Peirce City NB/First NB, Peirce City, MO (Charter 4225)

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Bank Check vignette of the First National Bank building.

Peirce City National Bank/First NB, Peirce City, MO (Chartered 1890 - Open past 1935)

Town History

The old First National Bank building (on right) was torn down as a result of 2003 tornado damage.

Pierce City was laid out in 1870 as a stop on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad and was originally spelled Peirce City, named for Andrew Peirce, Jr. of Boston, president of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The Pierce spelling was used erroneously by the United States Postal Service and adopted officially in the 1930s. It had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Established in October of 1873 as the Lawrence County Bank, it was succeeded in 1887 by the Peirce City Bank with a capital of $10,000. Later it was changed to the Peirce City National Bank with a capital stock of $50,000. On January 13, 1910 the bank name was changed to The First National Bank of Peirce City, Missouri. The bank building is located at 100 W. Commercial Street and was constructed in 1892 from designs by Jerome B. Legg a St. Louis architect. The building was heavily damaged during a tornado in May of 2003, that caused the collapse of the rear wall and also necessitated removal of part of the corner tower. Of the original bank interior little remains, but the old walk-in vault.

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Peirce City National Bank, Peirce City, MO

2: The First National Bank of (1/13/1910), Peirce City, MO

Bank Note Types Issued

Series 1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with stamped signatures of A.J. Forsythe, Cashier and S.J. Douthitt, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
Series 1929 Type 1 $20 bank note with printed signatures of A.J. Forsythe, Cashier and S.J. Douthitt, President. Courtesy of Dan Dieter

A total of $733,830 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1890 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 72,915 notes (52,984 large size and 19,931 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2625
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 625
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 99
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2940
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2941 - 9897
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1550
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 952
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 212
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2456
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1191

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

FNB Peirce City 1912 Bank Check signed by cashier O.F. Hellweg. Courtesy of Dan Dieter

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1890 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

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

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