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Bank Info for NB Charter 1693 (1869 - 1876)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1869-1869 Geo. T. Pomeroy A. Vance Brown
1870-1871 Edwin Maynard Benjamin Franklin Hadduck
1872-1876 Edwin Maynard P. C. Maynard
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 - 1206
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4495
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2144
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1693)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 19, 1869
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1869
  • Liquidated Dec 2, 1876
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: "This Bank stipulates to waive all claim to circlation under the present law".
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $395,660
High Bal (1871) $1,453,203
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $45,000
High Bal (1871) $219,200
Total Out (1876) $45,000
# Large Notes 31,380
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 31,380
$ Large Size $203,130
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $203,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-09-1869 $395,660.07 $54,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,080,298.91 $216,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,453,203.14 $219,200.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,069,506.06 $118,800.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,186,911.63 $117,676.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,238,172.94 $164,270.00
Oct-01-1875 $908,813.12 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $714,063.48 $45,000.00

 

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