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Bank Info for NB Charter 3096 (1883 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Grafton National Bank
Grafton, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1884 De Witt Clinton Moore W. W. Hartwell
1885-1890 De Witt Clinton Moore Frederic R. Fulton
1891-1891 De Witt Clinton Moore W. W. Hartwell
1892-1909 De Witt Clinton Moore Frederic R. Fulton
1910-1927 D. M. Upham De Witt Clinton Moore
1928-1928 D. M. Upham J. Donelly
1929-1932 D. M. Upham F. A. Moore
1933-1935 D. M. Upham A. C. Idsvoog
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 3x10-20 1 - 470 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 471 - 1265
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3601 - 15621
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2098
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 531
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 23, 1883
  • Chartered Dec 26, 1883
  • Succeeded Bank of Grafton
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank North Dakota,NA,Fargo,ND Jan 1,1988
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Grafton
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $108,729
High Bal (1926) $1,402,879
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1916) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 75,944
# Small Notes 15,774
# Total Notes 91,718
$ Large Size $949,300
$ Small Size $189,600
$ Total Issued $1,138,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $108,728.59 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $163,022.82 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $141,076.78 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $164,352.31 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $188,154.20 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $169,188.63 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $185,487.23 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $225,003.99 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $276,365.01 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $242,864.41 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $259,621.17 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $295,996.18 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $270,785.92 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $371,505.72 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $341,979.78 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $331,509.66 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $321,459.11 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $348,175.09 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $365,623.31 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $396,373.04 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $343,985.27 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $315,465.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $370,096.00 $49,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $368,390.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $419,244.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $428,798.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $436,585.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $392,047.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $511,267.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $503,403.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $505,501.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $517,485.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $827,013.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $890,674.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,083,758.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,394,722.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,383,525.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,139,046.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,124,224.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,126,087.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,209,411.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,328,343.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,402,879.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,290,438.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,161,363.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,124,584.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,087,341.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $944,669.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $828,813.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $922,533.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,218,768.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,193,441.00 $0.00

 

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