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Bank Info for NB Charter 6279 (1902 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Preston, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1902 Christopher M. Anderson A. W. Thompson
1903-1916 Christopher M. Anderson Thomas John Meighen
1917-1935 Edward Theodore Schoenbaum Thomas John Meighen
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1701 - 1830 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1831 - 4172
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 546
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 150
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 159
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 58

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 8, 1902
  • Chartered May 26, 1902
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $48,965
High Bal (1928) $444,045
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $6,250
High Bal (1909) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 18,288
# Small Notes 4,393
# Total Notes 22,681
$ Large Size $228,600
$ Small Size $53,510
$ Total Issued $282,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $48,965.10 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $81,852.71 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $101,555.01 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $131,154.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $154,464.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $211,621.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $184,286.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $228,235.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $262,121.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $219,043.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $246,634.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $256,030.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $264,286.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $253,704.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $226,114.00 $24,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $273,386.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $320,074.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $418,174.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $429,706.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $412,859.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $408,048.00 $24,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $443,193.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $393,790.00 $24,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $425,474.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $420,991.00 $24,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $415,480.00 $23,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $444,045.00 $24,650.00
Dec-31-1929 $398,968.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $392,615.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $304,861.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $275,733.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $253,960.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $296,582.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $303,981.00 $0.00

 

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