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Bank Info for NB Charter 1964 (1872 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Miners National Bank of
Braidwood, IL
2 The Commercial National Bank of (4/15/1878)
Wilmington, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 William H. Odell John H. Daniels
1873-1887 William H. Odell David U. Cobb
1888-1904 William H. Odell E. W. Felton
1905-1906 William H. Odell H. N. Roberts
1907-1919 C. H. Kahler H. N. Roberts
1920-1921 W. F. Luehrs Edw. Donohoe
1922-1922 W. F. Luehrs * none *
1923-1925 W. F. Luehrs C. K. Blake
1926-1932 W. H. Whitmore, Jr. W. F. Luehrs
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 - 1500
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1105
2: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 626
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 350
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 57
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 640
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 641 - 888
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 145
2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 32
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 15, 1872
  • Chartered Apr 22, 1872
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Nov 1, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $96,738
High Bal (1920) $718,010
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $10,250
High Bal (1921) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 27,538
# Small Notes 1,062
# Total Notes 28,600
$ Large Size $464,050
$ Small Size $62,700
$ Total Issued $526,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $96,737.64 $27,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $103,481.09 $26,875.00
Oct-02-1874 $121,276.10 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $127,173.14 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $131,806.28 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $125,635.69 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $139,091.52 $44,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $156,695.89 $44,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $196,459.13 $44,950.00
Oct-01-1881 $241,939.59 $44,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $249,602.72 $44,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $245,418.62 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $241,860.50 $43,922.00
Oct-01-1885 $237,832.12 $44,347.00
Oct-07-1886 $243,199.88 $44,597.00
Oct-05-1887 $237,281.08 $11,247.00
Oct-04-1888 $287,472.53 $11,247.00
Sep-30-1889 $252,526.46 $11,247.00
Oct-02-1890 $267,066.76 $11,247.00
Sep-25-1891 $302,164.40 $11,247.00
Sep-30-1892 $320,016.10 $11,247.00
Oct-03-1893 $262,584.39 $11,247.00
Oct-02-1894 $262,847.93 $11,247.00
Sep-28-1895 $284,705.00 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $239,206.66 $10,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $238,698.78 $10,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $257,199.74 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $313,856.30 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $352,417.37 $11,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $430,822.15 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $422,746.86 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $414,685.64 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $414,532.85 $11,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $436,412.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $458,325.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $477,183.00 $12,050.00
Sep-23-1908 $468,462.00 $12,450.00
Sep-01-1909 $444,853.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $474,719.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $505,979.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $556,664.00 $12,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $517,740.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $541,350.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $470,222.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $489,740.00 $11,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $520,548.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $543,305.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $579,990.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $718,010.00 $49,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $549,776.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $601,748.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $596,218.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $601,893.00 $49,750.00
Sep-28-1925 $596,333.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $593,280.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $651,453.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $671,201.00 $49,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $666,228.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $633,488.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1931 $475,770.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $357,670.00 $50,000.00

 

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