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Bank Info for NB Charter 5096 (1897 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The San Francisco National Bank
San Francisco, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1898-1904 Lewis I. Cowgill James Knox Polk Wilson
1905-1909 Francis "Frank" W. Wolfe James Knox Polk Wilson
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 - 26500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 25660
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1980
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 13778
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7043
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 713
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 18, 1897
  • Chartered Nov 2, 1897
  • Liquidated Aug 1, 1910
  • Consolidated with 9655 (Bank of California, NA, San Francisco, CA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Sather Banking Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1898) $1,412,725
High Bal (1906) $7,338,698
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $50,000
High Bal (1908) $1,000,000
Total Out (1909) $999,120
# Large Notes 297,310
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 297,310
$ Large Size $2,844,660
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,844,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-20-1898 $1,412,724.91 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,828,711.31 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,184,234.63 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,674,972.60 $99,600.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,547,587.48 $199,800.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,661,441.32 $370,650.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,844,073.42 $470,980.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,702,578.00 $485,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $7,338,698.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,794,709.00 $998,015.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,159,269.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,064,208.00 $999,120.00

 

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