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Bank Info for NB Charter 1177 (1865 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Mendota, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Elisha Willard Fassett Edwin A. Bowen
1866-1896 Fulton Gifford Edwin A. Bowen
1897-1898 Fulton Gifford John R. Woods
1899-1909 F. H. Haskell, Jr. John R. Woods
1910-1918 Gilbert Faber John R. Woods
1919-1920 Gilbert Faber Elisha Pearl Fassett
1921-1924 Frank P. McKean Elisha Pearl Fassett
1925-1930 F. H. Haskell, Jr. Elisha Pearl Fassett
1931-1931 E. J. Welsch Riley Fassett Woods
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4550
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2140
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2660
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1186
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6360
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 215
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3301 - 9312
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 743
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 220
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 13, 1865
  • Chartered May 20, 1865
  • Receivership Feb 12, 1932
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank (in margin)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $136,220
High Bal (1928) $1,279,475
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $22,100
High Bal (1872) $112,500
Total Out (1931) $50,000
# Large Notes 116,262
# Small Notes 5,778
# Total Notes 122,040
$ Large Size $983,050
$ Small Size $70,980
$ Total Issued $1,054,030
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $136,219.64 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $202,183.19 $58,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $203,681.15 $58,463.00
Oct-05-1868 $192,666.12 $58,392.50
Oct-09-1869 $208,900.76 $58,407.00
Oct-08-1870 $201,013.74 $58,464.00
Oct-02-1871 $344,780.67 $112,320.00
Oct-03-1872 $354,825.08 $112,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $374,989.87 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $473,872.37 $112,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $343,850.60 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $345,714.01 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $354,595.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $377,770.24 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $417,182.36 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $482,208.51 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $554,367.51 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $586,211.72 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $449,928.94 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $407,741.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $388,446.84 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $329,449.07 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $375,548.10 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $396,436.94 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $356,754.22 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $406,593.64 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $472,475.10 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $467,389.73 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $377,680.67 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $485,171.33 $22,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $487,710.65 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $324,173.55 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $403,617.05 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $419,152.67 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $508,443.94 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $521,741.91 $24,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $696,238.64 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $598,428.63 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $500,499.45 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $528,537.43 $24,950.00
Aug-25-1905 $499,822.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $524,580.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $676,780.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $686,165.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $712,672.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $715,295.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $739,497.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $863,521.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $793,304.00 $49,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $813,479.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $834,188.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $927,534.00 $48,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,080,115.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,041,850.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,250,712.00 $47,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,170,970.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $930,705.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $937,524.00 $49,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,021,921.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,054,466.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,138,390.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,162,028.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,209,524.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,279,475.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,143,006.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,042,047.00 $49,820.00
Dec-31-1931 $758,927.00 $50,000.00

 

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