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Bank Info for NB Charter 2154 (1874 - 1993)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Belleville, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1874 Van Leer Runyan Dr. Julius Kohl
1874-1878 Casimir Andel Dr. Julius Kohl
1879-1908 Casimir Andel Capt. Joseph Fuess, Jr.
1909-1915 Philip Gass Casimir Andel
1916-1935 Philip Gass George Brinton McClellan Rogers
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1820
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2769
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3250
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2460
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6250
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 900
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 85
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 920
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2501 - 38061
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 921 - 1269
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7334
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 276
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 80
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6180
1929 Type 2 100 1 - 88
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 1, 1874
  • Chartered Jun 15, 1874
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Magna Bank of Illinois,Belleville,IL Jun 30,1993
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1874) $176,434
High Bal (1932) $4,311,987
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1874) $40,200
High Bal (1910) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 235,736
# Small Notes 52,408
# Total Notes 288,144
$ Large Size $2,028,570
$ Small Size $390,520
$ Total Issued $2,419,090
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $176,433.71 $40,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $222,322.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $266,854.93 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $299,219.95 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $391,039.47 $41,070.00
Oct-02-1879 $367,912.89 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $477,334.12 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $490,240.19 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $458,491.60 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $460,475.69 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $386,140.21 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $358,351.87 $44,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $499,259.11 $43,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $502,257.27 $43,950.00
Oct-04-1888 $501,970.48 $42,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $629,163.43 $42,010.00
Oct-02-1890 $818,305.87 $44,360.00
Sep-25-1891 $876,917.62 $44,280.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,006,174.42 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $830,078.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $817,532.68 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $833,354.12 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $939,056.01 $81,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $946,722.64 $81,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,076,209.85 $75,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,145,649.19 $80,550.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,301,233.15 $88,350.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,515,676.48 $90,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,600,726.95 $90,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,800,085.59 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,890,610.23 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,006,137.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,243,970.00 $98,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,102,887.00 $98,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,842,626.00 $146,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,827,853.00 $148,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,890,369.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,863,459.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,805,912.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,854,207.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,851,395.00 $149,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,768,283.00 $149,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,961,366.00 $148,397.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,495,193.00 $149,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,696,195.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,973,836.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,451,326.00 $147,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,514,943.00 $148,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,582,911.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,823,029.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,834,756.00 $150,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,999,574.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,162,903.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,280,988.00 $147,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,284,036.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,215,079.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,164,848.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,237,375.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,311,987.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,899,258.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,281,531.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,078,741.00 $0.00

 

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