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Bank Info for NB Charter 4859 (1893 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Saint James, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1903 Frank O'Meara Thomas Veltum
1904-1911 Thomas Tonnesson Thomas Veltum
1912-1915 Thomas Tonnesson Clinton Ellsworth
1916-1921 Thomas Tonnesson John K. Sonnesyn
1922-1924 Edgar Clarence Veltum Thomas Tonnesson
1924-1926 Herbert G. Tonnesson Alfred R. Voss
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 4x5 1 - 2000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 590
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2162
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1432
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1501 - 5678
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 30, 1893
  • Chartered Feb 11, 1893
  • Succeeded State Bank of Saint James
  • Receivership Nov 30, 1926
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded State Bank of St. James
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $132,881
High Bal (1920) $839,518
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $11,250
High Bal (1909) $50,000
Total Out (1925) $49,400
# Large Notes 47,448
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 47,448
$ Large Size $468,240
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $468,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $132,881.48 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $179,132.07 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $218,946.03 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $226,405.07 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $221,004.48 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $243,588.82 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $276,459.18 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $290,757.94 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1901 $373,058.53 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $385,210.30 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $356,524.56 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $318,149.95 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $323,396.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $343,936.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $380,635.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $316,822.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $375,761.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $433,847.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $459,960.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $434,649.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $489,642.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $506,256.00 $49,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $531,225.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $527,101.00 $49,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $597,710.00 $49,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $578,875.00 $49,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $794,723.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $839,518.00 $49,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $710,151.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $683,243.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $312,531.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $771,424.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $717,815.00 $49,400.00

 

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