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Bank Info for NB Charter 2580 (1881 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The James River National Bank of
Jamestown, ND
2 The James River National Bank and Trust Company of (11/21/1929)
Jamestown, ND
3 3rd title not used on notes: The James River National Bank of (1/14/1935)
Jamestown, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1882 Walter W. Dudley Edward P. Wells
1883-1884 E. J. Blossom Edward P. Wells
1884-1885 E. J. Blossom G. R. Topliff
1885-1885 E. J. Blossom Edward P. Wells
1886-1886 George L. Webster (Asst) Edward P. Wells
1887-1894 George L. Webster Edward P. Wells
1895-1898 R. A. Shattuck Edward P. Wells
1899-1904 H. T. Graves Edward P. Wells
1905-1910 A. B. DeNault W. B. S. Trimble
1911-1928 A. B. DeNault H. T. Graves
1929-1933 A. J. Rulon J. E. McElroy
1934-1935 A. J. Rulon R. W. Delaney
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 3x10-20 1 - 800 Territory
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 801 - 1619
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1350
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2340
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2341 - 2655
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1852
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 314
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 106
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6229
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1638
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 18, 1881
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1881
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank North Dakota,NA,Fargo,ND Jan 1,1988
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $132,921
High Bal (1929) $1,836,097
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $11,250
High Bal (1933) $93,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 29,904
# Small Notes 10,387
# Total Notes 40,291
$ Large Size $373,800
$ Small Size $126,610
$ Total Issued $500,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $189,325.69 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $219,323.23 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $160,885.29 $16,875.00
Oct-01-1885 $139,474.08 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $132,921.38 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $148,310.74 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $155,860.06 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $155,819.37 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $158,723.19 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $174,951.92 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $192,963.79 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $186,383.71 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $261,980.47 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $267,185.76 $19,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $234,788.70 $20,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $272,545.14 $20,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $271,729.38 $20,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $312,618.68 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $277,309.77 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $315,609.50 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $535,458.28 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $497,530.38 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $457,517.76 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $508,225.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $644,770.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $692,025.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $695,524.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $720,457.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $710,470.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $708,034.00 $23,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $636,160.00 $24,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $811,336.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $880,009.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $851,206.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,264,856.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,265,479.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,551,285.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,668,804.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,710,471.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,236,967.00 $24,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,681,384.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,483,854.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,677,339.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,682,427.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,569,486.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,663,187.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,621,211.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,836,097.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,790,538.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,578,551.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,220,549.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,268,385.00 $93,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,264,397.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,136,521.00 $0.00

 

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