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Bank Info for NB Charter 3626 (1887 - 2000)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of
Duluth, MN
2 The Duluth Union National Bank (1/25/1888)
Duluth, MN
3 The First National Bank of (6/1/1889)
Duluth, MN
4 First and American National Bank of (4/18/1929)
Duluth, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1887 Henry A. Ware John J. P. Odell
1888-1890 Henry A. Ware S. Mendenhall
1891-1894 John Henry Dight S. Mendenhall
1895-1895 John Henry Dight Martin Luther Mendenhall
1896-1913 John Henry Dight Albert LeGrand Ordean
1914-1914 John Henry Dight * none *
1915-1918 John Henry Dight Albert LeGrand Ordean
1919-1927 W. W. Wells Albert LeGrand Ordean
1928-1928 W. W. Wells David Williams
1929-1933 W. W. Wells Isaac S. Moore
1934-1935 W. A. Putman Isaac S. Moore
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 306
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 429
3: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 20997
3: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 11500
3: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 5000
3: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 23500
3: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 23000
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 23501 - 55250
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 23001 - 44650
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 33733
4: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 28178
4: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 7296
4: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8615
4: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3352
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 23, 1886
  • Chartered Jan 27, 1887
  • 2: Assumed 9374 by consolidation Apr 18, 1929 and assumed its circulation with title change (American Exchange NB, Duluth, MN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to Northwest Bank Minnesota North,NA Aug 1,1988
  • Merged into Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA, Minneapolis, MN
  • on Jul 8, 2000
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $884,510
High Bal (1930) $39,850,973
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $43,700
High Bal (1932) $1,250,000
Total Out (1934) $650,000
# Large Notes 686,848
# Small Notes 224,811
# Total Notes 911,659
$ Large Size $6,124,850
$ Small Size $2,719,390
$ Total Issued $8,844,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $884,510.06 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,187,789.75 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,563,534.41 $44,960.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,127,998.87 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,591,355.14 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,625,145.04 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,908,756.41 $43,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,855,496.91 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,481,358.09 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,760,400.15 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,042,104.61 $44,650.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,980,557.54 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,897,107.28 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $5,097,276.71 $309,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,507,767.03 $324,845.00
Sep-15-1902 $7,484,483.27 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,233,380.52 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $6,675,817.65 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $8,553,160.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $9,569,710.00 $496,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,935,062.00 $490,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $10,114,492.00 $455,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $11,189,370.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $11,706,272.00 $485,385.00
Sep-01-1911 $12,563,110.00 $149,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $13,953,774.00 $299,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $13,547,974.00 $299,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $14,555,208.00 $299,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $14,289,606.00 $299,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $17,534,026.00 $299,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $21,381,002.00 $299,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $19,077,970.00 $299,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $25,735,368.00 $299,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $23,055,895.00 $295,597.00
Sep-06-1921 $21,904,080.00 $294,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $21,420,615.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $22,878,564.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $24,323,999.00 $595,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $24,279,490.00 $590,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $23,536,875.00 $594,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $26,343,938.00 $591,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $24,465,046.00 $596,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $38,365,468.00 $900,002.00
Dec-31-1930 $39,850,973.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $33,832,337.00 $900,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $31,647,191.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $27,813,954.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $29,416,034.00 $650,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $29,524,106.00 $0.00

 

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