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Bank Info for NB Charter 1684 (1868 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Pacific National Bank of
Council Bluffs, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1868-1870 Albert West John T. Baldwin
1871-1873 Albert West Grenville Mellen Dodge
1874-1874 John Beresheim Grenville Mellen Dodge
1875-1878 William Siedentopf Grenville Mellen Dodge
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 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 680
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 20, 1868
  • Chartered Sep 5, 1868
  • Succeeded 485 (Second National Bank, Des Moines, IA)
  • Liquidated Nov 30, 1878
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • This Bank stipulates to waive all right to circulation under the present law except so fast as the circulation of The Second National Bank of Des Moines is redeemed and returned to this office".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Baldwin & Dodge [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $212,715
High Bal (1872) $512,963
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1869) $42,500
High Bal (1870) $90,000
Total Out (1878) $45,000
# Large Notes 47,720
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 47,720
$ Large Size $178,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $178,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1868 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-09-1869 $212,715.15 $42,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $329,325.95 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $401,900.36 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $512,963.32 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $484,714.66 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $358,060.65 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $286,027.10 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $262,467.68 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $303,279.63 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $248,220.08 $45,000.00

 

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