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Bank Info for NB Charter 1115 (1865 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Sparta, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Thomas W. Wilson John T. Hemphill
1867-1873 William Wright John T. Hemphill
1874-1874 F. C. Allen (Asst) John T. Hemphill
1875-1877 F. C. Allen John T. Hemphill
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 3x1-2 1 - 2400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2375
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1025
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 108
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 19, 1865
  • Chartered May 5, 1865
  • Liquidated Sep 14, 1878
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Sparta
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $154,982
High Bal (1873) $262,930
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $42,360
High Bal (1866) $45,000
Total Out (1877) $45,000
# Large Notes 25,632
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 25,632
$ Large Size $110,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $110,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $154,981.78 $42,360.00
Oct-01-1866 $193,213.00 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $180,843.90 $44,900.00
Oct-05-1868 $183,110.94 $44,625.00
Oct-09-1869 $175,053.54 $44,575.00
Oct-08-1870 $177,169.58 $44,555.00
Oct-02-1871 $198,145.31 $44,625.00
Oct-03-1872 $242,573.33 $44,505.00
Sep-12-1873 $262,930.43 $44,760.00
Oct-02-1874 $224,455.58 $44,585.00
Oct-01-1875 $228,254.15 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $225,053.33 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $198,646.62 $45,000.00

 

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