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October 1863

Mr. Duxstad married Miss Ingeborg Seaver; a charter was granted for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third granted in Wisconsin.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitSeptember 1863Month

First Sergeant Cornell was promoted to First Lieutenant; Mr. Colt came to Wisconsin, locating at Beloit; a man married Betsy Gilbertson; a mustered-out soldier removed to his present homestead.

CountySeptember 14, 1863

A Janesville banking institution received a certificate of authority organizing it into a national bank; the Central Bank of Wisconsin entered the national banking system in September 1863, taking the title First National Bank.

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The regionOctober 1863

Mr. Duxstad married Miss Ingeborg Seaver; a charter was granted for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third granted in Wisconsin.

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The village wanted the advantages a bank would give it, and the stockholders wanted the money they could make out of it. I filed an application for a bank with the Comptroller of the Currency, at Washington and in October, 1863, was granted a charter for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third one granted in the State of Wisconsin. I felt very proud of this as our village was so small, and the people responded nobly.

Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte. The Reminiscences of the Hon. L. B. Caswell. Written at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 1914–1916; four-column newspaper reprint, newspaper and date unidentified. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.PDF pp. 3–27

1863 / October

The regionA

October 1863

Mr. Duxstad married Miss Ingeborg Seaver; a charter was granted for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third granted in Wisconsin.

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The evidence

The regionOctober 1863

Mr. Duxstad married Miss Ingeborg Seaver; a charter was granted for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third granted in Wisconsin.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The village wanted the advantages a bank would give it, and the stockholders wanted the money they could make out of it. I filed an application for a bank with the Comptroller of the Currency, at Washington and in October, 1863, was granted a charter for the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson, the third one granted in the State of Wisconsin. I felt very proud of this as our village was so small, and the people responded nobly.