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Bank Info for NB Charter 1445 (1865 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Alton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 John L. Blair Isaac Scarritt
1865-1873 Daniel D. Ryrie Isaac Scarritt
1874-1876 Daniel D. Ryrie William Hamilton Mitchell
1877-1881 John Elizah Hayner William Hamilton Mitchell
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4250
Original Series 4x10 1 - 1300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2862
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 909
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 15, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 30, 1882
  • Deposits assumed by 1428 (Alton National Bank, Alton, IL)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Alton Mutual Insurance and Savings Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $324,055
High Bal (1881) $713,761
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $82,180
High Bal (1865) $90,000
Total Out (1881) $90,000
# Large Notes 57,284
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 57,284
$ Large Size $255,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $255,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $324,054.73 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $392,364.22 $82,180.00
Oct-07-1867 $444,414.81 $89,866.00
Oct-05-1868 $378,786.60 $89,800.00
Oct-09-1869 $394,064.96 $89,147.00
Oct-08-1870 $383,842.80 $88,590.00
Oct-02-1871 $427,207.28 $87,413.00
Oct-03-1872 $450,086.89 $86,825.00
Sep-12-1873 $515,409.97 $82,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $510,869.58 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $501,541.24 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $510,020.91 $89,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $506,621.90 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $508,069.16 $89,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $561,639.70 $89,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $653,554.03 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $713,761.48 $90,000.00

 

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