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Bank Info for NB Charter 2048 (1872 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Home National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1875 George W. Fuller Aug. L. Chetlain
1876-1884 George W. Fuller Albert Merritt Billings
1885-1893 H. H. Blake Albert Merritt Billings
1894-1894 Wm. McDougall (Asst) Albert Merritt Billings
1895-1897 Wm. McDougall Albert Merritt Billings
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 - 100
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3799
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2461
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 10, 1872
  • Chartered Sep 19, 1872
  • Liquidated Dec 7, 1897
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $593,266
High Bal (1888) $2,053,273
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $3,500
High Bal (1873) $90,000
Total Out (1894) $3,500
# Large Notes 25,440
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 25,440
$ Large Size $199,530
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $199,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $606,984.31 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $614,586.22 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $649,888.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $695,874.60 $36,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $900,497.38 $22,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $593,265.94 $14,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $718,422.79 $41,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $756,173.42 $37,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $963,607.11 $32,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $967,076.22 $25,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,004,309.41 $42,400.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,146,152.78 $32,300.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,169,535.25 $28,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,222,740.21 $20,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,318,665.52 $21,550.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,053,272.97 $14,530.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,014,477.98 $9,020.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,861,047.27 $6,610.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,464,381.12 $4,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,551,295.11 $3,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,592,442.00 $3,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,585,656.36 $3,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,691,198.45 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,708,689.89 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,593,895.78 $0.00

 

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