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Bank Info for NB Charter 2377 (1878 - 2004)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fargo, ND
2 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (12/31/1927)
Fargo, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1878-1882 Ernest Chauncey Eddy Ezra Booth Eddy
1883-1884 C. E. Robbins Ezra Booth Eddy
1885-1885 C. E. Robbins Ernest Chauncey Eddy
1886-1886 Stephen Smith Lyon Ernest Chauncey Eddy
1887-1894 Stephen Smith Lyon Massena Berthier Erskine
1895-1897 Stephen Smith Lyon George Q. Erskine
1898-1898 Stephen Smith Lyon Wm. Crosby
1899-1905 Stephen Smith Lyon J. W. Smith
1906-1907 Fred Abbott Irish Robert Jones
1908-1911 Fred Abbott Irish Louis Benjamin Hanna
1912-1912 Fred Abbott Irish Emilius James Weiser
1913-1919 G. H. Nesbit Emilius James Weiser
1920-1927 G. W. Jensen Emilius James Weiser
1928-1931 B. P. Schmalien Emilius James Weiser
1932-1935 J. P. Farrell Emilius James Weiser
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
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2925 Territory
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1200 Territory
1: Series 1875 4x5 2926 - 4407
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1201 - 2128
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10400
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8140
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 12154
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8661
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 12775
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 7208
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 100
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3906
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1962
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 674
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 244
2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 74
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2174
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1315
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 255
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 28, 1878
  • Chartered Feb 15, 1878
  • 1: Succeeded Bank of Fargo
  • 1: Assumed 2514 by consolidation Dec 30, 1905 (Red River Valley NB, Fargo, ND)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Affiliated with Northwest Banco as a charter member Jan 1929
  • Changed name to Norwest Bank Fargo, N.A. May 1, 1983
  • Merged into Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Sioux Falls,SD Feb 20,2004
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • "county" scratched out, "Cass" written after the word "of"
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Fargo (Eddy & Erskine)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $151,556
High Bal (1927) $9,418,438
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1878) $27,000
High Bal (1932) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 263,892
# Small Notes 44,904
# Total Notes 308,796
$ Large Size $2,126,570
$ Small Size $462,500
$ Total Issued $2,589,070
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1878 $151,555.60 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $279,574.96 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $407,385.75 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $698,447.46 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $857,570.68 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $738,099.58 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $557,791.27 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $546,251.24 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $604,244.34 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $662,530.47 $33,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $769,316.22 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $850,415.81 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $982,066.31 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,116,553.03 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,257,762.68 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,072,470.54 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,072,805.34 $33,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,048,695.59 $33,750.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,083,313.72 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,143,647.37 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $861,317.52 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $766,111.49 $33,740.00
Sep-05-1900 $797,760.19 $37,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,164,650.26 $149,350.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,454,437.90 $150,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,565,290.96 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,678,534.18 $149,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,682,432.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,425,674.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,359,038.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,200,826.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,815,997.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,956,965.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,778,811.00 $197,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,459,050.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,801,805.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,752,853.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,660,284.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,480,229.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,490,409.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,371,070.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,411,321.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,374,303.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,711,922.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,366,655.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,627,914.00 $298,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,278,764.00 $296,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,076,601.00 $275,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,310,592.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $9,418,438.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,665,380.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $8,136,584.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,050,717.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,384,823.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,649,830.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,047,049.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,305,643.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,997,518.00 $0.00

 

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