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Bank Info for NB Charter 718 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Covington, KY
2 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (1/19/1926)
Covington, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John A. Crawford Amos Shinkle
1867-1891 Isaac D. Fry Amos Shinkle
1892-1892 Isaac D. Fry Frank P. Helm
1893-1896 James B. Jones Frank P. Helm
1897-1905 E. S. Lee Frank P. Helm
1906-1906 E. S. Lee * none *
1907-1907 Joe H. Becker E. S. Lee
1908-1909 H. W. Percival E. S. Lee
1910-1921 B. Bramlage E. S. Lee
1922-1931 H. J. Humpert E. S. Lee
1932-1932 H. J. Humpert * none *
1933-1935 H. J. Humpert Edward Albert Vosmer
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 3x1-2 1 - 6900
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 15200
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1160
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14335
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4900
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1470
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13015
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9894
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1300
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 10000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6400
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 46000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 36200
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 46001 - 103040
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 36201 - 71404
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 25555
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 18017
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 19821
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 10286
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2561
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 17, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 16, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 8110 by consolidation Jul 1, 1908 (Merchants National Bank, Covington, KY)
  • 1: Assumed 2722 by consolidation Feb 1, 1910 (Farmers and Traders NB, Covington, KY)
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • 2: Licensed Sep 5, 1933
  • 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 (1886) $1,202,760
High Bal (1929) $8,643,141
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $784,510
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 1,230,500
# Small Notes 196,008
# Total Notes 1,426,508
$ Large Size $10,082,650
$ Small Size $1,519,110
$ Total Issued $11,601,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,208,744.93 $319,850.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,318,623.64 $450,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,291,830.31 $448,770.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,262,971.33 $446,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,227,432.37 $444,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,237,963.20 $446,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,306,291.47 $442,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,319,023.78 $448,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,347,347.24 $441,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,446,526.23 $438,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,510,715.78 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,491,850.86 $445,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,470,087.60 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,468,200.64 $449,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,493,177.46 $443,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,674,861.16 $443,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,861,311.98 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,677,814.80 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,643,968.37 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,588,587.95 $442,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,559,826.89 $447,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,202,759.76 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,232,881.76 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,351,059.24 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,347,678.91 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,255,393.73 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,326,394.63 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,355,627.82 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,630,166.51 $88,530.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,782,473.50 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,758,406.97 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,827,653.16 $89,130.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,452,534.85 $88,940.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,678,874.24 $166,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,719,959.70 $180,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,790,554.21 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,677,724.22 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,654,990.66 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,889,540.70 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,708,342.82 $294,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,594,723.00 $295,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,606,498.00 $295,698.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,715,802.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,017,676.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,960,913.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,107,862.00 $296,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,420,856.00 $450,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,798,363.00 $588,200.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,716,942.00 $600,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,810,094.00 $784,510.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,792,130.00 $600,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,085,857.00 $600,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,260,997.00 $600,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,290,346.00 $582,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,149,937.00 $580,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,329,415.00 $584,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,267,440.00 $485,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,626,322.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,358,459.00 $492,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,550,865.00 $494,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,088,878.00 $492,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,216,574.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,620,144.00 $489,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,217,512.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $8,643,141.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,201,466.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,303,886.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,974,583.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,411,913.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,361,216.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,045,894.00 $0.00

 

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