Nicollet National Bank, Minneapolis, MN (Charter 3145)

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ca. 1912 Postcard of the Nicollet National Bank (lower left)

Nicollet National Bank, Minneapolis, MN (Chartered 1884 - Liquidated 1901)

Town History

1899 Bank Postal Card, Ernest C. Brown, Cashier

Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County in east central Minnesota. French explorers arrived in the area around 1680. Fort Snelling, just south of present-day Minneapolis, was built in 1819 by the United States Army. It attracted traders, settlers and merchants, spurring growth in the area. The Minnesota Territorial Legislature authorized Minneapolis as a town in 1856, and it was incorporated as a city in 1867. The name Minneapolis is attributed to Charles Hoag, the city's first schoolmaster, who suggested Minnehapolis, derived from Minnehaha, and combined mni, a Dakota Sioux word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Minneapolis was 13,066 in 1870, growing to 464,356 in 1930. It's highest population was 521,718 in 1950, and the current population is estimated at 425,403 (2018).

Minneapolis had 29 National Banks during the Bank Note Era, and 25 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

For more information on the town of Minneapolis, see their Wikipedia page.

Bank History

  • Organized Jan 24, 1884
  • Chartered Mar 26, 1884
  • Closed Jan 10, 1901
  • Liquidated Jan 14, 1901


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Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Nicollet National Bank of Minneapolis, MN

Bank Note Types Issued

Large size bank note here. Example: 1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of John Doe, Cashier and Jill Smith, President

A total of $237,460 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1884 and 1901. This consisted of a total of 46,016 notes (46,016 large size and 0 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11258
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 246

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1884 - 1901):

Presidents:

  • John De Laittre, 1884-1888
  • J. Frank R. Foss, 1889-1894
  • H. W. Brown, 1895-1898
  • J. Frank R. Foss, 1899-1900

Cashiers:

  • J. Frank R. Foss, 1884-1888
  • H. M. Knapp, 1889-1891
  • George B. Lane, 1892-1894
  • J. Frank R. Foss, 1895-1895
  • Ernest C. Brown, 1896-1900


Other Bank Note Signers

  • There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

References

  • Minneapolis, MN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota
  • Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
  • Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
  • Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com
  • The Minneapolis Morning Tribune: September 9th, 1920