Acquired From Signer

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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Mott, First NB, W9489
Fr. 618 $10 1902DB
Grade: PMG VF 25    

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This Hettinger County community had only one national bank and it was organized on June 26, 1909. They printed 2,587 sheets of large size notes and there are only three large notes reported today. This note was acquired by Glen, along with the Mott uncut sheet, directly from the signers (Trousdale). The note is lovely with great color, body and excellent pen signatures of two Trousdales. There may be a pinhole or two. Robert E. Trousdale was born at Grundy Center, Iowa, March 9, 1879 and graduated from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. For a time before coming to North Dakota, he lived at Cedar Rapids, Ia. While at Cedar Rapids he was also engaged in the financial business and on coming to Mott in 1906 he organized the First National Bank of that town. He was president of the bank from its first organization. Mott is the county seat of Hettinger County in southwestern North Dakota and is situated on the Cannonball River. The population was 721 at the 2010 census. Mott was founded by William H. Brown, a land developer, who in 1904 platted the town site of Mott and constructed the Brown Hotel. Mr. Brown also developed town sites at nearby Odessa, Haynes and Flasher as well as several towns in Montana. It s possible that the town was named for Mr. Brown's secretary, Lillian Mott, although many sources claim it was named for C.W. Mott, an Immigration Agent for the Northern Pacific Railroad. The post office was established September 17, 1904 with Maurice W. Wilcox as Postmaster, replacing the Chase post office. When Hettinger County was organized in 1907, Mott was designated as the county seat. It incorporated as a village in 1910 and became a city in 1928.

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