Bardwell is in Ellis County, 42 miles south of Dallas via IH 45 and TX 34.

 

Succeeding two earlier banks, The First National Bank of Bardwell was chartered 10678 in January, 1915,

(The National Corporation Reporter, Vol. XLIV, August 13, 1914.]

and itself absorbed April 24, 1933.

The First National Bank of Bardwell issued 1902 Date Backs and Plain Backs and 1929 Type 1's.
The census records nine notes: two 1902 Date Backs and seven 1929 Type 1's. None are in the Philpott-Moody collection.

This Type 1 sold at the 2017 FUN Auction for $1,410.

[Image Heritage Currency Auctions]

"Bardwell, TX - $50 1929 Ty. 1 The First NB Ch. # 10678
An elusive Ellis County bank that issued in small size only Type 1 $50s and $100s. All of the few notes known on this institution that voluntarily liquidated in April 1933 are $50s. PMG About Uncirculated 53, pinhole."

The above note, SN B000079A, is not among the seven Type 1's listed by the National Bank Note Census, so there are now ten notes in existence.