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Bank Info for NB Charter 56 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Hamilton, OH
2 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (5/5/1923)
Hamilton, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1863 John Pearson Peck Micajah Hughes
1864-1883 John B. Cornell Micajah Hughes
1884-1891 John B. Cornell Philip Hughes
1892-1893 John B. Cornell Asa Shuler
1894-1894 Samuel Dustin Fitton Sr. Asa Shuler
1895-1919 Ernst G. Ruder Samuel Dustin Fitton Sr.
1920-1922 John M. Beeler Ernst G. Ruder
1923-1931 Ernst Maxwell Ruder Ernst G. Ruder
1932-1935 Ernst Maxwell Ruder John M. Beeler
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: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2250
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 2250
1: Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 780
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 369
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 299
1: Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 36
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5673
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6516
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 11000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12400
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 16751 - 39650
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12401 - 25500
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 20095
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 14618
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 9786
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5656
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3976
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 646
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 460
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 105
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Aug 10, 1863
  • 1: Absorbed 3840 Sep 25, 1914 (Miami Valley National Bank, Hamilton, OH)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $69,894
High Bal (1929) $8,843,945
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1933) $498,440
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 548,144
# Small Notes 117,719
# Total Notes 665,863
$ Large Size $4,504,160
$ Small Size $1,119,990
$ Total Issued $5,624,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $69,894.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $398,402.82 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $641,631.33 $89,990.00
Oct-01-1866 $759,325.55 $89,945.00
Oct-07-1867 $989,840.29 $89,865.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,027,547.61 $89,705.00
Oct-09-1869 $858,583.00 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $710,879.02 $89,840.00
Oct-02-1871 $731,620.58 $89,995.00
Oct-03-1872 $788,587.92 $89,610.00
Sep-12-1873 $810,226.57 $89,997.00
Oct-02-1874 $929,791.56 $89,995.00
Oct-01-1875 $948,485.74 $89,995.00
Oct-02-1876 $814,056.97 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $698,786.67 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $693,839.40 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $691,465.45 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $787,458.88 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $889,577.43 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,011,069.18 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $947,525.87 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $925,811.23 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $838,617.94 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,126,233.47 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,250,868.89 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,219,051.13 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,378,533.70 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,308,882.11 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,229,031.13 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,361,899.16 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,189,198.56 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,232,228.02 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,202,178.45 $85,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,085,951.11 $87,900.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,227,249.84 $88,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,288,101.39 $88,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,457,579.66 $88,100.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,586,532.26 $97,750.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,829,777.28 $97,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,998,915.05 $97,800.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,268,871.08 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,684,041.35 $246,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,859,209.00 $245,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,992,906.00 $245,600.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,083,948.00 $245,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,010,059.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,916,098.00 $241,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,039,313.00 $239,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,959,061.00 $245,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,967,748.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,223,154.00 $249,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,394,491.00 $450,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,138,366.00 $245,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,616,873.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,280,273.00 $243,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,325,349.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,567,483.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,857,314.00 $244,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,405,050.00 $246,697.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,124,501.00 $248,697.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,291,206.00 $247,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,648,286.00 $244,050.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,302,571.00 $244,450.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,997,179.00 $242,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,633,931.00 $246,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,763,653.00 $244,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $8,843,945.00 $240,220.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,332,722.00 $241,300.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,501,215.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,638,958.00 $449,620.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,214,206.00 $498,440.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,554,109.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,598,474.00 $0.00

 

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