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Bank Info for NB Charter 97 (1863 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 Henry C. Kibbee Philo Parsons
1865-1867 Emory Wendell Samuel Preston Brady
1868-1881 Emory Wendell Jacob Shaw Farrand
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 11140
Original Series 4x10 1 - 9050
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5000
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 9047
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Oct 5, 1863
  • Absorbed 1433 Feb 26, 1869 (National Insurance Bank, Detroit, MI)
  • Liquidated Jun 17, 1882
  • Succeeded by 2707 (First National Bank of, Detroit, MI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded P. Parsons & Co.
  • Succeeded by 2707 (First National Bank of, Detroit, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $419,985
High Bal (1881) $4,226,708
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $45,000
High Bal (1873) $360,000
Total Out (1881) $356,000
# Large Notes 136,948
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 136,948
$ Large Size $1,046,680
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,046,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $419,984.83 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $861,072.61 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,042,920.11 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $877,845.25 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,117,954.07 $67,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,898,358.66 $152,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,001,981.14 $236,800.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,523,748.53 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,244,110.65 $315,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,334,914.96 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,553,623.30 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,721,772.14 $337,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,465,108.43 $322,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,684,940.02 $358,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,762,784.17 $355,700.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,095,122.89 $334,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,331,840.69 $341,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,226,708.33 $356,000.00

 

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