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Bank Info for NB Charter 2763 (1882 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fort Dodge National Bank
Fort Dodge, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1883 Stillman Taylor Meservey John Clement Cheney
1884-1887 George B. Wheeler John Clement Cheney
1888-1897 John Clement Cheney August Frederi Guenther
1898-1913 John Torrey Cheney John Clement Cheney
1914-1915 John Torrey Cheney Frank E. Seymour
1916-1920 George B. Wheeler Frank E. Seymour
1921-1922 Frank Carl Moeller Frank E. Seymour
1923-1935 Frank Carl Moeller Louis Emil Armstrong
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 - 6201
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1309
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6301 - 18992
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2204
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 614
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1609
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 392
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 8, 1882
  • Chartered Aug 5, 1882
  • Absorbed 4566 Aug 5, 1930 (Commercial National Bank, Fort Dodge, IA)
  • Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • Licensed Jun 21, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Iowa,NA, Des Moines, IA Jan 1, 1990
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $135,054
High Bal (1930) $3,814,444
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $22,500
High Bal (1906) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 126,808
# Small Notes 18,909
# Total Notes 145,717
$ Large Size $1,399,070
$ Small Size $229,850
$ Total Issued $1,628,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $135,053.55 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $141,023.54 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $166,587.92 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $183,846.06 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $169,594.44 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $195,635.33 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $215,245.30 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $233,410.92 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $243,537.90 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $296,184.90 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $249,045.52 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $321,402.69 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $269,033.38 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $289,300.97 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $338,582.98 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $462,710.58 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $555,999.44 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $609,582.07 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $722,967.10 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $733,228.83 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $720,477.25 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $591,787.74 $75,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $743,478.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $967,542.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,125,744.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,077,728.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,042,894.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,129,281.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,272,616.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,504,844.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,417,409.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,312,821.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,399,133.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,562,776.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,982,953.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,894,690.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,200,866.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,265,720.00 $99,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,846,477.00 $98,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,929,119.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,619,834.00 $98,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,308,267.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,455,980.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,584,616.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,682,602.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,064,242.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,179,831.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,814,444.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,426,852.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,577,739.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,724,538.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,486,646.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,886,759.00 $0.00

 

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