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Bank Info for NB Charter 3278 (1884 - 1900)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1885 William C. Oakley William Charles Dustin Grannis
1886-1889 William C. Oakley C. R. Cummings
1890-1891 William C. Oakley John J. P. Odell
1892-1897 August Blum John J. P. Odell
1898-1899 August Blum David Robertson 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 3x10-20 1 - 3119
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3033
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 18, 1884
  • Chartered Dec 27, 1884
  • Succeeded 698 (Union National Bank, Chicago, IL)
  • Absorbed 2450 Dec 22, 1897 (Hide and Leather NB, Chicago, IL)
  • Assumed by consolidation Bank of Commerce Dec 1898
  • Liquidated Sep 1, 1900
  • Consolidated with 2670 (8) (First National Bank, Chicago, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $6,508,864
High Bal (1899) $16,456,719
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $12,700
High Bal (1886) $45,000
Total Out (1899) $32,000
# Large Notes 18,542
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 18,542
$ Large Size $610,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $610,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $10,324,211.84 $0.00
Oct-07-1886 $10,876,433.54 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $11,051,773.45 $33,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $11,198,940.71 $32,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $11,392,580.98 $20,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $12,439,289.99 $12,700.00
Sep-25-1891 $11,477,005.61 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $12,090,703.23 $30,600.00
Oct-03-1893 $6,776,551.85 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $8,099,315.13 $32,900.00
Sep-28-1895 $8,269,959.34 $21,550.00
Oct-06-1896 $6,508,864.43 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $10,491,506.23 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $12,871,202.36 $39,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $16,456,719.41 $32,000.00

 

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