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Bank Info for NB Charter 2434 (1879 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bismarck, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1879-1881 George H. Fairchild Walter Mann
1882-1884 W. A. Dillon George H. Fairchild
1885-1885 George H. Fairchild Asa Owen Fisher
1886-1888 O. H. Whitaker Asa Owen Fisher
1889-1893 O. H. Whitaker George H. Fairchild
1893-1894 W. A. Dillon Asa Owen Fisher
1895-1896 W. A. Dillon Clarence Belden Little
1897-1900 * none * Clarence Belden Little
1901-1905 S. M. Pye Clarence Belden Little
1906-1909 J. L. Bell Clarence Belden Little
1910-1935 Frank Emery Shepard Clarence Belden Little
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2020 Territory
Series 1875 3x10-20 2021 - 3064
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2010
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6900
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 6901 - 8356
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 7763
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2176
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 620
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2962
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 485
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 6, 1879
  • Chartered Sep 12, 1879
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
  • Assumed 2986 by consolidation Jan 14, 1896 (Capital National Bank, Bismarck, ND)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank of North Dakota (N.A.) in Fargo, ND
  • on Apr 1, 1988
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $63,273
High Bal (1928) $5,201,413
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $22,500
High Bal (1910) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 84,772
# Small Notes 20,223
# Total Notes 104,995
$ Large Size $1,059,650
$ Small Size $244,280
$ Total Issued $1,303,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1879 $63,273.05 $0.00
Oct-01-1880 $192,581.85 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $275,823.96 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $286,071.73 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $486,487.86 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $289,850.59 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $249,577.27 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $235,948.31 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $238,141.72 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $247,695.42 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $239,355.97 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $236,900.94 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $250,223.94 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $255,933.17 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $200,217.09 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $206,023.86 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $189,292.03 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $274,793.29 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $358,499.30 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $390,214.87 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $386,429.61 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $505,014.67 $30,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $510,852.52 $30,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $626,829.82 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $617,795.35 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $626,769.27 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $676,055.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $873,555.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,000,676.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $922,385.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,004,315.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,272,535.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,181,579.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,238,944.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,548,442.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,591,429.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,591,969.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,510,098.00 $75,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,572,544.00 $75,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,663,785.00 $71,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,837,126.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,614,640.00 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,197,671.00 $73,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,238,872.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,299,947.00 $74,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,953,070.00 $74,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,503,536.00 $74,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,749,454.00 $74,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,655,992.00 $74,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,201,413.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,527,549.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,276,347.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,978,812.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,813,614.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,770,147.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,916,075.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,662,523.00 $0.00

 

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