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Bank Info for NB Charter 1629 (1866 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Grinnell, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1867 Charles Henry Spencer Erastus Snow
1868-1871 Charles Henry Spencer Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
1872-1875 Charles Henry Spencer Thomas Holyoke
1876-1880 Charles Henry Spencer Alonzo Steele
1881-1886 Charles Henry Spencer Jacob P. Lymann
1887-1890 Charles Henry Spencer Charles Francis Craver
1891-1891 Charles Henry Spencer Henry Kingman Edson
1892-1897 Henry Clarke Spencer Henry Kingman Edson
1898-1903 Henry Clarke Spencer Jacob P. Lymann
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 - 3400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1460
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1092
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 801
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 6, 1865
  • Chartered Jan 15, 1866
  • Receivership Jul 27, 1904
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $129,340
High Bal (1902) $473,630
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $22,500
High Bal (1874) $89,759
Total Out (1903) $25,000
# Large Notes 36,410
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 36,410
$ Large Size $319,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $319,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $132,772.65 $42,219.00
Oct-07-1867 $129,339.77 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $163,616.25 $44,903.00
Oct-09-1869 $131,222.54 $44,772.00
Oct-08-1870 $147,058.81 $43,159.00
Oct-02-1871 $185,171.74 $42,438.00
Oct-03-1872 $270,109.57 $89,504.00
Sep-12-1873 $283,817.85 $88,800.00
Oct-02-1874 $308,336.38 $89,759.00
Oct-01-1875 $286,351.16 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $262,055.99 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $264,880.22 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $257,090.06 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $254,526.51 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $301,877.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $315,516.33 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $296,759.77 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $272,527.98 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $249,592.79 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $237,121.42 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $204,946.50 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $206,690.00 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $230,118.02 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $237,540.50 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $259,560.95 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $258,308.73 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $280,831.34 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $256,848.05 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $287,294.07 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $278,537.10 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $253,424.49 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $245,205.11 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $274,084.79 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $323,345.46 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $326,416.51 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $438,030.35 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $473,630.45 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $451,693.01 $25,000.00

 

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