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Bank Info for NB Charter 5738 (1901 - 2011)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Essex, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 Nels Christian Nelson Andrew Broodeen
1902-1927 Gustaf John Liljedahl Andrew Broodeen
1928-1929 Gustaf John Liljedahl Robert Archie Sanderson
1930-1935 Clarence John Liljedahl Robert Archie Sanderson
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 - 1300
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3490
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3491 - 5297
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4352
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1212
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 312
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 36
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 13, 1901
  • Chartered Mar 9, 1901
  • Opened for business May 14, 1901
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank Iowa in Clarinda, IA Mar 31, 2011
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $75,820
High Bal (1929) $752,837
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,250
High Bal (1910) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 43,796
# Small Notes 9,180
# Total Notes 52,976
$ Large Size $547,450
$ Small Size $110,520
$ Total Issued $657,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $75,820.10 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $109,744.49 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $106,418.91 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $154,298.72 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $158,099.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $228,466.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $212,539.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $208,439.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $194,994.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $317,480.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $299,933.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $317,755.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $333,039.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $320,652.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $328,043.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $392,159.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $502,316.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $590,739.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $582,025.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $561,894.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $438,239.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $486,100.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $591,858.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $667,939.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $652,666.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $637,723.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $683,876.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $733,343.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $752,837.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $717,706.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $609,910.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $438,225.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $471,035.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $618,879.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $582,178.00 $0.00

 

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