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Bank Info for NB Charter 2960 (1883 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Friend, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1908 William O. Southwick Linus E. Southwick
1909-1926 A. H. Frantz Linus E. Southwick
1927-1935 A. H. Frantz H. J. Southwick
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3304
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 638
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1450
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2701 - 8475
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 990
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 318
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 912
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 185
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 15, 1883
  • Chartered May 26, 1883
  • Succeeded Exchange Bank (L. E. Southwick)
  • Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
  • Licensed again Jun 23, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded L.E. Southwick (Exchange Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $104,294
High Bal (1918) $1,669,024
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,240
High Bal (1910) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 55,468
# Small Notes 8,945
# Total Notes 64,413
$ Large Size $594,230
$ Small Size $110,380
$ Total Issued $704,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $104,293.99 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1884 $128,643.75 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $143,283.44 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $126,079.82 $11,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $153,571.58 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $176,381.03 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $174,719.58 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $186,525.18 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $171,553.49 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $218,370.05 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $135,982.18 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $150,355.17 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $120,127.38 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $107,839.21 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $122,206.02 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $196,357.43 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $201,709.01 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $310,613.86 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $377,462.88 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $365,849.81 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $347,367.65 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $448,605.49 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $450,169.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $555,474.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $671,608.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $608,777.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $602,522.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $594,346.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $664,831.00 $49,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $688,565.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $818,858.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $701,308.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $837,336.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,417,742.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,594,166.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,669,024.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,619,313.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,533,342.00 $49,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,266,628.00 $49,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,082,406.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,059,026.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,217,938.00 $49,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,179,660.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $900,968.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $872,851.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,080,715.00 $49,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $982,795.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,160,519.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $967,566.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $768,355.00 $48,980.00
Dec-30-1933 $514,882.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $687,442.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $675,691.00 $0.00

 

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