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Bank Info for NB Charter 1896 (1871 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Sycamore National Bank
Sycamore, IL
2 The First National Bank of (1/2/1926)
Sycamore, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1882 Philander Murdock Alden James Sears Waterman
1883-1891 Philander Murdock Alden Everell Fletcher Dutton
1892-1899 Charles E. Walker Everell Fletcher Dutton
1900-1900 Charles E. Walker George Everell Dutton
1901-1909 Charles E. Walker David Alexander Syme
1910-1910 John Roy Waterman David Alexander Syme
1911-1920 John Roy Waterman George William Dunton
1921-1925 Floyd Whittemore John Roy Waterman
1926-1930 Thomas Marshall White John Roy Waterman
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 4x5 1 - 1700
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 500
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1132
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1414
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 744
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 789
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1760
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6491
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2493
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 778
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1871
  • Chartered Nov 2, 1871
  • 1: Assumed 9572 by consolidation Jan 2, 1926 (Citizens National Bank, Sycamore, IL)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 9572
  • 2: Receivership Oct 31, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $140,685
High Bal (1928) $2,967,976
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $11,250
High Bal (1926) $175,000
Total Out (1930) $175,000
# Large Notes 55,054
# Small Notes 19,626
# Total Notes 74,680
$ Large Size $1,146,840
$ Small Size $242,940
$ Total Issued $1,389,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $150,038.48 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $146,454.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $169,703.54 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $163,080.39 $42,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $166,196.14 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $155,403.73 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $144,967.09 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $140,684.75 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $177,128.13 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $225,553.36 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $266,465.81 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $283,804.05 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $201,999.69 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $198,470.39 $18,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $217,377.84 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $216,430.42 $18,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $215,137.92 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $221,493.21 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $237,294.51 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $241,426.22 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $222,485.28 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $181,035.51 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $210,578.02 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $234,906.21 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $218,628.24 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $223,519.31 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $247,469.83 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $253,546.98 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $304,708.14 $24,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $351,597.27 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $451,542.51 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $450,444.20 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $475,190.76 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $522,870.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $606,677.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $749,628.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $748,246.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $841,585.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $880,058.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $867,674.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $939,647.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $983,145.00 $98,050.00
Sep-12-1914 $960,229.00 $99,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $960,660.00 $98,750.00
Sep-12-1916 $982,366.00 $95,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,157,636.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,353,491.00 $98,750.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,542,004.00 $93,450.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,512,762.00 $97,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,460,262.00 $97,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,570,272.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,753,208.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,797,826.00 $97,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,951,624.00 $96,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,817,361.00 $175,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,689,715.00 $173,250.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,967,976.00 $172,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,655,281.00 $175,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,263,546.00 $175,000.00

 

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