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Bank Info for NB Charter 8397 (1906 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Melrose, NM
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1911 Sterling A. Jones R. C. Reid
1912-1916 Geo. P. Baxter R. C. Reid
1917-1923 R. N. Downie Geo. P. Baxter
1924-1935 J. H. Askins Geo. P. Baxter
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 - 860 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 950 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 930
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 931 - 5062
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 798
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 192
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1023
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 283
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 25, 1906
  • Chartered Oct 11, 1906
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $116,727
High Bal (1929) $483,494
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $24,100
High Bal (1907) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 27,488
# Small Notes 7,246
# Total Notes 34,734
$ Large Size $343,600
$ Small Size $86,810
$ Total Issued $430,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $135,006.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $157,394.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $139,440.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $130,129.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $120,947.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $116,727.00 $24,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $129,197.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $144,064.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $154,575.00 $24,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $203,349.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $252,671.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $241,122.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $236,028.00 $24,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $408,826.00 $24,395.00
Sep-06-1921 $273,842.00 $24,395.00
Sep-15-1922 $270,549.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $260,745.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $272,784.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $257,990.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $288,709.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $335,286.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $408,945.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $483,494.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $346,844.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $266,687.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $222,051.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $250,511.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $377,561.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $367,691.00 $0.00

 

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