The Central Bank of Wisconsin was duly incorporated under the State banking laws, with a capital of $50,000.

The evidence

• “First National Bank. — On the 29th of August, 1855, the Central Bank of Wisconsin was duly incorporated under the State banking laws, with a capital of $50,000, which was afterward increased at various times, until it reached $125,000. The. corporators were W.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 586 / book p. 590

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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