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Bank Info for NB Charter 3495 (1886 - 1914)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Nelson, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1889 Samuel A. Lapp Thomas Harbine
1890-1890 Samuel A. Lapp C. P. Leigh
1891-1893 Samuel A. Lapp R. M. Gourlay
1894-1894 Samuel A. Lapp * none *
1895-1895 Samuel A. Lapp M. A. Ruble
1896-1898 Forrest Emmet Bottenfield A. H. Bowman
1899-1899 Forrest Emmet Bottenfield A. J. Minor
1900-1908 Forrest Emmet Bottenfield F. S. Spurck
1909-1909 Forrest Emmet Bottenfield William August Voigt
1910-1913 Forrest Emmet Bottenfield F. S. Spurck
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 - 4210
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 687
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1350
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 740
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3545
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2822
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 10, 1886
  • Chartered Apr 30, 1886
  • Succeeded Bank of Nelson
  • Assumed Nuckolls County Bank 1889
  • Liquidated Apr 24, 1914
  • Succeeded by State Bank of Nelson
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Nelson
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $113,184
High Bal (1905) $550,337
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,240
High Bal (1910) $74,000
Total Out (1913) $72,795
# Large Notes 53,416
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 53,416
$ Large Size $394,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $394,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $113,183.72 $11,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $115,991.50 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $119,883.79 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $160,307.89 $16,870.00
Oct-02-1890 $183,389.47 $16,875.00
Sep-25-1891 $162,748.08 $16,875.00
Sep-30-1892 $223,661.71 $16,875.00
Oct-03-1893 $166,009.89 $16,875.00
Oct-02-1894 $157,412.40 $16,875.00
Sep-28-1895 $142,913.84 $16,875.00
Oct-06-1896 $130,427.61 $16,875.00
Oct-05-1897 $181,910.65 $16,875.00
Sep-20-1898 $227,625.46 $16,875.00
Sep-07-1899 $235,987.31 $16,875.00
Sep-05-1900 $223,645.67 $18,760.00
Sep-30-1901 $259,209.04 $18,760.00
Sep-15-1902 $219,703.89 $18,760.00
Sep-09-1903 $237,793.77 $18,760.00
Sep-06-1904 $249,614.71 $18,760.00
Aug-25-1905 $550,337.00 $18,760.00
Sep-04-1906 $409,906.00 $25,260.00
Aug-22-1907 $438,085.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $385,817.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $412,392.00 $65,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $424,033.00 $74,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $397,760.00 $74,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $420,216.00 $71,295.00
Aug-09-1913 $444,665.00 $72,795.00

 

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