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Bank Info for NB Charter 2590 (1881 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Brainerd, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1885 George W. Holland Halsey J. Spencer
1886-1891 Allen Frank Ferris Halsey J. Spencer
1892-1892 Halsey J. Spencer Allen Frank Ferris
1893-1903 George Daniel LaBar Allen Frank Ferris
1904-1913 Fred Andrew Farrar George Daniel LaBar
1914-1918 Ray Belden Withington George Daniel LaBar
1919-1924 Albert Joseph Hayes George Daniel LaBar
1925-1935 Aaron Bernard Leonard Lagerquist George Daniel LaBar
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 4x5 1 - 5450
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 333
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2665
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1860
1882 Value Back 4x5 2666 - 4625
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1861 - 3003
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2887
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 912
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 254
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 697
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 145
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 28, 1881
  • Chartered Nov 17, 1881
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank Central,NA, St. Cloud, MN May 1, 1988
  • This bank was robbed by Baby Face Nelson and his gang on
  • October 23, 1933. They got away with about $32,000 in cash.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $191,106
High Bal (1928) $3,510,004
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $11,250
High Bal (1908) $40,000
Total Out (1934) $40,000
# Large Notes 72,792
# Small Notes 7,838
# Total Notes 80,630
$ Large Size $607,650
$ Small Size $95,070
$ Total Issued $702,720
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $191,685.68 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $208,043.38 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $191,106.37 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $222,033.80 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $262,145.70 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $285,931.47 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $258,631.78 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $294,410.40 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $273,348.91 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $287,669.26 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $307,282.66 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $291,258.97 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $275,797.46 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $306,091.12 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $317,979.17 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $328,478.26 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $371,166.20 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $471,575.98 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $596,971.73 $30,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $623,504.19 $30,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $702,434.23 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $712,235.83 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $689,031.49 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $663,084.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $866,145.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,009,763.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,066,061.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,012,068.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,286,321.00 $39,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,134,369.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,283,465.00 $39,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,317,617.00 $39,197.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,286,318.00 $40,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,331,444.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,417,044.00 $40,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,510,478.00 $40,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,594,583.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,036,989.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,267,840.00 $39,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,350,330.00 $38,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,366,264.00 $40,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,351,305.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,801,068.00 $40,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,675,869.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,906,636.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,961,278.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,510,004.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,407,891.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,320,325.00 $39,520.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,159,835.00 $39,520.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,892,423.00 $39,760.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,658,573.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,509,143.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,625,443.00 $0.00

 

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