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Bank Info for NB Charter 4669 (1891 - 1923)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wells, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1893 John Henry Joice Peter Morton Joice
1894-1895 John Henry Joice A. L. Taylor
1896-1902 Albert Oscar Oleson M. J. Pihl
1903-1913 Calvin Hiram Draper M. J. Pihl
1914-1922 Geo. L. Schmitz Calvin Hiram Draper
1923-1923 Geo. L. Schmitz E. A. Siddall
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4525
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1105
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 863
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1750
1902 DB/PB 4x5 1751 - 1950 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1951 - 8805
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1300
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1301 - 1460 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1461 - 6096

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 12, 1891
  • Chartered Dec 22, 1891
  • Succeeded Citizens Bank
  • Receivership Oct 22, 1923
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Citizens Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1894) $152,549
High Bal (1920) $1,550,110
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1917) $100,000
Total Out (1923) $100,000
# Large Notes 95,576
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 95,576
$ Large Size $761,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $761,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $168,248.89 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $166,290.68 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $152,549.22 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $166,884.01 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $161,276.64 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $171,977.28 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $227,222.54 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $239,654.88 $14,840.00
Sep-05-1900 $299,328.05 $49,990.00
Sep-30-1901 $369,087.44 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $318,605.99 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $356,612.19 $49,980.00
Sep-06-1904 $364,910.60 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $413,378.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $464,491.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $631,817.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $610,814.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $600,325.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $630,694.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $689,725.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $755,180.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $769,540.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $737,378.00 $49,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $735,993.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $949,239.00 $98,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,007,591.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,255,884.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,366,087.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,550,110.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,157,727.00 $99,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,404,446.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,282,679.00 $100,000.00

 

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