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Bank Info for NB Charter 3279 (1884 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Galena National Bank
Galena, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1888 Enos C. Ripley Robert H. McClellan
1889-1892 Enos C. Ripley John Ross
1893-1909 W. Ford John Ross
1910-1911 C. P. Mahony W. Ford
1912-1927 C. P. Mahony T. R. Goldthorp
1928-1932 S. J. Hughlett T. R. Goldthorp
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 - 650
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2254
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 850
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2050
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2051 - 4501
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 525
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 130
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 23, 1884
  • Chartered Dec 29, 1884
  • Succeeded 831 (National Bank, Galena, IL)
  • Conservatorship Mar 22, 1933
  • Receivership Oct 9, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $368,755
High Bal (1930) $3,180,048
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $22,200
High Bal (1900) $25,000
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 33,020
# Small Notes 3,930
# Total Notes 36,950
$ Large Size $393,250
$ Small Size $47,100
$ Total Issued $440,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $368,754.61 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $445,201.30 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $495,137.84 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $491,770.28 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $428,373.10 $22,480.00
Oct-02-1890 $470,856.40 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $533,695.53 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $546,799.92 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $438,625.50 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $521,571.63 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $505,297.94 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $432,819.75 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $436,883.79 $22,200.00
Sep-20-1898 $499,458.11 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $591,430.27 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $598,041.50 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $644,371.84 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $578,469.18 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $596,218.03 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $623,310.61 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $617,247.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $697,365.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $817,666.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $724,526.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $782,601.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $804,016.00 $24,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $824,247.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,018,355.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,026,826.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,030,603.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,085,158.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,219,574.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,349,109.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,297,984.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,433,800.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,609,012.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,563,033.00 $24,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,657,161.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,850,521.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,989,566.00 $24,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,101,076.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,523,919.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,760,029.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,104,676.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,160,690.00 $24,100.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,180,048.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,128,658.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,654,755.00 $25,000.00

 

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