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Bank Info for NB Charter 2063 (1872 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Pella National Bank
Pella, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1874 John Nollen J. Rosiersz
1875-1904 John Nollen Pierre Henri Bousquet
1905-1907 Henry Paul Scholte Pierre Henri Bousquet
1908-1908 Henry Paul Scholte * none *
1909-1920 Henry Paul Scholte Robert Radford Beard
1921-1935 Henry Paul Scholte George Gerard Gaass
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3410
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3680
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1564
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1501 - 6944
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4242
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8936
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 7, 1872
  • Chartered Nov 7, 1872
  • Conservatorship Mar 16, 1933
  • Licensed Jun 8, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Mercantile Bank of Western Iowa in Des Moines,IA
  • on Sep 14, 1996
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $126,054
High Bal (1929) $1,223,685
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $11,250
High Bal (1876) $135,000
Total Out (1934) $47,950
# Large Notes 79,392
# Small Notes 34,388
# Total Notes 113,780
$ Large Size $939,900
$ Small Size $171,940
$ Total Issued $1,111,840
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $201,163.59 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $336,132.27 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $457,865.27 $132,600.00
Oct-02-1876 $472,178.10 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $453,831.60 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $463,200.30 $134,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $504,347.80 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $535,229.65 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $580,710.72 $134,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $544,159.37 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $423,606.06 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1884 $409,967.30 $33,750.00
Oct-01-1885 $437,448.32 $33,750.00
Oct-07-1886 $446,047.44 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1887 $373,334.52 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $338,928.96 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $248,623.75 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $265,880.50 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $236,931.91 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $243,937.08 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $159,801.60 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $136,599.43 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $126,054.17 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $142,836.93 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $145,405.13 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $220,066.69 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $215,189.48 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $275,338.13 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $324,246.94 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $314,932.47 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $302,700.66 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $355,246.23 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $382,861.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $360,920.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $387,076.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $425,886.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $468,558.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $435,147.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $364,825.00 $49,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $440,365.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $518,065.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $489,625.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $530,427.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $562,695.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $677,434.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $854,679.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $817,479.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,014,855.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $758,135.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $732,418.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $918,750.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $910,972.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,024,202.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,107,433.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,039,503.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,153,263.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,223,685.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,131,240.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,004,106.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $828,335.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $620,513.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $837,859.00 $47,950.00
Dec-31-1935 $890,793.00 $0.00

 

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