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Bank Info for NB Charter 812 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Grand Rapids, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1884 John Frederick Baars Thomas Dwight Gilbert Jr.
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 4x5 1 - 11250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1188
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4270
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1498
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 21, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 17, 1865
  • Succeeded Ledyard & Fralick
  • Liquidated Jan 21, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3293 (NCityB/Grand Rapids NCityB/G.R. NB, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Ledyard & Frelicks
  • Succeeded by 3293 (NCityB/Grand Rapids NCityB/G.R. NB, Grand Rapids, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $408,557
High Bal (1882) $1,743,723
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $45,000
High Bal (1880) $179,200
Total Out (1884) $45,000
# Large Notes 72,824
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 72,824
$ Large Size $444,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $444,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $408,556.98 $53,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $460,161.13 $87,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $547,891.31 $87,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $666,313.28 $87,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $672,243.29 $87,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $711,875.25 $87,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $908,388.06 $155,250.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,092,056.42 $155,250.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,213,187.46 $154,350.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,242,165.62 $153,740.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,115,198.24 $65,250.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,053,274.31 $65,250.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,113,159.80 $64,250.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,123,811.15 $65,250.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,298,991.03 $169,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,403,840.45 $179,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,543,786.20 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,743,723.06 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,738,100.15 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,433,064.89 $45,000.00

 

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