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Bank Info for NB Charter 1365 (1865 - 1992)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elgin, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1871 Morris Clinton Town Benjamin Franklin Lawrence
1872-1875 Morris Clinton Town Walter L. Pease
1876-1881 Morris Clinton Town Increase Child Bosworth
1882-1887 Alfred Bosworth Increase Child Bosworth
1888-1892 Alfred Bosworth Morris Clinton Town
1893-1904 Alfred Bosworth George Peter Lord
1905-1905 Andrew C. Hawkins George Peter Lord
1906-1912 Andrew C. Hawkins David F. Barclay
1913-1916 Andrew C. Hawkins Willis Lyman Black
1917-1920 Andrew C. Hawkins Alfred Bosworth
1921-1929 George Waldorf Glos Alfred Bosworth
1930-1930 George Waldorf Glos * none *
1931-1935 George Waldorf Glos James Moore Fletcher
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 - 4675
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1340
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 466
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4500
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2196
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1960
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1800
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 640
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 641 - 671
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 148
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 26
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 12, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 29, 1865
  • Assumed Bosworth, Carpenter & Co. by consolidation 1876
  • Assumed Elgin City Banking Company by consolidation Mar 29, 1934
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into NBD Bank in Wheaton, IL Dec 1, 1992
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lawrence, Pease & Town
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $156,893
High Bal (1935) $7,225,561
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $22,000
High Bal (1908) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 63,520
# Small Notes 1,044
# Total Notes 64,564
$ Large Size $1,357,250
$ Small Size $60,000
$ Total Issued $1,417,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $156,893.19 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $266,988.19 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $267,749.20 $89,900.00
Oct-05-1868 $294,018.04 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $267,984.00 $89,800.00
Oct-08-1870 $323,865.21 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $283,793.38 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $318,149.63 $89,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $339,692.77 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $381,964.40 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $320,559.89 $89,700.00
Oct-02-1876 $301,337.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $285,892.12 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $344,933.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $404,587.94 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $509,397.70 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $654,497.55 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $590,037.55 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $613,636.77 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $575,256.29 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $577,009.15 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $576,758.39 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $762,776.10 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $663,537.83 $22,490.00
Sep-30-1889 $727,312.88 $22,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $891,891.84 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,004,338.08 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,061,817.30 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $888,959.92 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $927,515.96 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $929,258.57 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $965,287.36 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $910,292.28 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,023,267.67 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,053,782.63 $135,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,211,514.73 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,161,510.46 $102,750.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,177,463.60 $150,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,198,678.55 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,082,064.91 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,136,220.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,264,936.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,285,467.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,169,517.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,363,235.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,218,052.00 $196,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,429,183.00 $196,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,490,623.00 $193,450.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,354,501.00 $197,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,412,585.00 $199,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,433,394.00 $199,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,537,122.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,398,743.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,521,589.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,054,369.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,986,193.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,889,846.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,884,113.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,328,629.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,841,370.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,845,825.00 $49,750.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,817,313.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,257,125.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,594,112.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,993,670.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,025,824.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,925,606.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,954,515.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,013,750.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,962,516.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,225,561.00 $0.00

 

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