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Bank Info for NB Charter 2006 (1872 - 2004)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The North Western National Bank of
Minneapolis, MN
2 2nd title not used on notes: Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company of (1/2/1934)
Minneapolis, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1874 Samuel Evans Neiler Dorilus Morrison
1875-1879 Samuel Evans Neiler Henry Titus Welles
1880-1887 Samuel Arthur Harris Henry Titus Welles
1888-1890 James Berwick Forgan Samuel Arthur Harris
1891-1891 James Berwick Forgan George Alfred Pillsbury
1892-1895 David Robertson Forgan George Alfred Pillsbury
1896-1898 Gilbert G. Thorne George Alfred Pillsbury
1899-1900 Gilbert G. Thorne James Warner Raymond
1901-1902 Edward Williams Decker James Warner Raymond
1903-1907 Joseph Chapman, Jr. William Hood Dunwoody
1908-1911 Frank E. Holton William Hood Dunwoody
1912-1914 Alexander V. Ostrom Edward Williams Decker
1915-1917 Robert Elphinstone Macgregor Edward Williams Decker
1918-1925 Scott Howell Plummer Edward Williams Decker
1926-1928 Huntington Parker Newcomb Edward Williams Decker
1929-1933 Guy Edmond Masters Edward Williams Decker
1934-1935 Guy Edmond Masters Theodore Wold
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5980
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 6000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 200
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4698
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1741
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 31500
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 16250
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 18400
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 33074
1: 1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 27263
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 802
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 76225
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 45881
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 28400
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 27332
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 15626
1: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 21828
1: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 22935
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 11, 1872
  • Chartered Jun 28, 1872
  • 1: Assumed Metropolitan Bank 1902
  • 1: Absorbed 3206 Jul 15, 1908 (National Bank of Commerce, Minneapolis, MN)
  • 1: Assumed 4951 by consolidation Dec 31, 1908 (Swedish American NB, Minneapolis, MN)
  • 1: Absorbed 11178 Sep 5, 1922 (Lincoln National Bank, Minneapolis, MN)
  • 1: Absorbed 11778 Jul 9, 1923 (Minneapolis National Bank, Minneapolis, MN)
  • 1: Absorbed 9442 Mar 20, 1931 (Metropolitan National Bank, Minneapolis, MN)
  • 1: Absorbed 12115 Jul 28, 1931 (Richfield National Bank, Richfield, MN)
  • 1: Assumed Minnesota Loan & Trust Co., Minneapolis by consolidation Jan 2, 1934 with title change to Northwestern National Bank & Trust Co. of
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed Name to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA Jul 8, 2000
  • Merged into Wells Fargo Bank,NA Sioux Falls, SD Feb 20, 2004
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $262,074
High Bal (1935) $128,627,025
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $3,950
High Bal (1914) $1,800,000
Total Out (1934) $880,660
# Large Notes 1,192,056
# Small Notes 302,511
# Total Notes 1,494,567
$ Large Size $9,217,750
$ Small Size $2,096,010
$ Total Issued $11,313,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $262,074.33 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $489,099.39 $179,750.00
Oct-02-1874 $600,435.84 $177,278.00
Oct-01-1875 $583,034.91 $179,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $941,846.49 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,019,161.05 $87,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,195,153.09 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,290,806.28 $87,700.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,352,382.60 $88,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,605,198.16 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,530,743.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,871,056.61 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,007,412.25 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,242,895.44 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,776,922.74 $43,940.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,538,616.62 $42,030.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,547,499.81 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,981,497.39 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,642,316.21 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,320,118.15 $34,850.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,023,180.00 $21,680.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,338,272.03 $44,497.50
Oct-02-1894 $4,540,283.89 $34,497.50
Sep-28-1895 $5,841,201.61 $22,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,681,552.63 $15,150.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,869,373.75 $10,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $6,308,366.92 $7,050.00
Sep-07-1899 $7,043,371.31 $4,950.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,962,435.01 $3,950.00
Sep-30-1901 $8,211,089.26 $143,800.00
Sep-15-1902 $9,719,779.15 $148,650.00
Sep-09-1903 $10,015,533.54 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $10,429,574.14 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $11,710,308.00 $245,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $14,693,044.00 $375,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $15,203,795.00 $685,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $29,899,923.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $31,247,220.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $31,912,393.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $29,660,086.00 $1,400,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $34,698,770.00 $120,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $31,296,563.00 $190,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $41,111,192.00 $1,800,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $41,121,583.00 $290,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $51,300,436.00 $290,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $54,691,283.00 $290,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $66,400,021.00 $290,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $70,049,739.00 $290,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $78,097,034.00 $290,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $55,438,558.00 $290,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $70,704,353.00 $290,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $76,665,802.00 $290,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $92,207,647.00 $290,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $87,373,663.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $86,616,286.00 $290,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $95,295,442.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $93,373,368.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $100,069,511.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $112,100,123.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $102,238,091.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $87,818,697.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $93,592,111.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $126,371,356.00 $880,660.00
Dec-31-1935 $128,627,025.00 $0.00

 

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