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Bank Info for NB Charter 5020 (1895 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Britt, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1896-1898 Lewis Larson Peter Morton Joice
1899-1909 Edward F. Larson Lewis Larson
1910-1912 Herman Ardell Early Lewis Larson
1913-1914 John Paul Spalla Lewis Larson
1914-1917 John Paul Spalla Chester P. Lewis
1918-1927 John Paul Spalla Harry Clark Armstrong
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 - 4800
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 770
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2503
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 124
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4910
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3340
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 13, 1895
  • Chartered Oct 1, 1895
  • Receivership Feb 1, 1927
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $143,230
High Bal (1920) $1,046,927
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1925) $50,000
# Large Notes 64,848
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 64,848
$ Large Size $602,760
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $602,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-06-1896 $143,230.14 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $149,308.40 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $180,588.17 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $267,772.59 $24,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $249,913.69 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $304,357.56 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $344,267.13 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,349.12 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $313,969.56 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $312,973.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $294,939.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $349,422.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $335,488.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $369,707.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $395,841.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $403,894.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $412,133.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $427,884.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $455,557.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $459,145.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $505,250.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $614,294.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $647,419.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $907,369.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,046,927.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $728,133.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $884,315.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $975,214.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $935,270.00 $49,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $978,696.00 $50,000.00

 

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