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Bank Info for NB Charter 1117 (1865 - 1884)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Peoria, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Samuel Coskery Isaac Underhill
1867-1873 John Boyd Smith Horatio Nelson Wheeler
1874-1879 Henry P. Ayres Horatio Nelson Wheeler
1880-1884 John Boyd Smith Horatio Nelson Wheeler
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 3x1-2 1 - 2500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5375
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1180
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1706
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 11, 1865
  • Chartered May 6, 1865
  • Liquidated Oct 4, 1884
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 3254 (Merchants NB/Merchants & IllinoisNB, Peoria, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $145,842
High Bal (1881) $1,111,773
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $26,420
High Bal (1866) $90,000
Total Out (1884) $27,000
# Large Notes 43,044
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 43,044
$ Large Size $264,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $264,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $145,841.81 $26,420.00
Oct-01-1866 $355,951.50 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $390,331.03 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $400,685.12 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $434,561.21 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $388,073.14 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $450,185.16 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $484,767.57 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $519,826.58 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $519,072.37 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $474,907.93 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $499,628.28 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $644,303.08 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $676,983.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $854,475.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $883,084.88 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,111,773.22 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,013,200.32 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $987,770.86 $72,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $799,470.13 $27,000.00

 

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