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Bank Info for NB Charter 2586 (1881 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Creston, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1882 John Scott Black Smith Henderson Mallory
1883-1885 Frank Delevan Ball Smith Henderson Mallory
1886-1886 Frank Delevan Ball Henry Sayward Clarke, (Sr.)
1887-1888 E. J. Bush Henry Sayward Clarke, (Sr.)
1889-1899 Frederick Weaver Clarke, (Sr.) Henry Sayward Clarke, (Sr.)
1900-1901 Myron Decatur Smith Henry Sayward Clarke, (Sr.)
1902-1910 Myron Decatur Smith Sidney Wayne Richardson
1911-1916 Josiah Vining Richardson Myron Decatur Smith
1917-1924 Francis Anthony Fariday Myron Decatur Smith
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
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2352
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 480
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 190
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 119
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 22, 1881
  • Chartered Nov 15, 1881
  • Succeeded S. H. Mallory & Co.
  • Merged with Bank of 1886
  • Liquidated Mar 26, 1925
  • Succeeded by 12636 (First National Bank in, Creston, IA)
  • Receivership Dec 12, 1925
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded S.H. Mallory & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $151,485
High Bal (1924) $1,527,601
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $10,750
High Bal (1882) $45,000
Total Out (1924) $30,000
# Large Notes 12,204
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 12,204
$ Large Size $311,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $311,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $211,926.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $210,714.06 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $151,485.33 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $178,122.40 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $213,894.81 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $224,401.83 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $246,904.28 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $206,618.74 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $242,871.69 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $331,774.07 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $295,031.03 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $218,915.89 $10,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $285,287.22 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $247,968.81 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $271,220.26 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $255,572.38 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $288,718.91 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $412,532.98 $27,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $458,669.55 $30,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $529,237.65 $30,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $574,629.22 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $533,169.65 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $485,053.74 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $532,891.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $623,019.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $665,522.00 $29,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $696,887.00 $27,450.00
Sep-01-1909 $680,198.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $596,073.00 $25,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $608,851.00 $23,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $728,430.00 $23,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $781,827.00 $23,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $753,824.00 $23,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $779,867.00 $25,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $845,304.00 $30,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,015,199.00 $30,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,010,965.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,133,273.00 $29,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,321,131.00 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,179,639.00 $29,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,288,120.00 $30,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,432,379.00 $29,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,527,601.00 $30,000.00

 

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