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Bank Info for NB Charter 3214 (1884 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Central National Bank of
Peoria, IL
2 The Central National Bank and Trust Company of (8/1/1928)
Peoria, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1890 Benjamin Freeman Blossom Lieut. Martin Kingman
1891-1895 Benjamin Freeman Blossom Hervey Lightner
1896-1900 Benjamin Freeman Blossom Oliver Joseph Bailey
1901-1904 Frederick Freeman Blossom Oliver Joseph Bailey
1905-1909 Frederick Freeman Blossom Richard W. Kempshall
1910-1914 Albert H. Addison Richard W. Kempshall
1915-1918 Albert H. Addison Frederick Freeman Blossom
1919-1932 Carl Frederick Harsch Frederick Freeman Blossom
1933-1935 Franklin George Harsch Frederick Freeman Blossom
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6081
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6100
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 11750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8900
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 11751 - 113963
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8901 - 11000
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 6935
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1085
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 10990
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5656
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1982
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8052
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4653
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1068
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 20, 1884
  • Chartered Jun 28, 1884
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Kingman, Blossom & Co. (Farmers Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $366,120
High Bal (1935) $11,367,600
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $45,000
High Bal (1933) $400,000
Total Out (1934) $400,000
# Large Notes 600,656
# Small Notes 125,541
# Total Notes 726,197
$ Large Size $3,731,260
$ Small Size $1,015,050
$ Total Issued $4,746,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $366,120.09 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $400,428.40 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $410,024.20 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $494,995.33 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $554,988.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $625,077.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $655,568.74 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $809,601.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $788,703.39 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $566,437.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $606,164.25 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $733,093.95 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $702,102.48 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $772,442.07 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $991,822.46 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,237,766.84 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,463,999.26 $46,960.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,455,958.48 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,621,210.11 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,796,244.81 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,491,651.18 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,548,341.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,614,263.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,667,759.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,905,977.00 $198,480.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,902,150.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,846,045.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,903,986.00 $98,492.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,008,206.00 $99,992.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,406,533.00 $248,992.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,325,774.00 $243,398.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,641,537.00 $238,497.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,096,973.00 $148,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,746,713.00 $137,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,312,786.00 $207,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,021,841.00 $195,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,956,121.00 $233,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,481,203.00 $245,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,761,817.00 $241,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,040,042.00 $233,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,752,890.00 $245,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,494,024.00 $245,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,645,267.00 $244,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,067,001.00 $245,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,940,710.00 $245,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,767,073.00 $238,900.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,033,455.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,024,113.00 $247,600.00
Dec-31-1932 $7,411,005.00 $350,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,521,988.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $10,241,750.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $11,367,600.00 $0.00

 

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