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Bank Info for NB Charter 389 (1864 - 1871)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Des Moines, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 * none * Joseph Buffon Stewart
1864-1867 Charles Mosher Joseph Buffon Stewart
1868-1868 Charles Mosher Francis Wayland Palmer
1869-1870 William Scott Pritchard Benjamin Franklin Allen
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 996
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 389)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 18, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 25, 1871
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $91,139
High Bal (1867) $388,301
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $14,500
High Bal (1868) $90,000
Total Out (1870) $90,000
# Large Notes 13,984
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 13,984
$ Large Size $99,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $99,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $91,138.74 $14,500.00
Oct-02-1865 $376,910.93 $88,350.00
Oct-01-1866 $296,718.85 $88,900.00
Oct-07-1867 $388,301.16 $89,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $376,909.11 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $323,863.20 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $312,060.80 $90,000.00

 

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