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Bank Info for NB Charter 4593 (1891 - 1923)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Yellowstone National Bank of
Billings, MT
2 The Yellowstone-Merchants National Bank of (10/7/1921)
Billings, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1893 George Albert Griggs B. G. Bailey
1894-1903 George Albert Griggs Albert Leonard Babcock
1904-1906 E. H. Hollister Albert Leonard Babcock
1907-1907 Lewis Chapin Babcock Albert Leonard Babcock
1908-1915 W. E. Waldron Albert Leonard Babcock
1916-1917 O. W. Nickey Albert Leonard Babcock
1918-1920 O. W. Nickey Lewis Chapin Babcock
1921-1923 Dean A. Wright Roy J. Covert
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2790
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1166
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5100
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5101 - 10600
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2490
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 15, 1891
  • Chartered Jul 7, 1891
  • 1: Assumed 9355 by consolidation Oct 7, 1921 with title change (Merchants National Bank, Billings, MT)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 9355
  • 2: Liquidated Oct 23, 1923
  • 2: Absorbed by 12407 (Midland National Bank, Billings, MT)
  • 2: Circulation assumed by 12407 (Midland National Bank, Billings, MT)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $153,621
High Bal (1921) $4,454,714
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,250
High Bal (1922) $148,900
Total Out (1922) $148,900
# Large Notes 68,184
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 68,184
$ Large Size $852,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $852,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $153,621.27 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $223,795.80 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $179,233.85 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $257,826.05 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $273,676.33 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $292,493.25 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $356,348.50 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $323,029.64 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $396,433.67 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $401,692.21 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $484,718.13 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $454,718.00 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $497,500.15 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $492,722.69 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $635,490.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $961,826.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,104,480.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,083,063.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,009,352.00 $47,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,128,064.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,188,336.00 $47,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,472,014.00 $88,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,446,977.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,580,206.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,652,411.00 $89,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,259,750.00 $89,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,623,874.00 $97,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,278,411.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,638,005.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,634,464.00 $99,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,454,714.00 $146,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,202,309.00 $148,900.00

 

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