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Bank Info for NB Charter 3048 (1883 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Griswold, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1885 Franklin Lincoln Brown (Asst) Theodore H. Brown
1886-1889 R. L. Brown Theodore H. Brown
1890-1891 Walter Loofbourrow Mote Theodore H. Brown
1891-1896 R. L. Brown Theodore H. Brown
1897-1897 P. G. Mapel Theodore H. Brown
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2472
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 8, 1883
  • Chartered Sep 15, 1883
  • Succeeded Bank of Griswold
  • Closed Feb 3, 1897
  • Receivership Feb 17, 1897
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Griswold
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $93,983
High Bal (1891) $200,428
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,240
High Bal (1886) $11,250
Total Out (1896) $11,250
# Large Notes 9,888
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 9,888
$ Large Size $49,440
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $49,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $93,983.03 $0.00
Sep-30-1884 $134,989.30 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $148,790.92 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $161,219.28 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $171,244.32 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $181,632.75 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $166,752.85 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $189,457.03 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $200,427.66 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $197,995.76 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $177,451.31 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $199,457.63 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $195,291.02 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $138,368.86 $11,250.00

 

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