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Bank Info for NB Charter 113 (1863 - 2009)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Danville, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1884 Eben. Hawkins Palmer Joseph Gibson English
1885-1896 Charles Lewis English Joseph Gibson English
1897-1898 Levin D. Gass Joseph Gibson English
1899-1911 Levin D. Gass Charles Lewis English
1912-1917 Charles P. Nelson Charles Lewis English
1918-1927 Charles P. Nelson John Lackey "Jack" Tincher Jr.
1928-1930 William John Ramm Charles P. Nelson
1931-1932 John Henry McCormick Charles P. Nelson
1933-1935 John Henry McCormick Benjamin Charles English
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3143
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2317
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 2300
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 4550
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 4551 - 5672
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 1170
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 372
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2040
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 900
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 405
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Oct 26, 1863
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government financial assistance into
  • First Financial Bank, N.A. in Terre Haute, IN Jul 2, 2009
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $189,741
High Bal (1935) $5,533,355
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $33,750
High Bal (1933) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 70,494
# Small Notes 12,597
# Total Notes 83,091
$ Large Size $2,583,410
$ Small Size $601,500
$ Total Issued $3,184,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $189,741.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $238,032.96 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $230,902.42 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $275,854.47 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $295,074.76 $45,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $333,546.40 $45,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $349,801.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $497,742.91 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $507,248.09 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $657,606.60 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $720,990.57 $44,005.00
Oct-01-1875 $780,229.57 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $763,597.32 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $717,859.76 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $576,884.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $683,070.63 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $819,112.59 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,126,867.08 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,007,076.96 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $840,477.28 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $729,038.93 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $630,966.01 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $749,408.77 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1887 $816,061.16 $33,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $683,302.45 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $752,913.30 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $786,466.72 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $981,281.25 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,016,328.18 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $764,950.31 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $826,267.47 $33,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $826,558.28 $33,750.00
Oct-06-1896 $769,812.71 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $886,940.47 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,000,140.41 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,101,170.29 $33,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,425,548.31 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,514,975.92 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,571,128.73 $150,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,861,498.41 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,994,523.81 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,074,159.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,799,470.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,743,436.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,733,689.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,733,436.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,855,695.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,906,864.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,914,121.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,066,620.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,943,117.00 $250,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,912,900.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,108,539.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,381,696.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,759,271.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,387,636.00 $241,750.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,539,726.00 $247,250.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,615,362.00 $245,850.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,460,892.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,573,900.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,340,514.00 $298,250.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,439,161.00 $292,750.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,488,309.00 $298,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,518,822.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,835,789.00 $297,760.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,803,222.00 $294,900.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,731,009.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,067,183.00 $399,700.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,615,678.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,701,830.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,319,125.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,533,355.00 $0.00

 

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