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Bank Info for NB Charter 2391 (1878 - 1935)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Deadwood, SD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1878-1878 Samuel Newell Wood Leonard R. Graves
1879-1881 Myron C. Thum Richard Conover Lake
1881-1881 E. F. Kellogg Richard Conover Lake
1882-1882 Donald Andrew McPherson Richard Conover Lake
1883-1901 Donald Andrew McPherson Orange James Salisbury
1902-1905 Donald Andrew McPherson Harris Franklin
1906-1916 Donald Andrew McPherson Nathan E. Franklin
1917-1919 Milton Major Wheeler Donald Andrew McPherson
1920-1929 Milton Major Wheeler William Emery Adams
1929-1933 Carlton Olaf Gorder William Emery Adams
1934-1934 Carlton Olaf Gorder George Vincent Ayres
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6776 Territory
Series 1875 4x5 6777 - 9578
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8725
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10400
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 10401 - 12389
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 10401
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2174
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 634
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1223
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 229
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 27, 1878
  • Chartered Jul 25, 1878
  • Succeeded Stebbins, Wood & Post
  • Brown & Thum consolidated with it 1879
  • Absorbed 2461 Jun 8, 1894 (Merchants National Bank, Deadwood, SD)
  • Assumed 4983 by consolidation Jun 30, 1905 (American National Bank, Deadwood, SD)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Affiliated/Acquired by Northwest Banco on Feb 19, 1929
  • Consolidated with First NB of Lead Dec 21,1935(OCC1936 p188)
  • Became the Deadwood branch of FNB of the Black Hills in 1938
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Stebbins, Wood & Post
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $370,595
High Bal (1928) $2,343,081
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $22,500
High Bal (1905) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 164,372
# Small Notes 18,300
# Total Notes 182,672
$ Large Size $1,767,310
$ Small Size $223,330
$ Total Issued $1,990,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1878 $382,143.74 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $496,696.11 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $482,258.32 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $459,010.35 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $418,456.93 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $379,003.27 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $370,594.80 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $386,827.20 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $539,066.25 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $590,398.36 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $698,810.00 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,052,152.78 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $925,485.51 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $864,845.07 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $913,121.89 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $684,385.38 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $829,391.32 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $719,248.40 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $796,672.56 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $976,762.11 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $966,124.63 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,059,395.97 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $960,375.84 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $908,245.39 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $997,570.56 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,117,847.21 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $936,867.03 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,586,700.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,690,855.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,574,904.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,662,764.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,704,058.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,738,423.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,633,935.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,686,639.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,652,988.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,604,516.00 $149,995.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,604,788.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,616,580.00 $149,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,641,536.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,524,307.00 $146,895.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,676,888.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,457,739.00 $147,895.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,399,558.00 $146,195.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,359,301.00 $99,095.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,357,454.00 $99,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,706,476.00 $96,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,764,389.00 $89,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,961,086.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,016,974.00 $98,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,343,081.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,305,862.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,183,495.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,195,572.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,964,152.00 $99,520.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,844,190.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,135,866.00 $75,000.00

 

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