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Bank Info for NB Charter 2894 (1883 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Continental National Bank of
Chicago, IL
2 The Continental and Commercial National Bank of (8/1/1910)
Chicago, IL
3 3rd title not used on notes: Continental National Bank and Trust Company of (11/30/1927)
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1886 John Clarke Black Calvin Thatcher Wheeler
1887-1887 Douglass Hoyt Calvin Thatcher Wheeler
1888-1892 Douglass Hoyt John Clarke Black
1893-1893 Douglass Hoyt Calvin Thatcher Wheeler
1894-1897 * none * John Clarke Black
1898-1901 George McClelland Reynolds John Clarke Black
1902-1905 * none * John Clarke Black
1906-1909 William G. Schroeder George McClelland Reynolds
1910-1916 Nathaniel R. Losch George McClelland Reynolds
1917-1919 Wilson Wallace Lampert George McClelland Reynolds
1920-1920 Reuben Gustaf Danielson George McClelland Reynolds
1921-1922 Reuben Gustaf Danielson Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1923-1923 Reuben Gustaf Danielson George McClelland Reynolds
1924-1930 Reuben Gustaf Danielson Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1931-1931 Frank L. King Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1932-1933 Frank L. King James Reader Leavell
1934-1935 Frank L. King Walter Joseph Cummings
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 24939
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 6940
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 75000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 15000
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 23300
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 39980
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 35710
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 5607
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 518815
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 389968
2: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 30334
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 10301
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 23, 1883
  • Chartered Feb 27, 1883
  • 1: Absorbed 4489 Dec 6, 1898 (Globe National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • 1: Assumed 6290 by consolidation Nov 28, 1904 (NB of North America,, Chicago, IL)
  • 1: Assumed 713 by consolidation Jul 30, 1910 (Commercial National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • 2: Absorbed 3698 Jan 9, 1924 (Fort Dearborn National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • 2: Assumed Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago by consolidation Nov 30, 1927 with title change to Continental National Bank and Trust Company of
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1933) $1,872,697
High Bal (1928) $651,852,087
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $16,000
High Bal (1914) $15,568,088
Total Out (1927) $50,000
# Large Notes 4,571,214
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 4,571,214
$ Large Size $48,459,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $48,459,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $6,096,998.15 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $6,639,628.56 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $8,336,446.29 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $8,011,658.95 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $7,210,834.62 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $9,222,671.79 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $9,567,931.09 $22,900.00
Oct-02-1890 $10,121,383.45 $16,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $10,770,972.56 $24,600.00
Sep-30-1892 $11,591,943.43 $19,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $10,219,342.22 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $12,276,731.98 $44,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $11,586,954.72 $33,900.00
Oct-06-1896 $10,590,309.05 $40,350.00
Oct-05-1897 $16,578,787.50 $43,450.00
Sep-20-1898 $20,030,668.40 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $27,508,159.64 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $34,820,786.16 $1,050,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $41,842,219.99 $1,850,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $42,870,866.95 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $38,727,125.31 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $46,090,989.97 $49,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $59,350,226.00 $49,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $65,092,412.00 $2,994,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $72,979,400.00 $2,984,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $80,381,043.00 $3,603,597.00
Sep-01-1909 $88,652,201.00 $3,603,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $197,717,659.00 $7,953,540.00
Sep-01-1911 $212,709,748.00 $8,574,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $225,747,208.00 $8,603,597.00
Aug-09-1913 $213,841,565.00 $8,579,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $225,668,644.00 $15,568,088.00
Sep-02-1915 $245,660,742.00 $8,285,998.00
Sep-12-1916 $289,766,828.00 $591,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $292,779,641.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $359,377,807.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $414,833,054.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $437,527,635.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $353,923,149.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $427,650,559.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $422,990,863.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $496,077,264.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $473,922,741.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $486,119,455.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $512,489,905.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $651,852,087.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,879,108.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,966,562.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,069,411.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,879,127.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,872,697.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,826,755.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,291,349.00 $0.00

 

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