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Bank Info for NB Charter 1042 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Pittsfield, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Clark Parley Chapman Chauncey Lawson Higbee
1867-1884 Daniel DeTompkins Hicks Chauncey Lawson Higbee
1885-1891 Daniel DeTompkins Hicks Clark Parley Chapman
1892-1898 Robert Truman Hicks Clark Parley Chapman
1899-1928 Robert Truman Hicks Harry Higbee
1929-1932 Robert Truman Hicks S. H. Brunswick
1933-1933 F. A. Hicks L. C. King
1934-1935 G. B. Meyer L. C. King
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2900
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1260
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1814
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3315
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1660
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3440
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 3441 - 3940 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3941 - 9344
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1084
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1562
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 474
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2750
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1414
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 516

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 20, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 22, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $136,653
High Bal (1919) $1,799,789
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $21,400
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 81,172
# Small Notes 23,400
# Total Notes 104,572
$ Large Size $927,650
$ Small Size $221,330
$ Total Issued $1,148,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $146,704.61 $35,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $136,653.08 $44,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $153,595.23 $43,805.00
Oct-05-1868 $165,736.70 $44,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $149,886.33 $43,655.00
Oct-08-1870 $151,306.27 $43,695.00
Oct-02-1871 $153,790.55 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $188,226.28 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $198,187.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $234,876.55 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $203,314.78 $43,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $221,244.80 $44,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $210,891.01 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $243,879.57 $36,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $327,066.45 $69,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $368,279.53 $71,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $327,181.80 $70,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $342,500.55 $67,700.00
Oct-02-1883 $353,527.14 $69,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $323,433.49 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $254,458.26 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $336,371.61 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $363,462.48 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $429,388.31 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $380,263.12 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $357,925.14 $21,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $426,229.46 $21,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $453,419.01 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $371,088.31 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $442,015.26 $21,400.00
Sep-28-1895 $524,908.32 $21,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $491,812.60 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $473,263.96 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $569,065.43 $22,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $604,484.01 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $596,664.00 $24,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $756,520.94 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,035,710.76 $48,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $945,372.49 $48,200.00
Sep-06-1904 $977,431.90 $49,050.00
Aug-25-1905 $976,646.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,072,370.00 $49,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,102,228.00 $49,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,103,549.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,142,577.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,180,836.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,266,008.00 $49,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,321,403.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,269,437.00 $49,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,194,269.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,258,691.00 $49,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,304,987.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,328,279.00 $49,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,515,538.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,799,789.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,558,922.00 $79,997.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,501,210.00 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,384,364.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,381,729.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,354,987.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,434,582.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,421,082.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,393,515.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,466,191.00 $49,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,312,676.00 $48,560.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,435,180.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,356,616.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,344,623.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,389,382.00 $99,280.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,493,505.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,593,290.00 $0.00

 

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