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Bank Info for NB Charter 3337 (1885 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Emmetsburg, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1885 Alvin Lysander Ormsby Edwin Samuel Ormsby
1886-1893 John James Watson Edwin Samuel Ormsby
1894-1896 Adelbert Homer Keller Edwin Samuel Ormsby
1897-1906 Adelbert Homer Keller Erastus Burrows Soper, Sr.
1907-1917 Robert Laughlin Erastus Burrows Soper, Sr.
1917-1926 Robert Laughlin Erastus Burrows Soper, Jr.
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 - 4675
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 600
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4901 - 12819
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 10, 1885
  • Chartered Apr 23, 1885
  • Succeeded Ormsby Bros & Co.
  • Liquidated Jun 10, 1927
  • Succeeded by 13059 (National Bank (No Issue), Emmetsburg, IA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Ormsby Bros. & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $76,866
High Bal (1924) $1,696,815
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $8,670
High Bal (1914) $79,000
Total Out (1926) $79,000
# Large Notes 77,976
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 77,976
$ Large Size $834,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $834,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $76,865.52 $8,670.00
Oct-07-1886 $101,261.09 $11,230.00
Oct-05-1887 $144,773.92 $11,240.00
Oct-04-1888 $159,531.71 $17,990.00
Sep-30-1889 $177,189.75 $17,775.00
Oct-02-1890 $172,601.07 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $179,661.49 $17,985.00
Sep-30-1892 $205,858.80 $17,995.00
Oct-03-1893 $190,406.55 $17,995.00
Oct-02-1894 $194,624.93 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $191,499.98 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $188,835.51 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $210,008.83 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $198,661.11 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $233,325.73 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $273,691.34 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $363,271.16 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $447,601.72 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $441,625.41 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $442,847.94 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $442,198.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $500,082.00 $20,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $534,439.00 $20,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $527,216.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $577,718.00 $69,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $599,777.00 $69,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $624,369.00 $69,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $656,290.00 $69,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $811,446.00 $69,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $815,074.00 $79,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $777,426.00 $79,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $832,514.00 $79,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,061,551.00 $79,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,209,410.00 $79,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,422,464.00 $79,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,486,248.00 $77,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,313,628.00 $76,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,275,506.00 $79,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,454,731.00 $79,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,696,815.00 $78,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,587,560.00 $78,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,497,221.00 $79,000.00

 

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