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Bank Info for NB Charter 760 (1865 - 1913)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lexington, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Thomas Mitchell Jacob Hughes
1874-1877 Thomas Mitchell S. P. Kenney
1878-1886 Thomas Mitchell Avery S. Winston
1887-1905 John M. Bell Avery S. Winston
1906-1907 John M. Bell John T. Shelby
1908-1908 J. P. Shaw Leonard Grinstead Cox
1909-1912 Joseph W. Porter Leonard Grinstead Cox
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 11400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7420
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5860
Original Series 50-50 1 - 1600
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6985
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3800
Series 1875 50-50 1 - 2126
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5765
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2792
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 12000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 19609
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 18, 1865
  • Chartered Jan 26, 1865
  • Liquidated Aug 5, 1913
  • Consolidated with 906 which assumed its circulation (Lexington City NB/First and City NB, Lexington, KY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $511,915
High Bal (1912) $1,844,296
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $45,000
High Bal (1907) $400,000
Total Out (1912) $400,000
# Large Notes 308,392
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 308,392
$ Large Size $3,320,250
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,320,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $763,688.97 $61,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $649,094.36 $67,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $639,553.00 $75,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $640,966.41 $75,600.00
Oct-09-1869 $511,915.37 $75,600.00
Oct-08-1870 $586,013.27 $75,600.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,025,542.35 $359,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,005,746.26 $359,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $983,460.41 $358,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,091,283.67 $343,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,095,649.60 $308,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $997,892.07 $349,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $941,032.87 $326,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $986,560.79 $327,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $985,746.19 $325,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,030,707.50 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,107,886.41 $347,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,011,809.52 $351,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,061,058.89 $345,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,014,612.42 $346,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $998,729.01 $334,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $996,062.12 $351,760.00
Oct-05-1887 $700,496.50 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $740,567.90 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $739,640.92 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $738,652.73 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $742,322.51 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $716,530.13 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $681,585.73 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $711,037.39 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $752,172.30 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $703,925.71 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $781,255.19 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $950,269.57 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,102,303.51 $134,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $1,030,881.86 $99,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $987,560.03 $99,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $1,063,611.52 $99,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $1,064,537.16 $99,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $951,266.99 $97,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $1,075,286.00 $97,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,111,810.00 $134,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,660,024.00 $400,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,448,903.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,462,296.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,622,623.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,688,403.00 $400,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,844,296.00 $400,000.00

 

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