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Bank Info for NB Charter 4490 (1890 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Eagle Pass, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1893 Frederick Victor Blesse J. A. Bonnet
1894-1898 W. A. Bonnet Frederick Victor Blesse
1899-1900 Frederick Victor Blesse M. L. Oppenheimer
1901-1913 E. H. Schmidt Frederick Victor Blesse
1914-1918 Geo. C. Hollis Frederick Victor Blesse
1919-1919 Geo. C. Hollis E. H. Schmidt
1920-1923 R. T. Morgan E. H. Schmidt
1924-1924 J. T. Glass E. H. Schmidt
1925-1935 J. T. Glass Geo. C. Hollis
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 - 4630
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 584
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 667
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1897
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1898 - 2336
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 282
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 96
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6530
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4244
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 18, 1890
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1890
  • Absorbed 5060 Mar 4, 1899 (Simpson National Bank, Eagle Pass, TX)
  • Absorbed 5181 Jan 21, 1922 (Border National Bank, Eagle Pass, TX)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $138,618
High Bal (1927) $3,860,711
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,250
High Bal (1933) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 31,534
# Small Notes 14,142
# Total Notes 45,676
$ Large Size $944,750
$ Small Size $239,290
$ Total Issued $1,184,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $138,618.12 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $150,024.30 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $173,159.29 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $165,128.07 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $256,275.56 $13,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $224,415.64 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $222,443.56 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $296,488.00 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $497,036.09 $42,030.00
Sep-05-1900 $498,656.64 $46,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $527,924.61 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $502,951.57 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $516,082.29 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $528,928.82 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $573,815.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $788,243.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $733,115.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $755,524.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $714,014.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $726,551.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $847,687.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,019,200.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,399,359.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,163,319.00 $98,950.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,190,845.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,235,256.00 $99,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,501,485.00 $99,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,680,395.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,083,262.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,146,423.00 $98,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,166,566.00 $98,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,473,394.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,474,347.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,731,352.00 $98,750.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,645,209.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,283,320.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,860,711.00 $98,750.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,724,816.00 $98,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,794,679.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,883,848.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,650,593.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,453,766.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,093,129.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,536,983.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,792,038.00 $0.00

 

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