Second National Bank, Winona, MN (Charter 1842)

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Second National Bank, Winona, MN (Chartered 1871 - Liquidated 1910)

Town History

modern photo of bank building, original doors, 50 East Second Street, Courtesy of Google Maps

Winona is the county seat of Winona County, in southeastern Minnesota. The city of Winona began on the site of a Native American village named Keoxa. Non-Native Americans settled the area in 1851 and laid out the town into lots in 1852 and 1853. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III. During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Winona was 7,192 in 1870, increasing to 20,850 in 1930. It's highest population was 27,952 in 2010, and the current population is estimated at 26,813 (2018).

Winona was home to 7 national banks, all of them issuing notes.

Bank History

  • Organized Apr 29, 1871
  • Chartered Jul 6, 1871
  • Succeeded V. Simpson [?]
  • Liquidated Jan 22, 1910
  • 1910, Merged with Deposit Bank of Winona
  • Later renamed Deposit Bank and Trust Company
  • January 1927, merged with 3224 First National Bank

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Second National Bank of Winona, MN

Bank Note Types Issued

Original $1 bank note with pen signatures of E. H. Bailey, Cashier and Th. Simpson, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
Original $2 bank note with pen signatures of J. A. Prentiss, Cashier and Thos. Simpson, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1875 $5 bank note with pen signatures of S. L. Prentiss, Cashier and J. A. Prentiss, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of A. W. Laird, Cashier and Wm. H. Laird, President, Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com
1882 Date Back $10 bank note with stamped signatures of E. E. Shepard, Cashier and W. H. Laird, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $1,052,740 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1871 and 1910. This consisted of a total of 142,784 notes (142,784 large size and 0 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 900
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2359
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3460
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9150
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8600
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2193
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 734

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1871 - 1910):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Winona, MN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona,_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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
  • http://www.genealogytrails.com
  • The History and Genealogy of the Prentice, Or Prentiss Family, in New England, Etc., from 1631 to 1883, (Charles James Fox Binney, The editor, 1883)
  • The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) February 23, 1942
1901 Bank Letter signed by A.W. Laird, Cashier
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