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Bank Info for NB Charter 3761 (1887 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Escanaba, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1889 Frank C. Buck Covell C. Royce
1890-1890 Covell C. Royce F. H. Van Cleve
1891-1897 R. Lyman F. H. Van Cleve
1898-1904 Covell C. Royce F. H. Van Cleve
1905-1919 Leslie French F. H. Van Cleve
1920-1921 Leslie French Covell C. Royce
1922-1935 Leslie French M. K. Bissell
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 - 2720
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6701 - 19359
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2170
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 598
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2623
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 649
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 11, 1887
  • Chartered Jul 27, 1887
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $25,000
High Bal (1930) $3,557,248
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $13,500
High Bal (1922) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 93,516
# Small Notes 19,880
# Total Notes 113,396
$ Large Size $1,168,950
$ Small Size $241,170
$ Total Issued $1,410,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $25,000.00 $0.00
Oct-04-1888 $381,156.89 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $372,295.38 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $473,469.97 $13,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $437,032.11 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $518,467.44 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $291,725.76 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $308,449.53 $13,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $402,497.81 $13,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $453,822.55 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $500,941.69 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $588,576.21 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $669,822.97 $13,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $975,399.44 $15,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,176,633.38 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,189,545.19 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,261,725.67 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,275,592.33 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,261,481.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,435,934.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,516,635.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,519,211.00 $89,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,576,768.00 $97,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,662,152.00 $95,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,732,881.00 $98,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,795,649.00 $98,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,922,275.00 $96,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,003,266.00 $97,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,909,071.00 $97,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,092,711.00 $97,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,272,781.00 $97,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,295,620.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,460,266.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,763,718.00 $97,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,812,369.00 $98,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,710,444.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,870,309.00 $98,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,092,561.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,090,683.00 $98,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,144,285.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,322,144.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,424,936.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,441,755.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,557,248.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,316,732.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,037,288.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,934,132.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,252,943.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,453,037.00 $0.00

 

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