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Bank Info for NB Charter 2124 (1873 - 1893)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Decatur National Bank
Decatur, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1875 James P. Moore Alexander T. Hill
1876-1876 * none * Alexander T. Hill
1877-1881 George W. Bright Alexander T. Hill
1882-1883 Kilburn Harwood Roby Sr. Alexander T. Hill
1884-1886 Benjamin Oliver McReynolds Alexander T. Hill
1887-1892 Benjamin Oliver McReynolds Kilburn Harwood Roby Sr.
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4900
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5525
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6404
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 16, 1873
  • Chartered Aug 12, 1873
  • Liquidated May 31, 1893
  • Succeeded by 4920 (National Bank, Decatur, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 4920 (National Bank, Decatur, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $219,152
High Bal (1891) $690,761
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1874) $90,000
Total Out (1892) $22,500
# Large Notes 67,316
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 67,316
$ Large Size $263,080
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $263,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $219,870.47 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $248,397.95 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $219,151.80 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $225,551.96 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $239,117.22 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $332,259.80 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $331,202.89 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $433,985.13 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $520,732.84 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $481,243.25 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $480,906.50 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $470,596.97 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $548,984.66 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $630,588.64 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $611,070.12 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $566,763.64 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $577,921.75 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $690,760.60 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $659,016.17 $22,500.00

 

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