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Bank Info for NB Charter 1888 (1871 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bloomington, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1873 Robert C. Foster George Abraham Buskirk
1874-1879 Robert C. Foster John Waldron
1880-1888 Walter Emmet Woodburn John Waldron
1889-1902 Walter Emmet Woodburn Nathaniel Usher Hill
1903-1905 Walter Emmet Woodburn Philip Kearney Buskirk
1906-1906 Charles Sumner Small Philip Kearney Buskirk
1907-1910 Charles Sumner Small Lawrence Van Buskirk
1911-1923 Charles Sumner Small Nathaniel Usher Hill
1924-1935 Reginald Brentz Stull Philip Buskirk Hill
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 - 3000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1480
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1900
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7960
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1909
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5475
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 526
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 309
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1650
1902 DB/PB 4x5 1651 - 1900 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1901 - 15585
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1321 - 1520 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1521 - 10053
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4830
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2210
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 652
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1762
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1030
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 183

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 14, 1871
  • Chartered Oct 7, 1871
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank One, Indianapolis, NA in Indianapolis, IN
  • on Mar 22, 1997
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Buskirk & Hunter
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $295,155
High Bal (1926) $4,428,616
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $26,680
High Bal (1877) $135,000
Total Out (1934) $30,000
# Large Notes 214,068
# Small Notes 49,127
# Total Notes 263,195
$ Large Size $1,448,970
$ Small Size $378,510
$ Total Issued $1,827,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $295,155.39 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $307,949.39 $89,670.00
Oct-02-1874 $299,564.12 $89,515.00
Oct-01-1875 $415,500.62 $133,700.00
Oct-02-1876 $420,735.81 $132,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $466,238.07 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $414,668.15 $134,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $354,429.57 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $344,105.76 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $406,714.34 $108,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $386,053.15 $108,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $447,497.09 $108,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $411,830.01 $106,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $425,818.90 $108,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $337,184.42 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $359,041.25 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $383,412.77 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $409,225.75 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $413,475.13 $27,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $418,188.12 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $496,979.22 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $382,950.39 $26,999.00
Oct-02-1894 $427,161.07 $27,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $485,999.25 $27,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $442,833.04 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $515,192.74 $26,680.00
Sep-20-1898 $566,234.45 $27,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $573,555.87 $26,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $598,141.86 $29,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $599,532.92 $29,497.50
Sep-15-1902 $642,600.38 $29,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $660,894.19 $29,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $751,146.11 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $842,587.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $748,535.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $733,447.00 $29,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $569,766.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $606,172.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $621,912.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $627,227.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $725,042.00 $30,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $737,631.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $681,625.00 $30,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $705,218.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $890,368.00 $29,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,021,646.00 $30,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,097,925.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,293,645.00 $29,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,537,297.00 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,704,221.00 $29,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,072,451.00 $30,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,819,851.00 $90,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,381,376.00 $120,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,362,503.00 $117,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,428,616.00 $118,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,133,353.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,140,544.00 $116,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,923,543.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,474,373.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,198,405.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,965,895.00 $120,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,673,397.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,943,259.00 $30,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,092,762.00 $0.00

 

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