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Bank Info for NB Charter 434 (1864 - 1881)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Pontiac, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Charles R. Durand William H. Perry
1865-1867 E. B. Comstock James Andrews
1868-1868 E. B. Comstock E. W. Peck
1869-1873 E. B. Comstock Charles Dawson
1874-1875 Charles Dawson David Ward
1876-1876 Charles Dawson W. W. Gray
1877-1881 John D. Norton Charles Dawson
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2200
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3350
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2040
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1380
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered May 21, 1864
  • Liquidated Dec 31, 1881
  • Succeeded by 2607 (First National Bank, Pontiac, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2607 (First National Bank, Pontiac, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $115,749
High Bal (1871) $502,088
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $16,000
High Bal (1871) $90,000
Total Out (1881) $90,000
# Large Notes 35,880
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 35,880
$ Large Size $249,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $249,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $115,748.99 $16,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $283,635.87 $75,700.00
Oct-01-1866 $337,749.70 $89,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $382,163.44 $89,200.00
Oct-05-1868 $421,057.65 $89,200.00
Oct-09-1869 $409,836.94 $89,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $423,364.46 $89,200.00
Oct-02-1871 $502,087.63 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $440,741.82 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $456,653.40 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $359,866.28 $87,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $401,459.93 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $387,720.92 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $331,841.44 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $329,431.04 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $337,903.00 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $373,949.24 $88,700.00
Oct-01-1881 $384,915.34 $90,000.00

 

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