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Bank Info for NB Charter 1709 (1870 - 1879)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Corn Exchange National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1874 Orson Smith Julian S. Rumsey
1875-1878 Orson Smith Sidney A. Kent
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 - 14496
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4936
Original Series 50-100 1 - 200
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1709)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 9, 1870
  • Chartered Sep 19, 1870
  • Liquidated jan 4, 1879
  • Succeeded by Corn Exchange Bank of Chicago
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by Corn Exchange Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $2,289,882
High Bal (1878) $3,565,015
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $45,000
High Bal (1871) $450,000
Total Out (1878) $45,000
# Large Notes 98,128
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 98,128
$ Large Size $591,720
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $591,720
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $2,454,028.98 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,289,881.91 $448,700.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,640,773.35 $444,900.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,996,368.77 $446,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,492,169.69 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,743,985.91 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,141,936.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,565,014.84 $45,000.00

 

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