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Bank Info for NB Charter 2012 (1872 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Belle Plaine, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 Sidney S. Sweet David W. Read
1873-1875 Sidney S. Sweet W. A. Scott
1876-1876 Sidney S. Sweet James Alexander Durand
1877-1900 Lewis T. Sweet Sidney S. Sweet
1901-1908 George R. Ahrens Sidney S. Sweet
1909-1921 Charles Addison Sweet George R. Ahrens
1922-1922 Charles Addison Sweet Geo. R. Ahrens
1923-1927 Charles Addison Sweet George R. Ahrens
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 - 2152
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2625
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6232
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6090
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1285
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2201 - 7542
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 31, 1872
  • Chartered Jul 12, 1872
  • Receivership Mar 3, 1927
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $123,815
High Bal (1924) $1,435,540
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,250
High Bal (1908) $60,000
Total Out (1926) $60,000
# Large Notes 103,704
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 103,704
$ Large Size $933,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $933,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $123,815.02 $38,827.00
Sep-12-1873 $134,195.50 $44,840.00
Oct-02-1874 $131,559.16 $44,803.00
Oct-01-1875 $146,154.33 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $136,587.66 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $139,296.59 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $132,483.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $146,323.12 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $170,288.29 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $191,237.63 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $184,680.48 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $195,137.14 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $180,010.95 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $166,397.82 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $174,658.42 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $137,124.64 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $162,483.72 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $154,772.34 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $197,829.84 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $211,168.04 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $213,679.05 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $225,374.84 $31,950.00
Oct-02-1894 $249,229.08 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $211,087.39 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $226,280.25 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $205,499.66 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $301,317.34 $45,200.00
Sep-07-1899 $363,057.96 $45,200.00
Sep-05-1900 $443,590.01 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $443,920.26 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $462,399.99 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $446,808.02 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $376,006.49 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $420,346.00 $45,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $512,813.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $598,268.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $534,411.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $630,639.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $651,891.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $689,294.00 $60,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $793,598.00 $60,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $726,031.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $725,362.00 $60,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $755,404.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $798,758.00 $60,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $829,938.00 $60,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $933,538.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,125,482.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,198,745.00 $60,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,245,427.00 $59,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,294,511.00 $60,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,373,154.00 $59,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,435,540.00 $60,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,409,326.00 $59,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,157,444.00 $60,000.00

 

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