Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 1234 (1865 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National State Bank of
Lima, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1877 James Blake Howe Samuel P. Williams
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 - 4763
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 960
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 168
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 23, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 6, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 2, 1878
  • Succeeded by a state bank
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • In place of Branch of State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lima Branch of the State Bank of Indiana
  • Succeeded by State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $148,649
High Bal (1871) $229,115
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $2,000
High Bal (1866) $76,500
Total Out (1877) $44,671
# Large Notes 23,564
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 23,564
$ Large Size $151,660
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $151,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $148,649.47 $2,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $223,209.27 $76,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $216,480.93 $76,480.00
Oct-05-1868 $208,373.55 $76,140.00
Oct-09-1869 $208,199.30 $75,718.00
Oct-08-1870 $207,032.16 $75,058.00
Oct-02-1871 $229,115.17 $75,363.00
Oct-03-1872 $219,861.91 $74,208.00
Sep-12-1873 $219,996.81 $72,995.00
Oct-02-1874 $216,588.07 $75,491.00
Oct-01-1875 $188,138.88 $44,981.00
Oct-02-1876 $187,604.17 $43,071.00
Oct-01-1877 $174,220.60 $44,671.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!