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Bank Info for NB Charter 579 (1864 - 1993)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Rochester, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1873 Thomas Henry Titus John Ramsey Cook, (Sr.)
1874-1880 Walter Hurlbut John Ramsey Cook, (Sr.)
1880-1880 Walter Hurlbut * none *
1881-1883 Walter Hurlbut Frances S. (Olin) Cook
1883-1891 Walter Hurlbut John R. Cook, (Jr.)
1892-1894 T. H. McConnell John R. Cook, (Jr.)
1895-1898 Walter Hurlbut John R. Cook, (Jr.)
1899-1905 George Byrd Doty John R. Cook, (Jr.)
1906-1906 George Byrd Doty * none *
1907-1907 George Byrd Doty John R. Cook, (Jr.)
1908-1908 George Byrd Doty Arthur C. Gooding
1909-1918 Edward F. Cook Arthur C. Gooding
1919-1919 Edward F. Cook John Henry Kahler
1920-1923 Lester John Fiegel John Henry Kahler
1924-1932 Lester John Fiegel Clair Albian Chapman
1932-1933 Lester John Fiegel Arthur C. Gooding
1934-1935 Robert Alexis Bezoier Arthur C. Gooding
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1700
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1512
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2551
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 900
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3001 - 9844
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4822
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1402
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5211
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1078
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 24, 1864
  • Chartered Nov 21, 1864
  • Absorbed 2316 Jun 21, 1924 (Rochester National Bank, Rochester, MN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank NA in Minneapolis, MN Oct 8, 1993
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $171,689
High Bal (1930) $5,546,783
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $4,300
High Bal (1930) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 81,228
# Small Notes 43,633
# Total Notes 124,861
$ Large Size $889,350
$ Small Size $531,230
$ Total Issued $1,420,580
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $171,689.13 $43,485.00
Oct-01-1866 $192,631.53 $44,712.00
Oct-07-1867 $217,465.29 $44,690.00
Oct-05-1868 $227,112.32 $44,636.00
Oct-09-1869 $218,343.09 $43,968.00
Oct-08-1870 $233,827.43 $44,225.00
Oct-02-1871 $324,838.46 $89,710.00
Oct-03-1872 $334,188.86 $89,420.00
Sep-12-1873 $361,073.78 $89,769.00
Oct-02-1874 $369,443.45 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $366,962.42 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $322,381.87 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $385,034.94 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $388,083.77 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $348,065.58 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $394,011.93 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $454,075.59 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $463,742.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $527,136.68 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $494,224.14 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $501,749.12 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $501,139.02 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $496,114.61 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $470,884.69 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $449,544.37 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $578,052.12 $27,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $580,896.71 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $651,022.34 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $516,780.78 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $560,121.80 $27,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $542,014.75 $27,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $497,035.57 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $511,340.76 $27,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $540,428.85 $27,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $612,499.48 $23,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $630,455.30 $19,100.00
Sep-30-1901 $671,797.42 $13,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $782,621.63 $10,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $757,938.35 $7,750.00
Sep-06-1904 $730,556.71 $5,750.00
Aug-25-1905 $723,919.00 $4,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $608,643.00 $20,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $850,235.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $956,232.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $945,850.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,076,835.00 $28,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,184,080.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,287,341.00 $28,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,288,722.00 $39,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,455,369.00 $40,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,657,716.00 $39,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,931,129.00 $40,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,288,501.00 $40,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,120,760.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,289,189.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,373,541.00 $39,350.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,107,465.00 $38,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,920,644.00 $39,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,822,848.00 $39,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,597,850.00 $39,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,947,819.00 $39,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,082,716.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,147,712.00 $39,650.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,469,164.00 $39,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,316,266.00 $194,180.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,546,783.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,081,275.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,656,267.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,756,085.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,794,889.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,093,847.00 $0.00

 

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