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Bank Info for NB Charter 2073 (1872 - 2020)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Northfield, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1873 George M. Phillips Frederick Goodsell
1873-1873 George M. Phillips John Albert Scriver
1874-1910 George M. Phillips John Claudius Nutting
1911-1915 George M. Phillips Clayton Deforest Rice
1916-1925 Harry Oscar Dilley Clayton Deforest Rice
1926-1935 Harry Oscar Dilley John David Nutting
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2375
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 610
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5557
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3000
1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3600
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2527
1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 1958
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1875
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 1875
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1876 - 12450
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1876 - 10364
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3526
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1648
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4372
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2839
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 13, 1872
  • Chartered Dec 30, 1872
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Merchants Bank, NA in Winona, MN May 14, 2020
  • Attempted Robbery by James-Younger Gang on Sept 7,1876 ($29)
  • 3 robbers killed, 3 captured, Frank & Jesse James escaped.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded F. Goodsell
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $191,831
High Bal (1928) $1,666,651
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1905) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 181,764
# Small Notes 38,255
# Total Notes 220,019
$ Large Size $1,226,610
$ Small Size $254,910
$ Total Issued $1,481,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $192,693.63 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $209,889.32 $44,872.00
Oct-01-1875 $195,082.51 $43,950.00
Oct-02-1876 $191,830.63 $26,849.00
Oct-01-1877 $218,215.98 $26,997.00
Oct-01-1878 $228,863.50 $44,997.00
Oct-02-1879 $222,788.25 $44,997.00
Oct-01-1880 $248,294.13 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $291,067.67 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $333,070.72 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $343,763.01 $44,400.00
Sep-30-1884 $249,654.09 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $308,387.56 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $298,613.73 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $314,751.85 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $323,664.78 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $315,015.92 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $367,604.62 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $415,618.34 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $454,607.16 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $378,422.46 $17,999.50
Oct-02-1894 $398,390.34 $17,999.50
Sep-28-1895 $356,826.44 $17,999.50
Oct-06-1896 $343,071.27 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $388,057.14 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $439,175.94 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $500,403.43 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $507,843.53 $49,250.00
Sep-30-1901 $565,892.81 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $674,213.62 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $704,080.97 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $686,024.41 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $754,181.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $765,676.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $806,464.00 $73,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $845,060.00 $73,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $820,524.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $893,286.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $876,764.00 $74,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,010,383.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,049,823.00 $74,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,050,601.00 $74,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,098,650.00 $73,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,108,216.00 $72,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,109,960.00 $73,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,245,218.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,265,725.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,377,976.00 $74,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,219,998.00 $72,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,342,849.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,370,004.00 $74,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,380,874.00 $74,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,565,536.00 $74,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,560,343.00 $74,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,569,905.00 $74,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,666,651.00 $74,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,565,538.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,453,149.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,326,317.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,135,824.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,119,017.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,238,256.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,256,203.00 $0.00

 

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