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Bank Info for NB Charter 5594 (1900 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
St. Joseph, MI
2 The Commercial National Bank and Trust Company of (1/19/1929)
St. Joseph, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1903 Abraham Lincoln Heartt James M. Ball
1904-1912 Alonzo Nichols Reece James M. Ball
1913-1913 Henry Theodore Campbell James M. Ball
1914-1919 Henry Theodore Campbell Edwin Almarion Blakeslee
1920-1920 Allen R. Morford Edwin Almarion Blakeslee
1921-1923 Allen R. Morford Wallace A. Preston
1924-1924 Kirk Everdon Sutherland * none *
1925-1930 Kirk Everdon Sutherland John Jacob Theisen
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3065
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2374
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3100
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2200
1: 1882 Value Back 4x5 3101 - 5200
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2201 - 3368
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 12880
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 8744
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 870
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 366
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3765
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1755
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 518
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1900
  • Chartered Oct 11, 1900
  • 1: Succeeded Commercial State Bank
  • 2: Receivership Sep 28, 1931
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $302,852
High Bal (1930) $4,710,667
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1915) $48,900
High Bal (1927) $150,000
Total Out (1930) $150,000
# Large Notes 147,468
# Small Notes 36,228
# Total Notes 183,696
$ Large Size $1,182,900
$ Small Size $280,410
$ Total Issued $1,463,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $302,852.15 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $345,997.23 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $359,626.94 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $378,503.99 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $408,853.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $410,639.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $390,080.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $483,516.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $564,794.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $521,965.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $592,414.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $622,947.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $652,679.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $767,080.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $855,600.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $978,690.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $956,613.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,056,060.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,560,336.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,343,244.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,654,773.00 $49,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,150,074.00 $49,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,136,348.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,021,543.00 $98,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,421,050.00 $97,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,616,268.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,012,217.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,133,379.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,348,066.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,710,667.00 $150,000.00

 

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