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Bank Info for NB Charter 1794 (1871 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Saint Peter, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1888 Frederick Augustus Donahower William Schimmel
1889-1889 Jeremiah C. Donahower Frederick Augustus Donahower
1890-1900 Elias Steele Pettijohn Frederick Augustus Donahower
1901-1913 Frederick M. Donahower Frederick Augustus Donahower
1914-1935 Clare Dunning Moll Charles August Benson
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4875
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5209
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1510
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 90
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 901 - 1878
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4 C000004A-F000004A Not issued
1929 Type 1 6x10 315 - 628
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3 D000003A-F000003A Not issued
1929 Type 1 6x20 105 - 203
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 6, 1871
  • Chartered Feb 23, 1871
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to First National Bank Minnesota Oct 1, 2005
  • Still in business as First National Bank Minnesota(Jan 2023)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Edgerton & Donahower [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $135,089
High Bal (1928) $1,066,033
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $9,000
High Bal (1874) $67,385
Total Out (1934) $15,000
# Large Notes 62,248
# Small Notes 2,513
# Total Notes 64,761
$ Large Size $385,580
$ Small Size $31,220
$ Total Issued $416,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $135,088.50 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $141,450.92 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $231,193.92 $66,600.00
Oct-02-1874 $221,655.74 $67,385.00
Oct-01-1875 $202,873.42 $65,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $166,068.96 $50,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $181,902.01 $40,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $175,336.17 $50,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $162,638.97 $42,700.00
Oct-01-1880 $170,155.70 $41,700.00
Oct-01-1881 $220,811.32 $35,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $220,868.06 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1883 $201,377.78 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $220,515.58 $43,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $236,450.99 $44,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $239,956.64 $43,520.00
Oct-05-1887 $236,907.88 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $296,369.32 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $266,928.06 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $298,990.42 $10,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $346,416.70 $13,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $339,181.93 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $286,326.94 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $316,148.28 $13,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $339,646.95 $13,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $322,658.87 $13,150.00
Oct-05-1897 $310,214.28 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $296,086.80 $12,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $304,828.35 $13,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $278,275.26 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $332,708.91 $14,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $398,760.25 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $370,072.70 $14,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $363,564.88 $14,350.00
Aug-25-1905 $407,475.00 $14,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $411,344.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $395,210.00 $14,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $425,450.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $394,421.00 $12,050.00
Sep-01-1910 $428,216.00 $14,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $425,517.00 $13,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $408,792.00 $9,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $445,690.00 $11,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $466,796.00 $15,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $518,111.00 $14,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $557,276.00 $15,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $565,139.00 $15,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $615,502.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $678,548.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $690,056.00 $14,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $707,369.00 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $716,204.00 $14,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $771,887.00 $15,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $863,937.00 $14,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $996,412.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,047,888.00 $15,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $993,381.00 $14,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,066,033.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,010,160.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,023,567.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $919,084.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $781,225.00 $15,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $787,918.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $953,508.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,024,080.00 $0.00

 

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