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Bank Info for NB Charter 1987 (1872 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fairbury, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 N. E. Lyman Isaac Price McDowell
1873-1874 J. D. Weaver Isaac Price McDowell
1875-1876 David S. Crum Isaac Price McDowell
1877-1900 Thomas Scott O'Neill McDowell Isaac Price McDowell
1901-1901 Thomas Scott O'Neill McDowell * none *
1902-1907 Elmer Ellsworth McDowell Thomas Scott O'Neill McDowell
1908-1908 * none * Thomas Scott O'Neill McDowell
1909-1909 C. E. Maunder Thomas Scott O'Neill McDowell
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 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3375
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4119
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 926
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 21
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 6, 1872
  • Chartered May 27, 1872
  • Liquidated Mar 31, 1910
  • Succeeded by First Bank of Fairbury
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $123,350
High Bal (1900) $267,098
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1904) $50,000
Total Out (1909) $50,000
# Large Notes 37,870
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 37,870
$ Large Size $299,430
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $299,430
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $129,682.10 $40,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $154,377.15 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $158,289.54 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $156,302.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $149,107.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $129,229.45 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $138,964.11 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $143,127.05 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $173,300.61 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $198,214.11 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $203,680.86 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $164,560.69 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $123,507.25 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $126,957.63 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $123,349.86 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $158,329.00 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $170,895.93 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $185,491.90 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $196,767.32 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $220,267.90 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $202,088.80 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $170,203.95 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $193,764.74 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $174,568.66 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $171,899.99 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $177,419.62 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $198,377.61 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $216,426.46 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $267,097.69 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $252,422.68 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $238,436.29 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $196,474.77 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $258,515.58 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $226,552.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $241,375.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $226,805.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $234,889.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $220,336.00 $50,000.00

 

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