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Bank Info for NB Charter 1749 (1870 - 1982)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Appleton, WI
2 First National Bank of (9/30/1919)
Appleton, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1889 Herman Erb Augustus Ledyard Smith
1890-1908 Herman Erb Henry Daniel Smith
1909-1909 * none * Herman Erb
1910-1918 George H. Utz Herman Erb
1919-1919 L. O. Wissmann Herman Erb
1920-1930 L. O. Wissmann Richard Sterling Powell
1931-1935 Robert William Ebben Richard Sterling Powell
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2420
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 5125
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4661
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11125
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3350
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3165
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1075
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 12000
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 12001 - 16750
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 42946
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 14498
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8686
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 14, 1870
  • Chartered Dec 13, 1870
  • 1: Assumed 2565 by consolidation Sep 30, 1919 (Commercial National Bank, Appleton, WI)
  • 1: Assumed its circulation
  • 2: Absorbed 4937 Dec 16, 1931 (Citizens National Bank, Appleton, WI)
  • 2: Assumed its circulation
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Valley National Bank in Appleton, WI Dec 30,1982
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded David Smith & Co. [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $211,951
High Bal (1931) $8,382,259
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,000
High Bal (1932) $499,998
Total Out (1933) $499,998
# Large Notes 362,468
# Small Notes 95,674
# Total Notes 458,142
$ Large Size $3,102,710
$ Small Size $956,740
$ Total Issued $4,059,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $222,676.31 $44,980.00
Oct-03-1872 $211,951.26 $44,715.00
Sep-12-1873 $254,106.71 $43,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $236,321.57 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $255,501.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $240,104.11 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $260,344.79 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $250,032.71 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $276,944.43 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $363,909.97 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $414,833.66 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $526,367.00 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $526,221.16 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $467,646.38 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $534,192.12 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $659,028.34 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $803,418.08 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $886,869.49 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,014,371.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,245,630.16 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,449,672.46 $89,160.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,477,417.13 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,270,551.02 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,172,894.34 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,181,817.56 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,079,272.40 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,174,609.90 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,504,098.61 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,668,361.95 $44,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $1,742,210.13 $49,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $1,960,825.77 $49,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $2,092,762.74 $49,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $2,219,091.87 $49,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $2,105,690.22 $49,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $2,120,536.00 $49,997.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,243,770.00 $49,997.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,551,546.00 $49,998.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,533,212.00 $119,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,684,719.00 $149,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,944,112.00 $149,998.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,953,628.00 $149,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,087,579.00 $149,998.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,069,082.00 $149,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,036,710.00 $149,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,117,608.00 $149,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,633,160.00 $149,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,734,587.00 $149,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,097,382.00 $149,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,146,078.00 $145,677.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,390,313.00 $295,797.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,475,110.00 $299,998.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,743,943.00 $299,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,533,868.00 $294,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,245,533.00 $299,997.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,308,588.00 $293,398.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,508,910.00 $295,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,722,451.00 $295,797.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,891,014.00 $296,197.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,694,595.00 $299,997.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,112,218.00 $299,997.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,382,259.00 $490,018.00
Dec-31-1932 $7,552,479.00 $499,998.00
Dec-30-1933 $7,862,127.00 $499,998.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,523,852.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $8,162,237.00 $0.00

 

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