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Bank Info for NB Charter 3231 (1884 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Beloit, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1886 William S. Search Melvin S. Atwood
1887-1887 Henry Adelbert Phelps Melvin S. Atwood
1888-1888 Henry Adelbert Phelps Alex. Campbell
1889-1900 Henry Adelbert Phelps Melvin S. Atwood
1901-1901 Vernon Harris Branch Melvin S. Atwood
1902-1902 Vernon Harris Branch Henry Adelbert Phelps
1903-1907 Henry Adelbert Phelps A. T. Rogers
1908-1911 J. E. Smith A. T. Rogers
1912-1928 J. J. Kindscher Peter Eresch
1929-1935 Josie Eresch Peter Eresch
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 - 4101
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 160
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 600
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 264
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2650
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 424
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2651 - 27005
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7920
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 16618
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 19, 1884
  • Chartered Jul 29, 1884
  • Assumed Campbell, Best & Co. by consolidation 1887
  • Assumed Bank of by consolidation 1898
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded M.S. Atwood
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $101,648
High Bal (1920) $1,347,148
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $8,240
High Bal (1913) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 129,768
# Small Notes 64,138
# Total Notes 193,906
$ Large Size $833,720
$ Small Size $320,690
$ Total Issued $1,154,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $101,647.93 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $172,675.41 $10,740.00
Oct-07-1886 $190,894.80 $8,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $231,220.00 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $209,684.69 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $190,019.25 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $144,427.24 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $146,477.52 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $148,939.46 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $133,128.61 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $128,698.04 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $113,092.64 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $108,943.10 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $152,794.06 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $215,965.73 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $260,908.99 $23,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $275,740.25 $26,200.00
Sep-30-1901 $286,571.32 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $255,697.29 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $229,673.27 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $305,548.70 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $379,161.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $393,744.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $401,691.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $392,822.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $397,489.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $402,345.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $457,443.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $382,578.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $594,339.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $578,874.00 $75,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $640,947.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $851,194.00 $75,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $939,873.00 $75,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $917,022.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,173,036.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,347,148.00 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,238,885.00 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,174,224.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,159,480.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,292,452.00 $75,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,163,661.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,068,301.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,019,527.00 $74,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,168,349.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,057,830.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $913,622.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $798,998.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $696,140.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $754,102.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $861,506.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $789,447.00 $0.00

 

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