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Bank Info for NB Charter 3296 (1885 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Peoria, IL
2 The Commercial-German National Bank of (1/2/1904)
Peoria, IL
3 The Commercial National Bank of (5/24/1918)
Peoria, IL
4 Commercial Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of (2/21/1930)
Peoria, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1886 Hamilton Bogart Dox Eliot Callender
1887-1894 Hamilton Bogart Dox Gardner Thurston Barker
1895-1899 Hamilton Bogart Dox Walter Gardner Barker
1900-1900 Homer Wirt McCoy Walter Gardner Barker
1901-1910 E. A. Cole Walter Gardner Barker
1911-1914 William Hazzard Walter Gardner Barker
1915-1922 William Hazzard John Finley
1923-1932 William Hazzard Jacob Wachenheimer
1933-1933 William Hazzard G. T. Page
1934-1935 William Hazzard George Littlewood Luthy
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 4x5 1 - 4000
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8670
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6345
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5698
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 18500
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 11800
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 35000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 28200
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 35001 - 45500
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 28201 - 35200
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 6500
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3600
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 7513
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 1212
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 404
4: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 3440
4: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 1672
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 12, 1885
  • Chartered Jan 27, 1885
  • 1: Assumed 3070 by consolidation Jan 2, 1904 (German American NB, Peoria, IL)
  • 4: Assumed 3254 by consolidation Feb 21, 1930 (Merchants NB/Merchants & IllinoisNB, Peoria, IL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Callender, Ayrestored & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $495,441
High Bal (1930) $29,399,778
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $45,000
High Bal (1931) $2,000,000
Total Out (1934) $1,500,000
# Large Notes 613,304
# Small Notes 40,368
# Total Notes 653,672
$ Large Size $6,743,550
$ Small Size $2,641,200
$ Total Issued $9,384,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $495,440.83 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $760,193.68 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $889,927.52 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $896,721.32 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $932,342.90 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $968,727.25 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $939,936.21 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,003,350.61 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $824,951.17 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $863,036.18 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $915,077.36 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $950,757.97 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,294,175.45 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,242,195.00 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,358,135.05 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,910,331.85 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,249,394.59 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,456,518.53 $150,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,700,207.98 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $5,542,169.40 $500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $6,049,157.00 $550,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $7,003,383.00 $550,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,953,130.00 $550,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,425,061.00 $550,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $6,421,171.00 $550,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,350,561.00 $549,998.00
Sep-01-1911 $7,236,547.00 $543,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $7,298,865.00 $537,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,565,886.00 $533,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $7,336,610.00 $537,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,550,213.00 $540,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,757,615.00 $534,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,325,684.00 $536,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $10,205,379.00 $542,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $12,560,737.00 $550,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $11,083,908.00 $543,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $9,139,498.00 $544,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,394,187.00 $548,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,484,508.00 $546,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $10,512,210.00 $546,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,687,379.00 $547,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,078,318.00 $546,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $13,227,406.00 $547,750.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,157,253.00 $546,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $14,388,250.00 $539,800.00
Dec-31-1930 $29,399,778.00 $1,999,940.00
Dec-31-1931 $25,312,346.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $21,885,010.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $21,374,199.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $23,606,055.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $24,431,838.00 $0.00

 

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