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Bank Info for NB Charter 230 (1864 - 1999)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Monroe, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Benjamin Chenowith John A. Bingham
1865-1869 Julius B. Galusha Asa Richardson
1870-1872 Julius B. Galusha Geo. W. Hoffman
1873-1886 Julius B. Galusha Arabut Ludlow
1887-1893 Henry Ludlow Arabut Ludlow
1894-1903 C. W. Twining Henry Ludlow
1904-1919 John Strahm Henry Ludlow
1920-1921 C. L. Barlow Willis Ludlow
1922-1926 C. A. Roderick Willis Ludlow
1927-1928 C. A. Roderick F. B. Luchsinger
1929-1932 C. A. Schindler F. B. Luchsinger
1933-1933 C. A. Roderick F. B. Luchsinger
1934-1935 R. W. Prien F. B. Luchsinger
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 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7950
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5745
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9126
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 944
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2600
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6100
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 6101 - 6600 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6601 - 17867
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2828
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 866
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2120
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 341

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 3, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Amcore Bank, N.A. in Rockford, IL Oct 1, 1999
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $234,174
High Bal (1930) $2,789,678
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $21,840
High Bal (1932) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 180,928
# Small Notes 24,625
# Total Notes 205,553
$ Large Size $1,531,970
$ Small Size $301,620
$ Total Issued $1,833,590
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $234,174.24 $49,375.00
Oct-02-1865 $284,381.98 $79,980.00
Oct-01-1866 $300,429.28 $79,867.00
Oct-07-1867 $289,877.57 $79,230.00
Oct-05-1868 $288,701.31 $78,064.00
Oct-09-1869 $283,671.32 $79,039.00
Oct-08-1870 $281,219.56 $78,831.00
Oct-02-1871 $286,836.61 $79,459.00
Oct-03-1872 $302,802.18 $79,191.00
Sep-12-1873 $340,785.26 $79,866.00
Oct-02-1874 $371,987.73 $79,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $337,214.51 $76,600.00
Oct-02-1876 $312,074.75 $81,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $305,267.73 $81,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $322,343.68 $81,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $334,320.04 $79,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $388,204.43 $78,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $426,185.62 $81,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $414,190.64 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $453,656.75 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $388,214.28 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $350,288.01 $44,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $370,238.82 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $482,719.65 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $405,891.40 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $394,956.88 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $442,951.52 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $477,144.21 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $494,451.32 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $424,318.51 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $426,437.77 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $451,447.16 $21,840.00
Oct-06-1896 $375,430.85 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $424,260.77 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $499,872.84 $53,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $613,446.44 $54,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $720,489.10 $60,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $781,847.79 $58,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $773,156.89 $59,497.50
Sep-09-1903 $769,726.68 $60,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $768,548.94 $60,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $815,603.00 $60,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $909,674.00 $60,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,036,900.00 $58,900.00
Sep-23-1908 $976,718.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,025,032.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,103,068.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,009,744.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,051,342.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,040,066.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,176,934.00 $99,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,306,097.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,375,625.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,473,804.00 $98,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,479,668.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,742,231.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,681,983.00 $99,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,624,048.00 $98,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,606,626.00 $99,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,784,104.00 $98,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,060,501.00 $98,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,191,505.00 $99,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,263,018.00 $99,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,421,602.00 $98,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,534,571.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,695,801.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,789,678.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,628,287.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,278,649.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,306,400.00 $149,400.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,326,260.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,418,596.00 $0.00

 

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