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Bank Info for NB Charter 1793 (1871 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Kankakee, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1892 Haswell Cordis Clarke Emory Cobb
1894-1894 Daniel C. Taylor Azariah Buck
1895-1901 J. Frank Leonard Azariah Buck
1902-1905 H. J. Legris Azariah Buck
1906-1910 H. J. Legris Lennington Small
1911-1915 C. R. Miller Lennington Small
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 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3505
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6400
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3190
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1585
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1514
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 10750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 10751 - 11435
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8401 - 8846
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 13, 1871
  • Chartered Feb 20, 1871
  • Suspended Jul 29, 1893
  • Receivership Aug 5, 1893
  • Restored to solv Dec 4, 1893
  • Liquidated Jun 21, 1916
  • Succeeded by First Trust & Savings Bank of Kankakee
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Odell & Ennis [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $147,928
High Bal (1914) $1,779,666
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $10,850
High Bal (1912) $200,000
Total Out (1915) $196,200
# Large Notes 163,900
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 163,900
$ Large Size $1,211,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,211,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $147,928.46 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $171,622.21 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $157,120.66 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1874 $172,430.46 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $160,910.62 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $156,943.92 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $171,546.52 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $186,864.29 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $209,874.37 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $253,449.80 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $298,292.84 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $328,097.96 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $256,402.48 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $291,247.95 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $298,051.53 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $323,653.78 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $416,817.15 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $364,677.89 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $359,047.76 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $374,900.57 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $393,732.83 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $361,085.43 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $175,570.22 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $239,963.96 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $195,526.05 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $231,298.47 $10,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $263,387.88 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $284,524.02 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $328,030.94 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $327,857.36 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $562,576.43 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $536,720.58 $25,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $561,099.24 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $899,784.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $914,110.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,177,387.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,063,127.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,189,137.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,343,622.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,416,602.00 $107,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,678,832.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,646,388.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,779,666.00 $197,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,742,593.00 $196,200.00

 

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