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Bank Info for NB Charter 4661 (1891 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Defiance, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1901 Elbert E. Carter Edward Squire
1902-1915 Virgil Squire Edward Squire
1916-1929 Virgil Squire H. B. Tenzer
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 - 14500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3622
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3501 - 17301
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 875
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 157
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 11, 1891
  • Chartered Dec 7, 1891
  • Succeeded 1906 (Defiance National Bank, Defiance, OH)
  • Liquidated Feb 17, 1931
  • Succeeded by 13457 (National Bank, Defiance, OH)
  • Circulation assumed by 13457 (National Bank, Defiance, OH)
  • Receivership Apr 11, 1932
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 1906 (Defiance National Bank, Defiance, OH)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $476,875
High Bal (1923) $1,268,918
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $33,750
High Bal (1900) $175,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 141,692
# Small Notes 6,192
# Total Notes 147,884
$ Large Size $1,771,150
$ Small Size $71,340
$ Total Issued $1,842,490
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $476,874.78 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $535,456.54 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $599,289.50 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $615,780.32 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $528,735.60 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $610,917.81 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $628,298.47 $67,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $744,310.60 $157,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $821,886.89 $175,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $778,908.94 $175,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $754,276.65 $175,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $748,842.75 $175,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $845,888.96 $175,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $795,754.00 $175,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $833,180.00 $175,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $883,710.00 $175,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $826,711.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $769,721.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $770,817.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $826,415.00 $175,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $678,749.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $698,083.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $726,064.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $720,113.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $771,855.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $898,778.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $954,902.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,202,830.00 $99,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,258,661.00 $99,295.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,199,873.00 $99,995.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,158,613.00 $99,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,268,918.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,222,708.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,220,174.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,268,135.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,184,179.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,196,466.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,047,260.00 $100,000.00

 

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