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Bank Info for NB Charter 3947 (1888 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bessemer, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1891 George H. Strong Joseph Sellwood
1892-1902 William Ira Prince Joseph Sellwood
1903-1923 Walter F. Truettner William Ira Prince
1924-1925 S. J. Williams William Ira Prince
1926-1926 S. J. Williams Walter F. Truettner
1927-1931 S. J. Williams W. S. Baird
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 - 2800
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 572
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1321 - 2804
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 24, 1888
  • Chartered Dec 8, 1888
  • Succeeded Bessemer Bank (Joseph Sillwood & Co.)
  • Liquidated May 7, 1932
  • Succeeded by 13607 (Bessemer National Bank, Bessemer, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Joseph Sellwood & Co. (Bessemer Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $116,534
High Bal (1919) $1,869,980
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $10,820
High Bal (1917) $25,000
Total Out (1924) $24,500
# Large Notes 24,704
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 24,704
$ Large Size $224,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $224,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $116,534.43 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $152,501.17 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $197,307.77 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $212,111.37 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $138,013.58 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $153,332.59 $10,820.00
Sep-28-1895 $213,043.02 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $235,785.68 $10,950.00
Oct-05-1897 $225,542.40 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $258,232.62 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $296,125.59 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $390,796.14 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $463,502.10 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $452,829.99 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $452,269.52 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $440,807.44 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $502,161.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $576,030.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $706,828.00 $11,900.00
Sep-23-1908 $670,246.00 $12,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $713,061.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $669,006.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $671,016.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $703,034.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $789,533.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $858,187.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $845,478.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,060,987.00 $12,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,193,102.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,602,905.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,869,980.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,841,503.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,691,935.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,545,077.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,693,599.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,718,382.00 $24,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,861,356.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,764,627.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,560,679.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,486,160.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,457,504.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,405,694.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,287,407.00 $0.00

 

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