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Bank Info for NB Charter 3789 (1887 - 1913)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Tacoma, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1891 Adolphus Fielding McClaine, (Sr.) Florance Maxon Wade
1892-1892 James W. Wallace Florance Maxon Wade
1893-1896 James W. Wallace Chester Thorne
1897-1907 Arthur Freeman Albertson Chester Thorne
1908-1912 Frederick Alfred Rice Chester Thorne
1913-1913 * none * Chester Thorne
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 - 1280 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1281 - 11626
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9185
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 6778
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 12, 1887
  • Chartered Sep 14, 1887
  • Liquidated Aug 30, 1913
  • Consolidated with 3417 (Pacific National Bank/National Bank, Tacoma, WA)
  • Circulation assumed by 3417 (Pacific National Bank/National Bank, Tacoma, WA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $458,374
High Bal (1912) $4,756,493
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $44,100
High Bal (1906) $200,000
Total Out (1913) $195,750
# Large Notes 130,356
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 130,356
$ Large Size $1,176,120
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,176,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $613,208.56 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $935,319.14 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,009,608.45 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $960,426.04 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $931,776.04 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $668,920.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $592,181.56 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $561,200.48 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $458,373.78 $44,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $702,205.12 $44,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $933,858.10 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $970,320.88 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,253,155.32 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,921,306.86 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,077,728.50 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,125,927.75 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,247,967.84 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,199,350.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,784,803.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,420,914.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,019,294.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,463,129.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,712,807.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,433,819.00 $195,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,756,493.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,608,261.00 $195,750.00

 

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