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Bank Info for NB Charter 1154 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ottawa, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 William H. Cushman William Hickling
1867-1877 John F. Nash M. H. Swift
1878-1893 John F. Nash Hugh M. Hamilton
1894-1900 John F. Nash Lorenzo Leland
1901-1917 Charles E. Hook Lorenzo Leland
1918-1922 Oscar Haeberle Lorenzo Leland
1923-1926 F. A. Gerding Oscar Haeberle
1927-1930 E. J. Cassidy Oscar Haeberle
1931-1935 Earl O. Haeberle F. A. Gerding
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 - 4000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1665
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2800
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1638
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6261
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9101 - 29858
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2377
1929 Type 1 6x10 2963 - 4250
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 718
1929 Type 1 6x20 943 - 1246
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1239
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 495
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 13, 1865
  • Chartered May 15, 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 (1893) $381,947
High Bal (1935) $7,101,614
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,000
High Bal (1918) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 197,688
# Small Notes 29,856
# Total Notes 227,544
$ Large Size $2,267,100
$ Small Size $364,830
$ Total Issued $2,631,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $475,872.18 $86,750.00
Oct-07-1867 $469,656.20 $86,645.00
Oct-05-1868 $406,098.39 $86,020.00
Oct-09-1869 $402,863.33 $86,610.00
Oct-08-1870 $409,887.08 $86,115.00
Oct-02-1871 $464,657.09 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $494,700.80 $89,595.00
Sep-12-1873 $496,547.52 $89,235.00
Oct-02-1874 $565,913.31 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $483,415.36 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $422,427.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $394,275.52 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $420,080.97 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $533,762.97 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $574,546.10 $89,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $671,206.95 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $599,578.56 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $525,757.65 $89,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $453,064.13 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $522,889.96 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $449,415.59 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $506,497.00 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $487,327.25 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $474,826.28 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $540,897.20 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $599,997.14 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $516,077.72 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $381,947.08 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $551,031.64 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $527,375.26 $22,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $432,499.50 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $529,136.08 $67,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $630,872.52 $67,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $839,914.25 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $853,062.82 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,168,223.66 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,323,919.20 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,306,335.81 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,392,999.47 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,759,040.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,856,732.00 $96,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,053,960.00 $98,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,170,853.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,192,211.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,331,439.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,470,880.00 $98,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,758,743.00 $146,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,791,333.00 $147,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,945,190.00 $148,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,977,472.00 $147,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,089,554.00 $146,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,426,446.00 $147,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,512,830.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,932,377.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,868,373.00 $148,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,440,817.00 $148,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,343,676.00 $149,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,815,368.00 $148,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,968,385.00 $148,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,030,908.00 $148,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,150,526.00 $149,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,477,698.00 $148,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,769,620.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,859,749.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,671,912.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,776,917.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,882,030.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $5,156,255.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,068,639.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,101,614.00 $0.00

 

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