National Bank of Commerce, Adrian, MI (Charter 9421)

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National Bank of Commerce, Adrian, MI (Chartered 1909 - Receivership 1933)

Town History

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Adrian is located in Lenawee County.

Adrian had three National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and two of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

• Organized May 10, 1909
• Chartered May 29, 1909
• Opened for business Jun 1, 1909
• Conservatorship Apr 12, 1933
• Receivership Dec 5, 1933

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The National Bank of Commerce of Adrian, MI

Bank Note Types Issued

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A total of $1,662,800 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1909 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 206,733 notes (169,104 large size and 37,629 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back	4x5	1 - 7500
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 5760
1902 Plain Back	4x5	7501 - 24988
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	5761 - 17288
1929 Type 1	6x5	1 - 3516
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 2020
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 520
1929 Type 2	5	1 - 824
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 394
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 75

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1909 - 1933):

Presidents:

• Dr. David Leroy Treat, 1909-1915
• Rolland Charles Rothfuss, 1916-1929
• Charles Andrew Shierson, 1930-1932

Cashiers:

• Rolland Charles Rothfuss, 1909-1915
• Elmir O. Baldwin, 1916-1919
• Carroll Hoy Lewis, 1920-1932

Other Known Bank Note Signers

• No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

• National Bank of Commerce, Adrian, MI History (NB Lookup)
• Michigan Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)

Sources

• Adrian, MI, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian,_Michigan
• Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
• Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
• Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project