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Bank Info for NB Charter 1717 (1870 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Sterling, IL
2 First Sterling National Bank (3/8/1930)
Sterling, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1901 William A. Sanborn John S. Miller
1902-1904 Thomas S. McKinney John S. Miller
1905-1910 Henry Green John S. Miller
1911-1911 Henry Green L. C. Thorne
1912-1918 Ezra Mathew L. C. Thorne
1919-1926 W. J. Gallagher L. C. Thorne
1927-1929 J. H. Linn L. C. Thorne
1930-1932 C. F. Bley L. C. Thorne
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2600
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 4600
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3631
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1600
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5360
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 381
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1: 1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2401 - 2800 Type uncertain
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2801 - 8287
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1544
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1378
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 470
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1968
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 894
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 304
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2030
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 840
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 183

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1870
  • Chartered Oct 8, 1870
  • 1: Assumed 2709 and its circulation by consolidation Mar 8, 1930 (Sterling National Bank, Sterling, IL)
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 28, 1933
  • 2: Receivership mar 29, 1934
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded William A. Sanborn
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $350,515
High Bal (1930) $3,540,476
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1915) $42,300
High Bal (1931) $150,000
Total Out (1932) $150,000
# Large Notes 109,836
# Small Notes 42,401
# Total Notes 152,237
$ Large Size $1,009,020
$ Small Size $356,770
$ Total Issued $1,365,790
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $407,725.20 $88,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $350,515.38 $89,313.00
Sep-12-1873 $373,419.89 $87,522.00
Oct-02-1874 $447,685.72 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $431,543.06 $61,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $405,935.53 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $449,869.54 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $446,569.18 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $449,236.64 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $529,381.72 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $689,997.39 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $706,094.46 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $585,918.27 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $522,483.82 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $512,216.31 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $458,608.52 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $472,153.13 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $534,905.35 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $522,682.29 $44,280.00
Oct-02-1890 $580,962.36 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $634,822.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $673,901.45 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $531,772.63 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $605,667.87 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $620,391.73 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $564,767.70 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $609,344.33 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $755,859.30 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $895,771.42 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $992,448.00 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,127,587.08 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,341,742.04 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,287,428.65 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,198,814.88 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,262,400.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,210,385.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,278,485.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,233,479.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,333,802.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,405,569.00 $46,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,400,640.00 $42,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,486,941.00 $43,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,393,091.00 $47,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,409,820.00 $48,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,418,947.00 $42,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,642,557.00 $44,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,717,201.00 $44,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,649,813.00 $49,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,113,061.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,259,763.00 $46,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,851,150.00 $46,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,991,956.00 $47,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,093,331.00 $43,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,097,133.00 $44,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,187,018.00 $43,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,109,944.00 $47,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,096,545.00 $44,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,938,130.00 $48,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,965,640.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,540,476.00 $147,720.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,671,152.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,012,600.00 $150,000.00

 

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