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Bank Info for NB Charter 9467 (1909 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Claremont, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1910 William Norton Beach George Jencks
1911-1912 William Norton Beach C. D. Graham
1913-1913 H. T. Belcher Andrew Taylor McCord Chaffey
1914-1923 H. T. Belcher Martin Abernethy
1924-1924 H. T. Belcher * none *
1925-1927 L. J. Fitch I. J. Cree
1928-1929 H. C. Lynn I. J. Cree
1930-1930 * none * I. J. Cree
1931-1935 L. P. Helmick I. J. Cree
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 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2280
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2281 - 10461
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1282
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 366
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1737
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 263
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 22, 1909
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1909
  • Opened for business Jul 1, 1909
  • Assumed 10208 by consolidation Jul 1, 1918 (Claremont National Bank, Claremont, CA)
  • Assumed its circ.
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Citizens State Bank of Claremont
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $182,579
High Bal (1930) $1,271,017
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1909) $22,500
High Bal (1919) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 41,844
# Small Notes 11,888
# Total Notes 53,732
$ Large Size $523,050
$ Small Size $143,470
$ Total Issued $666,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $182,579.00 $22,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $234,664.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $264,522.00 $24,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $252,493.00 $23,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $221,542.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $224,714.00 $24,995.00
Sep-02-1915 $228,414.00 $24,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $255,021.00 $24,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $300,991.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $474,865.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1919 $593,713.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $731,825.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $717,369.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $867,881.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $989,709.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $987,294.00 $48,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,008,339.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $975,791.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,106,435.00 $48,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,117,420.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,181,763.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,271,017.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,123,427.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $986,034.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $888,430.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $960,100.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,024,168.00 $0.00

 

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