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Bank Info for NB Charter 5056 (1897 - 1905)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Memphis, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1897-1897 James Adolphus Omberg Samuel Henry Dunscomb
1898-1905 James Adolphus Omberg John Thomas Fargason
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 4x5 1 - 20965
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 17645
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 473
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 25, 1896
  • Chartered Jan 11, 1897
  • Liquidated Nov 1, 1905
  • Consolidated with Memphis Trust Company
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Consolidated with Memphis Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1898) $2,500,070
High Bal (1904) $4,766,825
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $45,000
High Bal (1900) $500,000
Total Out (1905) $500,000
# Large Notes 155,386
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 155,386
$ Large Size $1,372,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,372,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1897 $2,783,003.49 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,500,070.00 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,667,531.41 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,118,396.09 $500,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,383,669.59 $500,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,279,612.51 $500,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $4,509,812.63 $500,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,766,825.22 $500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,512,251.00 $500,000.00

 

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