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Bank Info for NB Charter 4795 (1892 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Laurens, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1918 William A. McNee Frank Howard Helsell
1919-1925 Arthur David Claussen Frank Howard Helsell
1926-1929 Arthur David Claussen Martin W. Shaner
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 3x10-20 1 - 1310
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 335
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 750
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 751 - 1895
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 117
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 9
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 2, 1892
  • Chartered Sep 8, 1892
  • Succeeded Bank of Laurens
  • Liquidated Jun 6, 1930
  • Absorbed by State Bank of Laurens
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Laurens
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $82,970
High Bal (1920) $542,518
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $10,950
High Bal (1900) $12,500
Total Out (1929) $12,500
# Large Notes 14,160
# Small Notes 756
# Total Notes 14,916
$ Large Size $177,000
$ Small Size $8,100
$ Total Issued $185,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $86,049.35 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $89,655.46 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $99,699.18 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $94,786.12 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $82,969.60 $10,950.00
Oct-05-1897 $97,346.20 $10,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $109,927.69 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $137,524.02 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $152,184.89 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $156,513.55 $11,900.00
Sep-15-1902 $181,328.98 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $163,939.50 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $125,901.22 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $143,143.00 $12,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $159,690.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $192,624.00 $12,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $185,638.00 $11,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $185,508.00 $11,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $200,413.00 $11,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $175,000.00 $12,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $184,092.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $222,233.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $231,689.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $234,113.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $242,099.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $308,035.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $372,334.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $463,468.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $542,518.00 $12,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $362,865.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $392,561.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $400,537.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $396,751.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $376,826.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $332,918.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $301,905.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $295,794.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $278,841.00 $12,500.00

 

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