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Bank Info for NB Charter 5165 (1898 - 1986)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bedford National Bank
Bedford, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1899 * none * William Edwin Crum
1900-1911 Charles Gray Martin William Edwin Crum
1912-1914 Hal Reede Reynolds William Edwin Crum
1915-1920 Charles Gray Martin William Edwin Crum Jr.
1921-1935 Joseph Freeman Longfellow William Edwin Crum Jr.
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 - 3775
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1680
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1860
1882 Value Back 4x5 2501 - 3178
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1861 - 2324
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4940
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3554
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1288
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 810
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 230
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1340
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 822
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 128
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 1, 1898
  • Chartered Dec 29, 1898
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government assistance into
  • American National Bank in Bedford, IA May 1, 1986
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bedford Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $275,301
High Bal (1935) $808,171
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $34,560
High Bal (1917) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 77,804
# Small Notes 16,258
# Total Notes 94,062
$ Large Size $615,760
$ Small Size $132,320
$ Total Issued $748,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $275,301.05 $34,560.00
Sep-05-1900 $282,809.24 $38,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $358,429.77 $38,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $345,702.44 $38,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $298,631.73 $38,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $290,056.78 $38,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $293,799.00 $38,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $349,514.00 $38,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $392,291.00 $37,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $392,482.00 $37,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $354,684.00 $38,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $350,108.00 $38,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $339,444.00 $38,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $338,626.00 $38,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $362,006.00 $38,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $330,371.00 $38,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $335,762.00 $38,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $350,400.00 $37,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $468,422.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $461,600.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $513,078.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $495,259.00 $49,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $459,970.00 $49,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $493,588.00 $49,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $517,313.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $560,954.00 $49,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $587,204.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $614,971.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $642,443.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $672,512.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $709,994.00 $49,990.00
Dec-31-1930 $769,508.00 $49,220.00
Dec-31-1931 $546,442.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $442,843.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $546,042.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $759,332.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $808,171.00 $0.00

 

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