charles Abner Lyerly
1916-1920 Robert Vance Davidson Thomas Stonewall Kyle
1921-1923 Robert Vance Davidson J. H. Lester
1924-1924 * none * J. H. Lester
1925-1925 W. C. Bellenger Otto Agricola
1926-1928 Jos. Balfour Otto Agricola
1929-1932 Frank Huff Pentecost, (Sr.) Otto Agricola
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 - 3397
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9101 - 29734
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5592
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1560
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1449
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 211
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 29, 1887
  • Chartered Mar 31, 1887
  • Liquidated Aug 21, 1933
  • Succeeded by 13728 (First National Bank in, Gadsden, AL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Glenn, Brockway & Co. (Bank of Gadsden)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1894) $123,510
High Bal (1929) $3,236,875
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1918) $10,000
High Bal (1932) $250,000
Total Out (1932) $250,000
# Large Notes 140,524
# Small Notes 44,572
# Total Notes 185,096
$ Large Size $1,756,550
$ Small Size $541,430
$ Total Issued $2,297,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $163,088.60 $10,510.00
Oct-04-1888 $161,297.85 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $237,830.62 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $252,810.85 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $234,352.00 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $188,597.97 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $146,971.09 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $123,509.81 $10,650.00
Sep-28-1895 $138,365.32 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $177,651.13 $11,170.00
Oct-05-1897 $155,060.27 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $169,917.10 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $200,488.07 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $284,479.88 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $294,405.11 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $239,326.32 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $414,648.45 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $395,220.10 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $507,912.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $682,686.00 $45,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $829,247.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $930,120.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $862,734.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $909,383.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $943,987.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $975,918.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $974,989.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $979,632.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $879,299.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,191,282.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,583,783.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,845,072.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,440,055.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,853,293.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,275,078.00 $99,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,090,421.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,393,078.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,010,765.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,292,307.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,545,496.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,446,639.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,046,810.00 $98,256.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,236,875.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,822,960.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,480,300.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,138,429.00 $250,000.00

 

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