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Bank Info for NB Charter 8731 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bridgeport, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1918 H. G. Leonard D. M. Willson
1919-1926 Frank Turner H. G. Leonard
1927-1927 R. S. Leonard Frank Turner
1928-1935 D. A. Campbell Frank Turner
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 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1240
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1241 - 1340 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1341 - 5640
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1120
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 316
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1703
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 510

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 27, 1907
  • Chartered Jun 7, 1907
  • Opened for business Jun 8, 1907
  • Absorbed 12409 Nov 1, 1929 (Bridgeport NB (No Issue), Bridgeport, TX)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $75,975
High Bal (1930) $432,511
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $6,250
High Bal (1924) $35,000
Total Out (1934) $35,000
# Large Notes 24,160
# Small Notes 10,829
# Total Notes 34,989
$ Large Size $302,000
$ Small Size $132,350
$ Total Issued $434,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $85,517.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $75,975.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $107,676.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $129,705.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $125,831.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $117,653.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $167,841.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $139,270.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $134,056.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $193,647.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $234,507.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $236,675.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $264,411.00 $12,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $418,148.00 $11,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $335,415.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $310,538.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $294,330.00 $12,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $353,848.00 $35,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $348,250.00 $34,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $304,375.00 $33,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $287,647.00 $34,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $310,089.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $429,701.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $432,511.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $382,344.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $318,713.00 $35,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $295,446.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $313,485.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $343,302.00 $0.00

 

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