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Bank Info for NB Charter 1996 (1872 - 1886)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mount Vernon National Bank
Mount Vernon, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1876 Christopher Devalcourt Ham Angus M. Grant
1877-1885 Christopher Devalcourt Ham Noah Johnston
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 - 2625
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5543
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 11, 1872
  • Chartered Jun 10, 1872
  • Liquidated Oct 11, 1886
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $122,526
High Bal (1880) $187,982
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1872) $40,500
High Bal (1873) $45,000
Total Out (1885) $45,000
# Large Notes 38,672
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 38,672
$ Large Size $170,860
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $170,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $125,163.96 $40,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $129,242.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $136,442.96 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $125,262.04 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $122,525.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $131,072.55 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $129,225.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $140,262.90 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $187,982.35 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $183,862.47 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $174,504.78 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $176,027.29 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $151,886.33 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $160,063.90 $45,000.00

 

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