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Bank Info for NB Charter 236 (1864 - 1877)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Third National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1867 Ira Holmes James H. Bowen
1868-1868 Ira Holmes J. Irving Pearce
1869-1876 L. V. Parsons J. Irving Pearce
1877-1877 Wm. S. Smith J. Irving Pearce
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 - 14000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 23000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 5150
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 3600
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 2468
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 5, 1864
  • Receivership Nov 24, 1877
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $1,661,040
High Bal (1873) $5,622,282
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $195,000
High Bal (1866) $600,000
Total Out (1877) $587,560
# Large Notes 192,872
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 192,872
$ Large Size $1,403,480
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,403,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $1,661,040.13 $195,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $3,339,534.03 $480,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,149,559.16 $600,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,899,946.92 $600,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $4,567,230.77 $597,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $4,037,431.03 $600,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $4,440,910.41 $597,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $5,050,855.20 $596,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $5,006,933.02 $589,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $5,622,282.31 $576,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $4,351,203.59 $552,960.00
Oct-01-1875 $4,284,711.65 $589,760.00
Oct-02-1876 $4,201,789.47 $593,430.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,933,632.21 $587,560.00

 

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