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Bank Info for NB Charter 2670 (1882 - 1911)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1890 Henry Roberts Symonds Samuel Mayo Nickerson I
1891-1891 Richard J. Street Samuel Mayo Nickerson I
1892-1896 Richard J. Street Lyman Judson Gage
1897-1899 Richard J. Street Samuel Mayo Nickerson I
1900-1904 Richard J. Street James Berwick Forgan
1905-1906 Frank Orton Wetmore James Berwick Forgan
1907-1910 Charles Noble Gillett James Berwick Forgan
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 12500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 18141
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 149050
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 107980
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 866
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 111670
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 76000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 4444
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 25, 1882
  • Chartered May 1, 1882
  • Succeeded 8 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Assumed 3278 by consolidation Sep 1, 1900 (Union National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Absorbed 3179 May 31, 1902 (Metropolitan National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Retook 8 May 24, 1911 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 8 (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $18,593,745
High Bal (1909) $137,656,128
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $381,997
High Bal (1910) $2,974,800
Total Out (1910) $2,974,800
# Large Notes 1,912,784
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,912,784
$ Large Size $16,426,950
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $16,426,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $20,402,913.41 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $20,863,897.58 $0.00
Sep-30-1884 $18,593,745.15 $0.00
Oct-01-1885 $23,222,667.64 $0.00
Oct-07-1886 $23,926,026.92 $0.00
Oct-05-1887 $25,842,244.22 $0.00
Oct-04-1888 $27,844,230.95 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $30,786,017.86 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $30,893,298.71 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $32,540,691.69 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $34,309,019.27 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $31,829,212.06 $0.00
Oct-02-1894 $35,879,559.88 $0.00
Sep-28-1895 $33,924,936.16 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $29,263,347.54 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $43,318,322.19 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $44,354,494.41 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $51,721,358.79 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $76,017,211.23 $533,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $81,797,939.34 $942,860.00
Sep-15-1902 $106,367,022.09 $896,190.00
Sep-09-1903 $105,518,015.77 $1,573,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $107,910,779.52 $1,522,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $112,931,338.00 $1,641,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $119,743,771.00 $1,630,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $116,642,506.00 $2,090,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $123,705,593.00 $381,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $137,656,128.00 $2,021,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $134,905,746.00 $2,974,800.00

 

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