ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

McCANNA FARMING COMPANY RECORDS, INDEX TO BANK CORRESPONDENCE

COLLECTION: OGL #1255

INDEX TO BANK CORRESPONDENCE

The following is an index to Series II, Bank Correspondence. The index includes banks; insurance companies and agencies; and financial institutions, organizations, laws, and funds that are mentioned in correspondence from the Bank of McCanna, the First State Bank of Backoo, the Bank of Garske, and the Pembina County Bank. Because George E. West's loan and subsequent default had widespread implications for several lenders, it too is included within this index. Not all entries are as comprehensive as the West loan. Some indexed entries are mentioned only once.

This index may be helpful to researchers attempting to document relationships between the many state-chartered banks in northeastern North Dakota as well as their relationships with larger banks in Grand Forks, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. In addition, some out-of-state peer institutions, which dealt with North Dakota state banks, are also indexed.

Sometimes, correspondents referred to other institutions using the names of bank officers. For example, references to "Clow Bank" are indexed separately because C. W. Clow was president of the Merchants National Bank of Cavalier, but was also involved with other banks. When relationships between officers and banks could be established, however, references were indexed under the bank name. Correspondents also referred to banks by location. These unnamed banks are indexed as "Bank at (place name)". Entries indexed under the McCanna-controlled banks indicate references to them by other institutions.

Banks, institutions, organizations, laws, and funds are listed alphabetically and followed by a box-folder reference. A folder may contain more than one reference to a particular bank. Researchers are encouraged, therefore, to read all documents within a particular folder.

A concerted effort has been made to record all references to every bank, insurance company, and financial institution. Given the nature and quantity of the bank correspondence, however, some entries may have been overlooked. Researchers are encouraged to recommend additions or corrections to this index.

SUBJECT

Box - Folder

 ADJUSTED SERVICE CERTIFICATES OF WORLD WAR I VETERANS  3-23
 AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY  1-24, 4-14
 AGRICULTURE CREDIT CORPORATION (1928)  3-24, 4-16
 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK  3-17, 3-37
 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF ST PAUL  3-14, 3-29
 AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY  3-14, 3-23, 4-12
 BANK AT AMENIA, ND  3-38
 BANK AT ARVILLA, ND  4-5
 BANK AT BATHGATE, ND  3-17, 3- 20, 3-25
 BANK AT BEMIDJI, MN  3-30
 BANK AT BOWESMONT, ND  3-18, 3-40
 BANK AT BUXTON, ND  4-8
 BANK AT CALVIN  3-18
 BANK AT CLAIRE CITY  3-25
 BANK AT CRYSTAL, ND  3-20
 BANK AT CROCUS  3-28
 BANK AT CUTBANK  3-29
 BANK AT DEMSTER  3-31
 BANK AT DEVILS LAKE, ND  4-5, 4-11
 BANK AT DEVON, MT  3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 4-1, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, 4-10
 BANK AT DONNELLY  4-13
 BANK AT DRAYTON  3-25
 BANK AT EDINBURG  3-32
 BANK AT EDMORE  3-29
 BANK AT EGELAND  3-28
 BANK AT FINGAL  3-19
 BANK AT GLASSTON, ND  3-18, 3- 40
 BANK AT GLENBURN  3-29, 3-31
 BANK AT GLEN ULLIN  3-19
 BANK AT GRAFTON, ND  3-20
 BANK AT GREAT FALLS, MT  3-31
 BANK AT HAMPDEN, ND  4-3
 BANK AT HANSBORO (HANSBOROUGH)  3-18, 3-32, 3- 34, 3-38, 3-40
 BANK AT HARVEY, ND  3-19
 BANK AT HEBRON, ND  3-19
 BANK AT HENSEL  3-18, 3-23, 3- 40
 BANK AT HOLMES  3-18, 3-20
 BANK AT HOLT, MN  3-32
 BANK AT LAKE CITY, MN  3-14
 BANK AT LANGDON, ND  4-8
 BANK AT LARIMORE, ND  3-40, 4- 2, 4-5
 BANK AT LOTHAIR  3-29
 BANK AT MILTON  3-17
 BANK AT MORDEN  3-20
 BANK AT MOUNTAIN  3-18
 BANK AT MUNICH, ND  4-8
 BANK AT NECHE, ND  3-17, 3-18, 3-20, 3-24
 BANK AT PARK RIVER, ND  3-38
 BANK AT PETERSBURG  3-30
 BANK AT RAY  3-14
 BANK AT RUGBY, ND  3-29
 BANK AT ST THOMAS  3-25
 BANK AT SANBORN, ND  3-25
 BANK AT SARLES, ND  3-17, 3- 18, 3-40
 BANK AT SHELBY  3-37
 BANK AT STANLEY, ND  3-38
 BANK AT STARKWEATHER, ND  3- 28, 3-32, 3-38, 4-3
 BANK AT THOMPSON, ND  3-30, 3- 37, 4-8
 BANK AT WALES, ND  3-24, 4-9, 4-11
 BANK AT WALHALLA, ND  3-40
 BANK AT WARWICK  3-37, 4-1
 BANK AT WILLOW CITY, ND  3-29
 BANK DEPOSITORS ASSOCIATION, FARGO  4-13
 BANK OF CARBURY, ND  3-17, 3- 18, 3-23, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3- 32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3- 38, 3-40
 BANK OF CONWAY  3-38
 BANK OF GARSKE, ND  3-13, 3- 14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3- 21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3- 26, 3-27, 3-35
 BANK OF GILBY, ND  3-38
 BANK OF HAMILTON, ND  3-17, 3- 18, 3-21, 3-25, 3-40
 BANK OF INKSTER, ND  3-13, 3- 38, 3-40
 BANK OF MCCANNA, ND  3-13, 3- 17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3- 22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3- 27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-31, 3-33, 3- 34, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3- 40, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4- 12, 4-13, 4-15, 4-16
 BANK OF NIAGARA, ND  3-16, 3- 17, 3-20, 3-30, 3-34, 3-37, 4- 4, 4-10
 BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA  3-19, 3- 20, 3-21, 3-23, 3-26, 3-32, 3- 28, 4-5, 4-13
 BANK OF WEBSTER, ND  3-31, 3- 32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-36, 3-37, 3- 38, 3-40, 4-10, 4-12, 4-13
 BANKING BOARD, ND  3-19, 3-20
 BANKING DEPARTMENT, MT  3-39
 BANKING DEPARTMENT, ND  3-14, 3-20, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-31, 3-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-40, 4-1, 4-7, 4-8, 4- 11, 4-12
 BARNES BROTHERS (CANADIAN MORTGAGES), MINNEAPOLIS  3-37
 BLACKORBY BANK IN IOWA  3-34
 BOTTINEAU ABSTRACT COMPANY  3- 31
 BOTTINEAU COUNTY NATIONAL  3- 28
 BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANIES  3-24
 CAPITAL TRUST COMPANY  3-17
 CANDO NATIONAL BANK  3-37, 3- 40, 4-8
 CAPITAL TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK OF ST PAUL  3-36
 CAVALIER COUNTY NATIONAL BANK  3-40
 CRYSTAL STATE BANK  3-21
 CITIZENS BANK OF EPPING  4-13
 CITIZENS BANK OF WALES  4-10
 CITIZENS BANK OF WALHALLA  3- 18, 3-19, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25
 CITIZENS STATE BANK AT LAKE CITY, MN  3-39
 GEORGE B. CLIFFORD COMPANY  3- 17, 3-21, 3-23, 3-28, 3-33, 3- 34, 3-40, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11
 CLOW BANK  3-18, 3-20, 3-23, 3-24
 CONRAD TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK AT HELENA, MT  3-39
 CONTINENTAL AND COMMERCIAL OF CHICAGO  3-21
 COUNTY MUTUAL (INSURANCE COMPANY) OF CAVALIER  3-19
 DEVILS LAKE STATE BANK  3-32
 DEVON LAND AND LIVESTOCK COMPANY  3-34
 DICKINSON  
 HARRISON MORTGAGE COMPANY (FARGO)  3-25
 DILLON, READ, AND COMPANY (STOCK BROKERS)  4-3
 ELK VALLEY AGENCY  3-15
 ELK VALLEY STATE BANK AT LARIMORE, ND  3-15, 3-16, 3-17
 EXAMINING COMMITTEE  3-38
 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION OF ST PAUL (7TH DISTRICT), SAMUEL TORGERSON, DIRECTOR, GRAND FORKS  1-17
 FARM LOAN COMMISSIONER,  3-27
 FARMERS & MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  1-4, 1-7, 1-11, 1-12, 1-15, 1-25, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-33, 3-37, 4-11
 FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF INKSTER, ND  4-3
 FARMERS BANK AT CHURCHS FERRY, ND  4-1
 FARMERS BANK AT STARKWEATHER, ND  4-10, 4-13
 FARMERS BANK OF HAMPDEN, ND  3-36, 3-39
 FEDERAL INTERMEDIATE CREDIT BANK  3-14, 4-16
 FEDERAL LAND BANK  1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-15, 1- 16, 1-17, 1-19, 1-20, 1-24, 1- 25, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-24, 3- 25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-31, 3-33, 3- 35, 4-1, 4-3, 4-14, 4-16
 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, MINNEAPOLIS  3-19, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 4-9
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ADRIAN, MN  3-25
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BATHGATE, ND  3-25
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BISBEE, ND  3-19, 4-1
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BISMARCK, ND  1-8, 3-15
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAVALIER, ND  3-17, 3-18, 3- 20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3- 29, 3-31, 3-32
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHURCHS FERRY, ND  3-28
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CROOKSTON, MN  3-34
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DEVILS LAKE, ND  3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3- 31, 4-1
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF EDMORE  4-5
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FARGO, ND  3-20, 3-23, 3-24, 4-10
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FERGUS FALLS, MN  3-33, 3-34
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GOODHUE, MN  3-23
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GRAFTON, ND  3-23
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GRAND FORKS, ND  1-4, 1-6, 1-11, 1- 12, 1-15, 1-17, 1-24, 1-25, 3- 16, 3-25, 3-34
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LANGDON, ND  4-5
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LARIMORE, ND  3-37
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LEWISTON, ID  3-17
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MILTON, ND  3-32
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  3-15, 3-17, 3-28, 3-29, 3-34, 3-37
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NECHE, ND  3-19, 3-25
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ST PAUL  1-7, 1-15, 3-14, 3-17, 3-19, 3-21, 3-23, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-31, 3-34, 3-37, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STARKWEATHER, ND  3-29, 3-31, 3-37, 3-40, 4-13
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WALHALLA, ND  3-18, 3-19, 3- 20, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WHEATON, MN  3-25
 FIRST STATE BANK OF BACKOO, ND  3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3- 31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-37, 3- 38, 3-39, 3-40, 4-1, 4-3, 4-6, 4-10
 FIRST STATE BANK OF CONCRETE, ND  3-25
 FIRST VETERANS BANK  3-25
 PAUL E. GLASS INSURANCE AGENCY, LARIMORE, ND  1-11
 GOOD FAITH ASSOCIATION  3-23
 GRAND FORKS NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION  1-15, 1-16, 1-19, 1-20, 1-25
 GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS  3- 38, 4-10, 4-11
 GUARANTY FUND COMMISSION  3- 36, 3-40
 GUARANTY FUND LAW (REPEAL OF)  4-13
 GUARANTY TITLE COMPANY  4-6
 JOHN HANCOCK INSURANCE COMPANY  1-7, 1-12, 1-25, 3-16
 HANSBORO STATE BANK  3-31
 HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY  1- 25, 4-8
 INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, CHICAGO, (PIONEER INSURANCE AGENCY, GRAND FORKS REPRESENTATIVE)  1-6
 INTERSTATE INVESTMENT COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS,  3-25, 3-26
 LAND COMPANY OF PARK RIVER, ND  4-10
 LANE, PIPER & JAFFREY (STOCK BROKERS?)  3-23
 MASSACHUSETTS FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, BOSTON  1- 19, 4-14, 4-16
 MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY  1-6, 1- 7
 McCAHILL & COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, (INVESTORS)  4-12
 McCANNA FARMING COMPANY  1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1- 11, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1- 19, 1-20, 1-24, 1-25, 3-14, 3- 16, 3-21, 3-22, 3-24, 3-26, 3- 28, 3-30, 3-34, 3-37, 4-2, 4- 3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-13, 4-14, 4-16
 McCANNA INVESTMENT COMPANY  3- 17
 D. (David) W. McCANNA LAND & INVESTMENT COMPANY  1-9, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-40, 4-1, 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-16
 SIMON McCANNA COMPANY  3-31
 McKENZIE LAND COMPANY  3-18
 MACK TRUCK REAL ESTATE, INCORPORATED  4-6
 MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK  3-17
 MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF CAVALIER, ND  3-19, 3-20, 3- 22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3- 27, 4-13
 MERCHANTS STATE BANK OF SARLES, ND  3-23
 METROPOLITAN NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  3-17
 MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  1-6, 1-7, 1-11, 1-12, 3-14, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-26, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-33, 3-34, 3-36, 3-40, 4-2, 4-3, 4- 4, 4-5, 4-8, 4-10, 4-11, 4-13
 MINNEAPOLIS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY  1-6
 MINNEAPOLIS TRUST COMPANY  4-1
 MINNESOTA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY  3-22, 4-3
 MOUSE RIVER BANK OF SOURIS  3- 39
 MURPHY & MURRAY (REAL ESTATE LOANS, GRAND FORKS)  1-7, 1- 25, 3-16
 NATIONAL BANK OF LARIMORE, ND  3-25
 NATIONAL FARM LOAN BOARD  4-12
 NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY  3-13, 4-4, 4-5, 4-9, 4-12
 NELSON-COOPER INSURANCE AGENCY, GRAND FORKS, ND  4-14
 NEWVILLE STATE BANK  3-40
 NORTH DAKOTA BANKERS ASSOCIATION  3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-29, 3-32, 3-34
 NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BANKERS GROUP  3-24, 4-8, 4-16
 NORTHERN INVESTMENT COMPANY, DEVILS LAKE, ND  4-12
 NORTHERN STATE BANK OF GRAND FORKS, ND  3-25, 3-37
 NORTHLAND SECURITIES COMPANY (RELATED TO MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK)  4-3
 NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION (UNION INVESTMENT COMPANY)  1- 11, 1-15, 1-25, 3-26, 4-13
 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY  1-12, 1-25, 3-16
 NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK OF GRAND FORKS, ND  1-10, 1-12, 3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-25, 3-28, 3-29, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-36, 3-37, 3-39, 3-40, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5, 4- 8, 4-11
 NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  1-15, 3-29, 3-31
 NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (WALTER R. WEAVER, DISTRICT MANAGER)  3- 26, 3-27
 NORTHWESTERN TRUST COMPANY, GRAND FORKS, ND  3-14, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-34, 3-38, 3-40, 4-7, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12
 NORTHWESTERN TRUST COMPANY, ST PAUL  3-17, 3-33
 PEMBINA COUNTY BANK  1-9, 3- 27, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13
 PEMBINA COUNTY BANKERS ASSOCIATION  3-23
 PEMBINA COUNTY HOLDING COMPANY  1-6
 PEMBINA MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY  3-17, 3-23, 3-25
 PIPER-LANE INVESTORS  4-3
 POTERS & COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, (CANADIAN MORTGAGES)  3-37
 PRANGE STATE BANK OF NEW DOUGLAS, IL  3-30, 3-31
 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY  4-12
 RAMSEY COUNTY NATIONAL BANK  3-30, 3-31, 4-2, 4-12
 RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION  1-7
 REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CORPORATION  3-16
 ROSS & COMPANY  3-17, 3-20, 3- 30, 3-33, 3-37, 4-1, 4-12
 ST JOHN STATE BANK  3-23, 3- 25, 3-26, 3-29, 3-32
 F. S. SARGENT COMPANY  3-20
 SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK, BRAND FORKS, ND  1-12
 SECURITY STATE BANK OF ORR, ND  3-13, 3-15, 3-24, 3-26, 3- 27, 3-28, 3-30, 3-33, 3-34, 3- 37, 3-39, 3-40, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11
 SECURITY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHATFIELD, MN  3-25
 SECURITY STATE BANK OF DEVON, MT  3-30, 3-31, 3-40, 4-7
 SECURITY STATE BANK OF MILTON, ND  3-32, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38
 SECURITY STATE BANK OF NIAGARA, ND  4-16
 SIEBERT AWES LAND COMPANY  3- 30
 SHERBURN NATIONAL BANK, SHERBURN, MN  3-25
 STARKWEATHER NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION  4-16
 STATE BANK OF EDINBURG, INKSTER, ND  3-15
 STATE BANK OF HOOPLE  3-23, 4- 10
 STATE FARMERS MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY, WASECA, MN  3-23
 STEVENSON, PERRY, STACY & COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS (INVESTMENT SECURITIES)  3-21
 STEVENSON, PERRY, STACY & COMPANY, ST PAUL (INVESTMENT SECURITIES)  4-5
 S. J. SVEINSON INSURANCE AGENCIES  3-23
 TIOGA STATE BANK  3-31
 TWIN CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY  3-29
 STATE BANK OF STARKWEATHER, ND  1-11, 1-15, 1-19, 3-16, 3- 34, 4-13, 4-14, 4-15
 STATE RECEIVER OF CLOSED BANKS (NORTH DAKOTA) 1-7 
 UNION INVESTMENT COMPANY OF MINNEAPOLIS  4-13, 4-15
 UNION STATE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS  3-30
 ULLAND MORTGAGE COMPANY OF FERGUS FALLS, MN  3-15, 4-11
 UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY  1-12
 VAN DUSEN-HARRINGTON COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL  1-6, 1-8, 1-11, 1-16
 VETERANS' BONUSES  3-38
 WAR FINANCE BOARD  3-17, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-34
 WAR FINANCE CORPORATION  3-17, 3-29, 3-30, 3-32, 4-4, 4-7, 4- 8, 4-9, 4-11
 WAR FINANCE LOAN  3-17, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-36, 3-39, 4-4
 WEST, GEORGE E. (Delinquent Loan)  4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4- 5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-14




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