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Bank Info for NB Charter 10397 (1913 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Brownstown, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1913-1913 C. A. Griffith Wm. Sonnemann
1914-1935 C. A. Griffith M. J. Griifith
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 550
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 480
1902 Plain Back 4x5 551 - 4210
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 481 - 2554
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 746
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 440
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 130
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 864
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 571
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 145
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1913
  • Chartered May 26, 1913
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The Bank of Brownstown
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1913) $79,455
High Bal (1928) $378,355
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1916) $12,100
High Bal (1921) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $24,500
# Large Notes 27,056
# Small Notes 9,476
# Total Notes 36,532
$ Large Size $211,900
$ Small Size $77,310
$ Total Issued $289,210
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-09-1913 $79,455.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $95,184.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $100,678.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $124,458.00 $12,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $179,268.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $259,207.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $295,694.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $272,254.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $275,064.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $260,720.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $286,094.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $294,786.00 $24,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $334,481.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $339,380.00 $24,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $352,450.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $378,355.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $367,468.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $326,914.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $288,812.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $273,918.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $252,110.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $281,626.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $279,555.00 $0.00

 

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