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Bank Info for NB Charter 7372 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bellingham, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1907 Clifford King McMillin Ernest Winifred Purdy
1908-1917 John Kallsen Ernest Winifred Purdy
1918-1926 Alexander M. Muir Ernest Winifred Purdy
1927-1933 H. C. Heal Ernest Winifred Purdy
1934-1935 H. C. Heal Alexander M. Muir
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2025
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5101 - 10727
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5232
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11200
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2612
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 29376
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 10439
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3700
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 13, 1904
  • Chartered Aug 25, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds the Private Bank of Graves & Purdy.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $881,985
High Bal (1928) $4,930,970
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $24,000
High Bal (1930) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 51,008
# Small Notes 157,779
# Total Notes 208,787
$ Large Size $637,600
$ Small Size $1,467,670
$ Total Issued $2,105,270
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $881,985.39 $0.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,214,198.00 $24,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,910,725.00 $24,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,327,122.00 $24,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,790,955.00 $49,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,932,497.00 $48,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,232,062.00 $48,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,986,898.00 $48,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,327,127.00 $48,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,239,395.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,207,316.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,159,072.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,576,574.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,200,465.00 $48,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,432,795.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,085,187.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,517,990.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,812,215.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,876,410.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,406,235.00 $46,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,794,234.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,616,872.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,527,799.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,631,131.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,930,970.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,671,143.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,890,104.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,572,239.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,122,007.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,072,174.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,281,055.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,081,421.00 $0.00

 

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