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Bank Info for NB Charter 4700 (1892 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Estherville, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1898 John P. Kirby Francis Edward Allen
1899-1914 John P. Kirby Erastus Burrows Soper, Sr.
1915-1915 * none * John P. Kirby
1916-1920 Ralph Hillis Miller John P. Kirby
1921-1922 Carl Barr Graham John P. Kirby
1922-1922 Donovan Joseph Kirby (Asst) John P. Kirby
1923-1923 John Wesley Edge John P. Kirby
1923-1923 * none * John P. Kirby
1924-1925 Donovan Joseph Kirby John P. Kirby
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 50-100 1 - 663
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 898
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1615
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 23, 1892
  • Chartered Mar 2, 1892
  • Succeeded Emmett County State Bank
  • Receivership Feb 27, 1926
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Emmett County State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1894) $150,809
High Bal (1920) $1,825,646
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1909) $100,000
Total Out (1925) $100,000
# Large Notes 9,582
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 9,582
$ Large Size $637,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $637,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $191,169.92 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $158,133.62 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $150,808.93 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $168,953.53 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $169,433.21 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $187,726.99 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $215,643.27 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $319,863.11 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $313,768.90 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $452,700.62 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $499,566.18 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $491,911.27 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $465,311.62 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $456,058.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $507,365.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $450,835.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $463,839.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $565,592.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $584,905.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $636,389.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $623,890.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $643,494.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $722,024.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $741,052.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $805,013.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $986,705.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,140,194.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,330,428.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,825,646.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $959,158.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,278,492.00 $60,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,148,269.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,135,195.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,015,835.00 $100,000.00

 

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