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Bank Info for NB Charter 5393 (1900 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Blue Earth, MN
2 First and Farmers National Bank of (3/29/1930)
Blue Earth, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1922 A. C. Buswell William Ellery Channing Ross
1923-1929 H. G. Robertson William Ellery Channing Ross
1930-1931 Frank H. Davis Frank E. Putnam
1932-1933 Earl P. Hummel Frank E. Putnam
1934-1934 Earl P. Hummel * none *
1935-1935 Earl P. Hummel Frank H. Davis
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 520
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 880
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 881 - 985
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 878
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 308
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 106
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 734
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 190
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 764
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 175
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 2, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 2, 1900
  • 1: Assumed 7641 by consolidation Mar 29, 1930 with title change and assumed its circulation (Farmers National Bank, Blue Earth, MN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First Bank Blue Earth (December 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $123,660
High Bal (1930) $1,129,520
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $5,950
High Bal (1930) $61,250
Total Out (1934) $61,250
# Large Notes 9,532
# Small Notes 8,967
# Total Notes 18,499
$ Large Size $119,150
$ Small Size $109,180
$ Total Issued $228,330
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $123,660.08 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $221,841.19 $5,950.00
Sep-15-1902 $270,291.66 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $237,010.57 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $230,963.27 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $238,507.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $241,304.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $278,089.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $262,215.00 $5,950.00
Sep-01-1909 $263,340.00 $10,750.00
Sep-01-1910 $303,784.00 $11,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $308,128.00 $11,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $320,551.00 $11,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $342,807.00 $11,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $362,764.00 $11,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $348,071.00 $11,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $346,072.00 $11,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $376,024.00 $11,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $399,474.00 $11,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $492,081.00 $11,250.00
Sep-12-1920 $509,520.00 $10,950.00
Sep-06-1921 $381,285.00 $10,850.00
Sep-15-1922 $313,622.00 $11,250.00
Sep-14-1923 $343,137.00 $11,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $408,316.00 $10,950.00
Sep-28-1925 $434,370.00 $11,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $483,468.00 $11,250.00
Oct-10-1927 $484,230.00 $11,250.00
Dec-31-1928 $508,354.00 $11,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $519,127.00 $11,250.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,129,520.00 $61,250.00
Dec-31-1931 $998,356.00 $60,470.00
Dec-31-1932 $798,220.00 $61,250.00
Dec-30-1933 $835,016.00 $61,250.00
Dec-31-1934 $859,831.00 $61,250.00
Dec-31-1935 $817,467.00 $0.00

 

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