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Bank Info for NB Charter 5637 (1900 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Swea City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 George F. Thomas Carl J. Lenander
1902-1902 Samuel Mayne Carl J. Lenander
1903-1911 Arthur Thomas Wherry, Sr. Gardner Cowles, Sr.
1912-1912 Arthur Thomas Wherry, Sr. Edward Joseph Murtagh
1913-1919 Claude Claas Spieker Edward Joseph Murtagh
1920-1927 Wilfred Ernest Carlson Edward Joseph Murtagh
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 3x10-20 1 - 1270
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1640
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1641 - 2490
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1772
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 24, 1900
  • Chartered Dec 13, 1900
  • Receivership Oct 29, 1927
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $42,224
High Bal (1926) $529,394
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $7,000
High Bal (1906) $25,000
Total Out (1927) $25,000
# Large Notes 22,128
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 22,128
$ Large Size $276,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $276,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $42,224.04 $7,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $60,673.28 $7,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $68,165.91 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $77,288.28 $15,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $90,177.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $117,895.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $143,241.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $142,647.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $157,308.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $178,284.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $183,254.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $200,773.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $208,266.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $235,808.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $225,963.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $255,431.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $274,818.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $375,916.00 $24,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $388,884.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $465,613.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $382,214.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $440,831.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $464,778.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $527,276.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $527,091.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $529,394.00 $23,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $445,048.00 $25,000.00

 

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