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Bank Info for NB Charter 8703 (1907 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Detroit, MI
2 Guardian National Bank of Commerce of (12/31/1931)
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1918 Henry Hubbell Sanger Richard Pickering Joy
1919-1927 Samuel Robert Kingston Richard Pickering Joy
1928-1930 Samuel Robert Kingston Henry Hubbell Sanger
1931-1932 E. S. Burns Robert Owen Lord
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: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 9050
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 83000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 4455
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 83001 - 95396
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 19176
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11641
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 16509
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 5687
2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 433
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 24, 1907
  • Chartered May 22, 1907
  • Opened for business Jun 1, 1907
  • 1: Assumed Griswold-First State Bank Feb 28, 1929
  • 1: Assumed Guardian Detroit Bank Dec 31, 1931 with title change
  • 2: Receivership May 11, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $2,078,767
High Bal (1931) $199,269,691
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $50,000
High Bal (1914) $870,395
Total Out (1932) $500,000
# Large Notes 435,604
# Small Notes 320,676
# Total Notes 756,280
$ Large Size $5,291,590
$ Small Size $5,220,720
$ Total Issued $10,512,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $2,078,767.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,096,527.00 $248,480.00
Sep-01-1909 $6,669,818.00 $283,570.00
Sep-01-1910 $7,491,830.00 $379,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $9,752,352.00 $387,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $13,872,580.00 $399,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $15,548,103.00 $394,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $18,127,136.00 $870,395.00
Sep-02-1915 $20,338,916.00 $399,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $23,279,445.00 $363,195.00
Sep-11-1917 $24,942,692.00 $391,595.00
Aug-31-1918 $25,747,996.00 $388,195.00
Sep-12-1919 $44,209,052.00 $377,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $37,462,234.00 $482,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $35,784,975.00 $486,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $57,229,403.00 $490,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $48,497,377.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $56,654,778.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $63,075,182.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $65,562,383.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $58,466,764.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $57,831,960.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $116,812,788.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $86,722,577.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $199,269,691.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $161,803,131.00 $500,000.00

 

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