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Bank Info for NB Charter 83 (1863 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Janesville, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 Joseph Bodwell Doe Ebenezer Ricker Doe
1865-1881 Joseph Bodwell Doe J. DeWitt Rexford
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 6000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 487
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 789
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Sep 14, 1863
  • Succeeded Central Bank of Wisconsin
  • Liquidated Jun 30, 1882
  • Succeeded by 2748 (First National Bank, Janesville, WI)
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2748 (First National Bank, Janesville, WI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $448,386
High Bal (1881) $600,559
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $110,000
High Bal (1871) $125,000
Total Out (1881) $121,000
# Large Notes 41,104
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 41,104
$ Large Size $341,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $341,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $565,919.46 $110,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $473,152.89 $124,930.00
Oct-01-1866 $451,066.17 $124,830.00
Oct-07-1867 $538,885.22 $124,855.00
Oct-05-1868 $534,845.93 $124,985.00
Oct-09-1869 $491,178.16 $124,890.00
Oct-08-1870 $469,126.91 $124,540.00
Oct-02-1871 $467,649.15 $125,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $497,507.15 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $475,517.46 $125,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $493,568.34 $125,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $503,810.41 $125,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $451,995.21 $125,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $448,385.78 $124,980.00
Oct-01-1878 $453,407.85 $124,980.00
Oct-02-1879 $468,100.02 $125,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $495,719.94 $125,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $600,558.68 $121,000.00

 

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