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Bank Info for NB Charter 4499 (1891 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Independence, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1903 George Thacher Guernsey Phineas V. Hockett
1904-1904 A. E. Dwelle George Thacher Guernsey
1905-1917 A. W. Blosier George Thacher Guernsey
1918-1929 J. N. Masters George Thacher Guernsey
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 - 5040
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5401 - 27248
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 624
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 168
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 1, 1891
  • Chartered Jan 14, 1891
  • Receivership Mar 14, 1930
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $330,508
High Bal (1928) $8,075,359
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1922) $250,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 134,552
# Small Notes 4,752
# Total Notes 139,304
$ Large Size $1,681,900
$ Small Size $57,600
$ Total Issued $1,739,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $346,110.08 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $366,994.89 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $330,508.40 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $359,588.73 $22,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $370,124.31 $22,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $358,157.15 $22,950.00
Oct-05-1897 $389,034.89 $22,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $399,176.90 $23,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $365,118.98 $23,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $356,969.95 $26,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $470,868.18 $26,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $426,890.61 $26,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $530,476.32 $26,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $985,906.52 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $965,103.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,354,085.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,356,766.00 $75,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,359,981.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,541,790.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,799,671.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,790,312.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,085,755.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,063,149.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,358,655.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,512,825.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,125,872.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,284,302.00 $97,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,981,681.00 $98,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,736,426.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,130,434.00 $98,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,830,568.00 $97,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,147,945.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,270,777.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,410,955.00 $250,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,387,020.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,827,259.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,574,241.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,075,359.00 $98,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,230,337.00 $100,000.00

 

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