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Bank Info for NB Charter 1970 (1872 - 1917)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Des Moines, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1873 John Wesley Ulm Samuel Merrill
1874-1874 John A. Elliott Samuel Merrill
1875-1888 Joseph Gage Rounds Samuel Merrill
1889-1895 Joseph Gage Rounds Joseph Henry Merrill
1896-1916 George Emmons Pearsall Joseph Gage Rounds
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 4x5 1 - 2500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3350
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1657
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10640
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2415
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2630
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7636
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 22, 1872
  • Chartered Apr 24, 1872
  • Liquidated Jun 30, 1917
  • Consolidated with 2307 (Iowa NB/Iowa-Des Moines NB, Des Moines, IA)
  • Circulation assumed by 2307 (Iowa NB/Iowa-Des Moines NB, Des Moines, IA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Citizens Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $341,561
High Bal (1901) $3,222,052
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $21,770
High Bal (1909) $140,395
Total Out (1916) $140,000
# Large Notes 128,112
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 128,112
$ Large Size $1,353,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,353,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $341,561.11 $36,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $468,525.96 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $506,823.93 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $521,268.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $510,179.88 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $423,457.66 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $388,218.79 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $523,422.68 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $608,925.94 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $978,740.04 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $964,519.06 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $985,918.54 $89,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $787,352.53 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $839,171.34 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $871,255.48 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $794,711.27 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $842,199.88 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $908,109.99 $21,770.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,115,355.34 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $984,964.24 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,136,232.15 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $873,348.04 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,397,814.19 $90,400.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,034,172.57 $90,150.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,208,033.72 $90,850.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,553,151.99 $89,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,994,429.27 $91,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,638,721.81 $91,795.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,695,632.96 $99,995.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,222,052.12 $98,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,302,279.20 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,196,517.73 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,065,841.48 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,562,648.00 $125,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,821,236.00 $122,705.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,739,713.00 $121,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,603,423.00 $122,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,518,237.00 $140,395.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,218,277.00 $136,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,354,985.00 $135,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,602,885.00 $140,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,554,110.00 $135,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,329,926.00 $138,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,275,674.00 $140,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,566,905.00 $140,000.00

 

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