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National Bank Notes > Wisconsin

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Neenah, NB, 1602
Fr. 482 $10 1882BB
Grade: VG    

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Nine years have passed since the Krause Collection where this note was offered and no others have appeared since. This note was previously described as, 'This Brown Back is unique for this first title which issued only First Charters and Brown Backs. While the grade is a little rough and there are the standard issues to accept on a note this well used, the piece is still intact and shows partial signatures. The cashier looks to be Robert Shiells and the president at the time was Henry Hewitt, Sr., although his signature is too faint to read. A rare note that may stay that way for some time to come. Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago and was named for the Winnebago word for 'water' or 'running water' The area was first designated an industrial and agricultural mission to the Menominee Indians in 1835, and early settlement by Americans of European decent began a few years later, stimulated in large part by the proximity of the area to the Fox River. Originally known as Winnebago Rapids, Neenah was incorporated as a village in 1856.

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