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Bank Info for NB Charter 1555 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Paris, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 George Hunt R. B. Sutherland
1867-1869 Asa J. Baber R. B. Sutherland
1870-1884 William Siebert Asa J. Baber
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 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2525
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3040
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3532
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 31, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 9, 1865
  • Liquidated Aug 12, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3376 (First National Bank/First NB & TC, Paris, IL)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 3376 (First National Bank/First NB & TC, Paris, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $305,817
High Bal (1881) $1,036,127
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $72,000
High Bal (1871) $112,500
Total Out (1884) $112,500
# Large Notes 42,388
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 42,388
$ Large Size $386,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $386,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $305,817.32 $72,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $360,338.72 $72,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $323,198.47 $72,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $335,802.57 $72,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $341,528.11 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $500,254.23 $112,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $561,611.35 $112,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $566,652.63 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $573,140.12 $112,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $628,797.14 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $644,055.08 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $589,667.44 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $531,645.30 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $671,167.37 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $800,064.90 $111,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,036,126.99 $112,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $903,971.95 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $789,298.54 $112,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $700,124.25 $112,500.00

 

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