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Bank Info for NB Charter 5803 (1901 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Essex, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1902 Thomas Knox Elliott Robert Archie Sanderson
1903-1903 * none * Robert Archie Sanderson
1904-1904 Elmer Grant Day Robert Archie Sanderson
1905-1905 Elmer Grant Day Alfred Sven Peter Wenstrand
1906-1919 John Arthur Lindburg Levi Daniel Baker
1920-1925 John Arthur Lindburg Abraham Nilsson Lindburg
1926-1928 Victor Emanuel Freed Abraham Nilsson Lindburg
1928-1931 Victor Emanuel Freed Joshua Fridolph
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 - 3000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1882 DB/VB 3x10-20 3301 - 3550 Type uncertain
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3551 - 5142
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4050
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 640
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 192

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 22, 1901
  • Chartered May 8, 1901
  • Opened for business May 20, 1901
  • Receivership May 5, 1931
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Com State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $257,289
High Bal (1920) $705,506
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $12,500
High Bal (1902) $50,000
Total Out (1930) $50,000
# Large Notes 48,768
# Small Notes 4,992
# Total Notes 53,760
$ Large Size $609,600
$ Small Size $61,440
$ Total Issued $671,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $279,455.16 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $325,896.00 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $299,641.24 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $275,238.70 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $257,289.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $303,318.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $390,804.00 $49,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $407,665.00 $48,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $346,284.00 $49,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $360,869.00 $48,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $359,762.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $364,860.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $390,684.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $415,210.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $400,853.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $483,147.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $625,078.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $639,418.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $649,011.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $705,506.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $460,699.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $438,361.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $472,489.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $469,828.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $440,019.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $428,334.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $425,896.00 $49,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $434,253.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $425,774.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $347,723.00 $50,000.00

 

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