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Bank Info for NB Charter 9573 (1909 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Vallejo, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1910-1913 B. F. Griffin Philip Ernest Bowles Sr.
1914-1918 Geo. R. Cadan B. F. Griffin
1919-1919 J. E. Hamlen Phil. Steffan
1920-1920 J. E. Hamlen Roscoe W. Griffin
1921-1922 J. E. Hamlen D. Brosnahan
1923-1925 C. N. Bessac D. Brosnahan
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 4x5 1 - 7750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5880
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7751 - 20630
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5881 - 14222
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 28, 1909
  • Chartered Nov 1, 1909
  • Liquidated Dec 23, 1925
  • Absorbed by Liberty Bank of San Francisco
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Citizens Bank of Vallejo
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1911) $755,293
High Bal (1921) $2,495,005
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1915) $94,545
High Bal (1910) $100,000
Total Out (1925) $98,800
# Large Notes 139,408
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 139,408
$ Large Size $1,123,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,123,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1910 $773,709.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $755,293.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $823,196.00 $99,935.00
Aug-09-1913 $869,457.00 $98,235.00
Sep-12-1914 $962,433.00 $97,535.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,077,628.00 $94,545.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,308,566.00 $96,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,515,136.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,049,483.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,150,214.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,387,994.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,495,005.00 $98,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,956,313.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,835,812.00 $98,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,921,201.00 $98,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,031,993.00 $98,800.00

 

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