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Bank Info for NB Charter 3849 (1888 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Douglas County National Bank of
Lawrence, KS
2 The Lawrence National Bank (6/3/1889)
Lawrence, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1891 Hiram C. Vaughn Justin De Witt Bowersock
1892-1901 Walter L. Howe Justin De Witt Bowersock
1902-1905 Paul Richmond Brooks Justin De Witt Bowersock
1906-1907 Paul Richmond Brooks Walter Roscoe Stubbs
1908-1908 George W. Kuhne Walter Roscoe Stubbs
1909-1922 George W. Kuhne Justin De Witt Bowersock
1923-1935 George W. Kuhne Irving Hill
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 157
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3896
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7100
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7101 - 20602
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2756
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 714
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2295
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 605
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 13, 1888
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1888
  • 1: Succeeded Douglas County Bank
  • 1: Assumed 1590 by consolidation with title change (National Bank, Lawrence, KS)
  • 2: Absorbed 3881 Dec 12, 1928 (Watkins National Bank, Lawrence, KS)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded J.D. Bowersock (Douglas County Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $281,616
High Bal (1928) $2,716,079
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1909) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 102,306
# Small Notes 23,720
# Total Notes 126,026
$ Large Size $1,298,450
$ Small Size $286,090
$ Total Issued $1,584,540
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $281,615.84 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $567,007.74 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $459,356.74 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $389,381.15 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $373,852.11 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $359,068.91 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $391,751.07 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $416,358.03 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $477,780.87 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $527,737.25 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $597,295.31 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $780,425.49 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $706,617.91 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $777,842.21 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $744,751.56 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $852,096.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $799,157.50 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $855,581.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $784,825.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $951,407.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $887,222.00 $85,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $921,134.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $889,337.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $943,166.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,025,815.00 $96,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,072,973.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,155,570.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,175,549.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,224,183.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,475,872.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,433,386.00 $99,995.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,656,053.00 $99,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,728,971.00 $97,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,517,456.00 $97,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,945,237.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,742,295.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,977,200.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,028,746.00 $99,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,958,799.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,026,172.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,716,079.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,590,151.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,452,722.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,317,750.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,336,190.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,434,268.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,539,210.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,698,758.00 $0.00

 

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