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Bank Info for NB Charter 4597 (1891 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Hickory, NC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1911 Kenneth Campbell Menzies Abel Alexander Shuford
1912-1929 Kenneth Campbell Menzies Joseph D. Elliott
1930-1935 James Lenoir Cilley Kenneth Campbell Menzies
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 - 3980
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1670
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2493
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5500
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 4750
1902 Plain Back 4x5 5501 - 30141
1902 Plain Back 4x10 4751 - 24691
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 16280
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8928
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 49288
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 24756
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 2, 1891
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1891
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $96,911
High Bal (1935) $3,824,080
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,250
High Bal (1932) $400,000
Total Out (1934) $400,000
# Large Notes 251,900
# Small Notes 225,292
# Total Notes 477,192
$ Large Size $1,947,510
$ Small Size $1,518,080
$ Total Issued $3,465,590
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $108,543.12 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $116,664.17 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $96,910.52 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $103,813.08 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $131,772.92 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $138,260.63 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $136,302.32 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $141,375.54 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $171,037.54 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $203,208.70 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $227,084.79 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $284,486.56 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $339,885.11 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $351,841.05 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $389,065.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $429,864.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $553,925.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $614,889.00 $77,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $677,598.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $709,801.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $822,347.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $886,556.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $904,693.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $931,963.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,001,667.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,207,971.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,534,605.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,809,017.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,914,864.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,587,622.00 $148,403.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,040,071.00 $143,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,237,773.00 $148,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,382,950.00 $147,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,829,130.00 $142,980.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,858,450.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,917,598.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,892,439.00 $92,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,122,531.00 $95,360.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,154,670.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,459,487.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,163,241.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,087,619.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,312,409.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,800,329.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,824,080.00 $0.00

 

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