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Bank Info for NB Charter 3179 (1884 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Metropolitan National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1885 Henry A. Ware Elbridge Gallet Keith
1886-1894 William D. Preston Elbridge Gallet Keith
1895-1901 H. H. Hitchcock Elbridge Gallet Keith
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 - 5893
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4375
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 9000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 2, 1884
  • Chartered May 6, 1884
  • Assumed West Side Bank by consolidation Feb 1899
  • Liquidated May 31, 1902
  • Absorbed by 8 (2670) (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Preston, Kean & Co. (banking department of)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $2,307,356
High Bal (1901) $25,250,391
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $875
High Bal (1900) $840,000
Total Out (1901) $830,900
# Large Notes 59,072
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 59,072
$ Large Size $1,686,610
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,686,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $2,307,355.64 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,625,688.69 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,318,150.34 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $6,634,002.94 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $7,506,290.98 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $7,598,760.35 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $9,430,926.65 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $13,360,561.88 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $15,076,772.56 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $13,049,263.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $14,743,913.71 $1,915.00
Sep-28-1895 $12,076,735.40 $1,475.00
Oct-06-1896 $11,641,142.34 $1,175.00
Oct-05-1897 $17,061,984.37 $875.00
Sep-20-1898 $18,151,739.49 $297,875.00
Sep-07-1899 $19,826,648.48 $9,875.00
Sep-05-1900 $23,359,115.42 $840,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $25,250,391.11 $830,900.00

 

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