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Bank Info for NB Charter 4007 (1889 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Montrose, CO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1889 A. L. Bonney T. B. Townsend, (Sr.)
1890-1917 E. L. Osborn T. B. Townsend, (Sr.)
1918-1918 A. C. Dutcher T. B. Townsend, (Sr.)
1919-1928 T. B. Townsend, Jr. T. B. Townsend, (Sr.)
1929-1935 T. B. Townsend, Jr. C. B. Akard
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 - 5275
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2080
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 346
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 27
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4950
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3960
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4951 - 16605
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3961 - 11290
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2704
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1270
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 352
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4200
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2127
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 636
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 21, 1889
  • Chartered Apr 10, 1889
  • Succeeded Montrose County Bank
  • Conservatorship Mar 15, 1933
  • Licensed Apr 17 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Montrose Co. Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $114,193
High Bal (1928) $1,774,661
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $11,240
High Bal (1910) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 142,492
# Small Notes 32,919
# Total Notes 175,411
$ Large Size $1,114,370
$ Small Size $254,550
$ Total Issued $1,368,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $114,192.59 $11,240.00
Oct-02-1890 $151,540.14 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $162,654.11 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $204,563.91 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $146,092.29 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $146,528.87 $11,790.00
Sep-28-1895 $140,360.60 $11,910.00
Oct-06-1896 $128,908.85 $11,910.00
Oct-05-1897 $153,058.57 $11,910.00
Sep-20-1898 $191,766.39 $12,150.00
Sep-07-1899 $219,730.69 $12,150.00
Sep-05-1900 $258,015.90 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $262,294.74 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $263,942.56 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $330,172.09 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $382,267.71 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $495,858.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $594,738.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $623,846.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $620,491.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $732,962.00 $49,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $836,506.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $756,938.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $836,519.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $821,004.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $802,080.00 $75,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $841,450.00 $72,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,024,045.00 $75,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,251,324.00 $75,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,213,665.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,331,716.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,509,844.00 $73,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,191,340.00 $74,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,298,555.00 $74,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,345,169.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,325,394.00 $74,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,266,883.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,544,422.00 $73,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,514,964.00 $74,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,774,661.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,758,446.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,575,074.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,416,576.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,107,034.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,006,867.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,249,681.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,389,869.00 $0.00

 

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