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Bank Info for NB Charter 3197 (1884 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Algona, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1885 Frank Rook Lewis Ambrose A. Call
1886-1891 James Clarus Blackford Ambrose A. Call
1892-1908 William Kirby Ferguson Ambrose A. Call
1909-1911 Charles A. Palmer William Kirby Ferguson
1911-1915 Edward Everett Conner William Kirby Ferguson
1915-1915 * none * William Kirby Ferguson
1916-1916 Edward Everett Conner William Kirby Ferguson
1916-1923 Leslie Calvin Seward William Kirby Ferguson
1924-1924 * none * William Kirby Ferguson
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 - 4381
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1095
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3460
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3461 - 6745
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 22, 1884
  • Chartered May 27, 1884
  • Succeeded Bank of Algona
  • Receivership Nov 24, 1924
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Algona
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $93,737
High Bal (1920) $1,201,552
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,700
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1924) $50,000
# Large Notes 55,684
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 55,684
$ Large Size $564,620
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $564,620
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $107,952.58 $11,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $93,737.48 $11,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $104,667.50 $11,700.00
Oct-05-1887 $98,548.43 $11,700.00
Oct-04-1888 $119,439.58 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $114,865.39 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1890 $131,333.04 $11,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $147,949.53 $11,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $177,640.38 $11,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $147,850.90 $11,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $169,299.51 $11,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $160,973.26 $11,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $171,316.17 $11,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $183,184.63 $11,700.00
Sep-20-1898 $197,406.17 $11,700.00
Sep-07-1899 $235,020.77 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $263,994.76 $35,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $288,339.63 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $300,924.18 $35,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $283,886.38 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $277,137.25 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $302,012.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $335,385.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $445,115.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $442,426.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $414,157.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $447,603.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $455,754.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $509,939.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $597,654.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $664,750.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $630,568.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $697,261.00 $49,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $831,696.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $885,292.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $980,765.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,201,552.00 $49,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $852,110.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $996,407.00 $49,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $989,190.00 $49,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $934,938.00 $50,000.00

 

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