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Bank Info for NB Charter 4577 (1891 - 1925)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Brownsville, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1896 James D. Anderson Gabriel M. Raphael
1897-1897 D. A. Duncan Gabriel M. Raphael
1898-1899 D. A. Duncan CPT William Kelly Sr.
1899-1907 Adolph Ashheim CPT William Kelly Sr.
1908-1910 Adolph Ashheim James A. Browne, (Sr.)
1910-1910 Adolph Ashheim * none *
1911-1912 Adolph Ashheim Samuel Leon Dworman
1913-1914 Alexander Wayne Wood Samuel Leon Dworman
1915-1915 Alexander Wayne Wood * none *
1916-1917 Alexander Wayne Wood James Andrew Browne, (Jr.)
1918-1918 Alexander Wayne Wood Rentfro Banton Creager
1919-1925 Grover Cleveland Wagner Sr. Rentfro Banton Creager
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4275
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2111
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1729
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6301 - 15395
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 25, 1891
  • Chartered Jun 2, 1891
  • Liquidated Oct 20, 1925
  • Succeeded by 12792 (First National Bank in, Brownsville, TX)
  • Circulation assumed by 12792 (First National Bank in, Brownsville, TX)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $77,915
High Bal (1920) $2,401,580
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $9,490
High Bal (1906) $100,000
Total Out (1924) $98,798
# Large Notes 107,240
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 107,240
$ Large Size $1,148,920
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,148,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $77,914.80 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $114,407.19 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $107,264.66 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $99,171.70 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $149,137.49 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $153,709.97 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $184,983.24 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $164,152.03 $9,490.00
Sep-07-1899 $159,205.30 $10,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $159,544.39 $9,750.00
Sep-30-1901 $151,882.22 $12,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $196,271.35 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $270,593.44 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $396,897.53 $68,800.00
Aug-25-1905 $362,042.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $477,301.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $594,037.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $621,495.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $661,802.00 $99,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $783,517.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $847,514.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,131,708.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,199,649.00 $98,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,293,240.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,371,164.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,658,703.00 $98,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,812,056.00 $98,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,604,637.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,719,155.00 $97,898.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,401,580.00 $96,497.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,651,607.00 $98,397.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,906,920.00 $99,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,773,318.00 $99,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,920,659.00 $98,798.00

 

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