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Bank Info for NB Charter 5430 (1900 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fowler, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1909 Charles B. McKnight John Bond
1910-1923 Charles B. McKnight Lemuel Shipman
1924-1930 T. H. Embleton Lemuel Shipman
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 - 870
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1400
1882 DB/VB 3x10-20 1401 - 1560 Type uncertain
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1561 - 1609
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1769
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 236
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 41

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 23, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 16, 1900
  • Receivership Jun 2, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $36,269
High Bal (1926) $762,095
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,200
High Bal (1910) $15,000
Total Out (1930) $15,000
# Large Notes 16,992
# Small Notes 1,662
# Total Notes 18,654
$ Large Size $212,400
$ Small Size $19,080
$ Total Issued $231,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $36,268.70 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $112,121.89 $6,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $148,906.69 $6,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $176,681.11 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $164,694.88 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $229,814.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $174,600.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $180,514.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $243,609.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $283,517.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $301,573.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $390,699.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $391,303.00 $15,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $359,373.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $356,595.00 $15,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $430,633.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $452,161.00 $15,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $498,863.00 $15,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $554,027.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $735,108.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $687,721.00 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $595,293.00 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $594,477.00 $15,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $638,694.00 $15,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $668,406.00 $15,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $689,457.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $762,095.00 $15,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $692,129.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $670,083.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $611,594.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $538,334.00 $15,000.00

 

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