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Bank Info for NB Charter 2570 (1881 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Grand Forks, ND
2 The First National Bank of (6/25/1890)
Grand Forks, ND
3 First National Bank of (6/28/1929)
Grand Forks, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1886 Seymour Starr Titus Jacob S. Eshelman
1887-1888 Seymour Starr Titus William Budge
1889-1909 Seymour Starr Titus James Walker Smith
1910-1912 Seymour Starr Titus H. Bendeke
1913-1915 J. R. Carley Seymour Starr Titus
1916-1919 J. R. Carley Adison Irwin Hunter
1920-1921 D. C. Hair Adison Irwin Hunter
1922-1924 W. M. Edmunds Adison Irwin Hunter
1925-1932 W. M. Edmunds J. R. Carley
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1000 Territory
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 1129 Territory
2: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1303
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1280
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 900
2: 1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1861
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 12244
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7716
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2270
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 54
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 12, 1881
  • Chartered Oct 6, 1881
  • 1: Succeeded Bank of Grand Forks
  • 2: Assumed 4372 by consolidation Sep 9, 1912 (Union National Bank, Grand Forks, ND)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 4372
  • 3: Assumed 11142 by consolidation Jun 28, 1929 (Northwestern National Bank, Grand Forks, ND)
  • 3: Conservatorship Mar 25, 1933
  • 3: Receivership Nov 15, 1933
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Grand Forks
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $292,553
High Bal (1929) $7,353,888
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $13,580
High Bal (1929) $400,000
Total Out (1932) $400,000
# Large Notes 74,508
# Small Notes 59,970
# Total Notes 134,478
$ Large Size $1,534,760
$ Small Size $735,900
$ Total Issued $2,270,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $411,875.66 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $347,397.28 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $292,552.66 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $339,808.02 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $306,060.82 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $431,568.74 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $409,761.73 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $419,956.91 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $465,366.14 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $491,802.96 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $620,676.61 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $485,106.50 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $444,622.59 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $397,928.82 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $481,420.26 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $622,612.67 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $526,589.61 $17,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $544,314.82 $13,580.00
Sep-05-1900 $495,759.32 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $616,398.62 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $668,450.26 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $749,854.86 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $645,918.72 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $626,999.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $719,667.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $754,470.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $965,562.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $692,253.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $774,341.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $641,030.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $750,425.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,862,130.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,822,228.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,661,269.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,296,057.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,737,205.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,883,127.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,689,677.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,398,355.00 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,933,156.00 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,890,222.00 $198,750.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,216,647.00 $199,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,356,028.00 $179,550.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,615,722.00 $192,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,773,056.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,105,150.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,422,511.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,353,888.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,690,253.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,930,724.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,313,242.00 $400,000.00

 

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