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Bank Info for NB Charter 6945 (1903 - 1928)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Santa Monica, CA
2 The First National Bank in (12/30/1922)
Santa Monica, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1906 Geo. F. Doty Thomas Horace Dudley
1907-1907 * none * Thomas Horace Dudley
1908-1910 Ehrman Grigsby Jas. H. Grigsby
1911-1926 C. D. Francis Dr. Charles Preston Thomas
1927-1927 V. C. Kibbe C. D. Francis
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: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2600
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1892
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3900
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2680
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 3901 - 9000
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2681 - 5540
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6809
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 18, 1903
  • Chartered Sep 4, 1903
  • 2: Liquidated Apr 3, 1928
  • 2: Absorbed by 13044 (Bank of Italy/Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, CA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $181,442
High Bal (1926) $2,970,872
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $35,000
High Bal (1923) $100,000
Total Out (1927) $98,500
# Large Notes 103,364
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 103,364
$ Large Size $944,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $944,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $181,441.58 $35,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $348,216.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $375,952.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $293,263.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $279,174.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $239,960.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $275,585.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $391,115.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $493,419.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $482,657.00 $49,999.00
Sep-12-1914 $400,425.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $426,986.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $507,801.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $594,620.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $572,943.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $721,628.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,054,104.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,213,296.00 $48,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,424,670.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,070,544.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,140,333.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,292,923.00 $98,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,970,872.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,873,685.00 $98,500.00

 

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