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Bank Info for NB Charter 1662 (1866 - 1919)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Ridgely National Bank of
Springfield, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1887 William Ridgely Nicholas Henry Ridgely
1888-1901 Edward Ridgely William Ridgely
1902-1917 Franklin Ridgely William Ridgely
1918-1918 Jay A. Johnson Franklin Ridgely
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 - 8250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6984
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9733
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4743
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 20000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 20001 - 24859
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 11, 1866
  • Chartered Sep 25, 1866
  • Liquidated Feb 1, 1919
  • Succeeded by Ridgely-Farmers State Bank of Springfield
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: This Bank stipulates to waive all rigt to circulation under the Act of Congress approved June 3, 1864 limiting the amount of circulation to $300,000,000".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded N.H. Ridgely & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $100,000
High Bal (1918) $4,341,087
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $25,000
High Bal (1909) $250,000
Total Out (1918) $245,998
# Large Notes 232,276
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 232,276
$ Large Size $2,154,440
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,154,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $100,000.00 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $467,984.27 $39,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $538,290.84 $39,600.00
Oct-09-1869 $652,696.89 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $675,626.50 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $804,296.68 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $822,517.82 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $777,012.08 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $763,994.87 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $794,628.53 $87,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $760,350.17 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $793,460.30 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $693,906.93 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $815,196.78 $89,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $962,481.08 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $949,275.23 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $832,760.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $729,999.57 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $653,091.16 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $664,868.70 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $808,493.62 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $939,625.13 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $828,947.02 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $952,828.06 $44,990.00
Oct-02-1890 $890,506.49 $44,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $774,376.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $816,021.38 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $755,188.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $794,599.47 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $694,928.28 $44,040.00
Oct-06-1896 $758,495.03 $44,620.00
Oct-05-1897 $899,591.50 $44,380.00
Sep-20-1898 $937,518.59 $44,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,213,491.33 $44,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,252,622.86 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,506,048.28 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,583,790.90 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,657,226.80 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,459,164.85 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,668,216.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,076,222.00 $199,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,309,447.00 $197,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,146,349.00 $246,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,040,185.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,961,280.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,324,111.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,602,620.00 $243,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,664,505.00 $243,650.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,725,099.00 $248,395.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,088,257.00 $246,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,412,192.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,003,240.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,341,087.00 $245,998.00

 

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