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Bank Info for NB Charter 317 (1864 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Dubuque, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Henry Marshall Kingman Franklin Hinds
1867-1870 William Hyde Clark Rufus E. Graves
1871-1871 William Hyde Clark Dennis Nelson Cooley
1872-1884 Charles Henry Eighmey Dennis Nelson Cooley
1885-1890 Orrin Ellery Guernsey Dennis Nelson Cooley
1891-1904 Orrin Ellery Guernsey Charles Henry Eighmey
1905-1914 Benjamin Frank Blocklinger Charles Henry Eighmey
1915-1915 * none * Charles Henry Eighmey
1916-1921 Henry Alois Koester Charles Henry Eighmey
1922-1925 Henry Alois Koester William Mills Hetherington
1926-1926 Henry Alois Koester * none *
1927-1931 Henry Alois Koester William Lawther, Jr.
1932-1935 Joseph Valentine Keppler William Lawther, Jr.
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 9700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4100
Original Series 3x10-20 5101 - 6900
Original Series 20 4101 - 5100
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1370
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2704
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13677
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 883
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11001 - 33530
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4002
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1240
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 10042
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2402
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 15, 1864
  • Assumed 1540 by consolidation Mar 9, 1867 (National State Bank, Dubuque, IA)
  • Suspended Aug 17, 1893
  • Resumed Aug 30, 1893
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Mercantile Bank of Eastern Iowa in Waterloo, IA
  • on Oct 4, 1997
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $384,716
High Bal (1935) $8,336,428
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1917) $20,000
High Bal (1934) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 303,490
# Small Notes 43,896
# Total Notes 347,386
$ Large Size $3,003,040
$ Small Size $537,380
$ Total Issued $3,540,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $384,715.61 $67,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $480,661.69 $130,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $572,701.59 $130,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,095,092.64 $256,955.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,132,930.41 $257,450.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,011,795.75 $257,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,008,124.60 $256,100.00
Oct-02-1871 $779,058.17 $179,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $684,512.32 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $742,536.40 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $713,344.07 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $732,639.58 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $602,789.58 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $652,940.98 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $656,200.31 $117,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $734,720.88 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $744,620.37 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,016,502.98 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $961,106.27 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,022,702.47 $49,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $883,167.29 $49,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $920,091.97 $49,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,005,188.76 $49,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,036,174.46 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,125,872.83 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,088,487.95 $44,100.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,284,536.21 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,157,764.57 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,448,604.63 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $976,504.46 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,090,487.27 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,003,384.21 $89,980.00
Oct-06-1896 $884,586.42 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $953,850.78 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,043,352.80 $72,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,423,638.82 $81,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,448,908.55 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,506,746.23 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,461,442.11 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,467,565.39 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,348,846.47 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,747,091.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,934,162.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,919,545.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,742,527.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,876,239.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,962,256.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,870,474.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,300,085.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,075,007.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,100,955.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,435,332.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,471,351.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,767,341.00 $20,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,149,564.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,405,849.00 $191,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,748,717.00 $197,695.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,600,128.00 $198,295.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,946,219.00 $199,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,619,680.00 $199,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,077,880.00 $198,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,147,729.00 $198,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,524,890.00 $198,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,407,456.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,019,310.00 $198,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,958,218.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,140,110.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,891,065.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,297,297.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $5,558,162.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,568,057.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $8,336,428.00 $0.00

 

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