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Bank Info for NB Charter 2709 (1882 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Sterling National Bank
Sterling, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1882 Charles Arthur Reed Bradford C. Church
1883-1885 Charles Arthur Reed James R. Bell
1886-1901 John H. Lawrence James R. Bell
1902-1904 C. H. Tuttle James R. Bell
1905-1919 S. G. Crawford John H. Lawrence
1920-1921 H. R. Trudo S. G. Crawford
1922-1928 C. F. Bley S. G. Crawford
1929-1929 C. F. Bley Q. W. Hungate
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5461
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 279
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3500
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 3501 - 4000 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4001 - 6400 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3620 Plate dated 1922
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 396
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 66

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 20, 1882
  • Chartered May 27, 1882
  • Closed Mar 8, 1930
  • Consolidated with 1717 Mar 8, 1930 (FNB/First Sterling NB, Sterling, IL)
  • Circulation assumed by 1717 (FNB/First Sterling NB, Sterling, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $121,066
High Bal (1926) $2,447,992
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $16,135
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1929) $50,000
# Large Notes 74,240
# Small Notes 2,772
# Total Notes 77,012
$ Large Size $764,170
$ Small Size $31,680
$ Total Issued $795,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $121,066.10 $26,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $210,766.57 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $196,403.65 $26,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $192,375.34 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $187,819.68 $16,875.00
Oct-05-1887 $188,466.04 $16,135.00
Oct-04-1888 $227,455.82 $16,875.00
Sep-30-1889 $223,735.86 $16,875.00
Oct-02-1890 $240,679.95 $16,875.00
Sep-25-1891 $297,765.75 $16,875.00
Sep-30-1892 $332,562.53 $16,875.00
Oct-03-1893 $272,506.87 $16,875.00
Oct-02-1894 $294,239.89 $16,875.00
Sep-28-1895 $292,156.02 $16,875.00
Oct-06-1896 $308,461.44 $16,875.00
Oct-05-1897 $371,013.71 $16,875.00
Sep-20-1898 $443,603.09 $16,875.00
Sep-07-1899 $516,925.58 $16,875.00
Sep-05-1900 $563,598.95 $18,750.00
Sep-30-1901 $645,224.90 $18,750.00
Sep-15-1902 $787,861.80 $18,750.00
Sep-09-1903 $847,918.86 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $912,227.94 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $902,118.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $980,090.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,013,546.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $947,035.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,068,135.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,042,437.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,052,865.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,153,308.00 $48,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,157,591.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,196,827.00 $49,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,255,784.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,408,589.00 $49,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,578,428.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,455,732.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,866,752.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,002,827.00 $48,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,865,470.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,931,823.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,905,422.00 $48,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,030,425.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,413,961.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,447,992.00 $44,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,415,581.00 $45,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,090,972.00 $48,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,036,549.00 $50,000.00

 

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