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Bank Info for NB Charter 363 (1864 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Peru, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Mark Haynes Elbert Hamilton Shirk
1864-1866 Marvin Scott Robinson Elbert Hamilton Shirk
1867-1885 Milton Shirk Elbert Hamilton Shirk
1886-1902 Richard Arthur Edwards Milton Shirk
1903-1910 Richard Arthur Edwards Elbert Wright Shirk
1911-1919 Milton Arthur Edwards Richard Arthur Edwards
1920-1926 Lloyd V. Smith Richard Arthur Edwards
1927-1930 LT. Richard Harris Chamberlain Richard Elbert Edwards
1931-1932 William Gordon Smith Richard Elbert Edwards
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 6020
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1890
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1675
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1159
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2345
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2188
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2150
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1590
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3580
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4701 - 19105
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3581 - 13468
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3125
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1942
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 422
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1864
  • Conservatorship Apr 21, 1933
  • Receivership Sep 6, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $157,951
High Bal (1926) $2,567,807
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $2,600
High Bal (1911) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 225,760
# Small Notes 32,934
# Total Notes 258,694
$ Large Size $1,644,350
$ Small Size $260,910
$ Total Issued $1,905,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $157,950.67 $28,915.00
Oct-02-1865 $245,161.22 $34,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $365,872.47 $88,062.00
Oct-07-1867 $357,085.41 $88,392.00
Oct-05-1868 $365,545.58 $88,787.00
Oct-09-1869 $424,630.70 $88,853.00
Oct-08-1870 $478,628.99 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $624,219.44 $89,954.00
Oct-03-1872 $781,645.88 $89,893.00
Sep-12-1873 $826,254.06 $88,893.00
Oct-02-1874 $743,598.94 $89,790.00
Oct-01-1875 $814,714.79 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $779,767.62 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $815,443.93 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $843,597.43 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $913,446.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,036,761.90 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,216,411.13 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,386,439.14 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,111,584.85 $89,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,080,344.30 $75,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,183,046.82 $75,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,276,680.94 $75,600.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,171,512.15 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,016,933.89 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,187,020.00 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,139,496.67 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,295,997.00 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,369,600.57 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $911,869.62 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,130,933.26 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,213,810.94 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,065,287.50 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,135,076.25 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,161,465.12 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,356,641.99 $17,910.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,557,876.24 $12,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,759,877.74 $9,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,380,675.96 $6,100.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,067,295.23 $4,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,715,959.63 $3,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,883,117.00 $2,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,924,206.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,765,957.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,597,872.00 $45,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,618,174.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,599,631.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,771,077.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,964,783.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,926,379.00 $98,850.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,734,642.00 $96,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,594,036.00 $91,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,653,171.00 $95,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,730,372.00 $92,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,821,335.00 $96,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,985,476.00 $93,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,298,114.00 $96,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,005,252.00 $96,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,001,106.00 $98,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,084,943.00 $95,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,206,093.00 $94,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,282,099.00 $97,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,567,807.00 $94,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,160,147.00 $96,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,196,953.00 $98,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,016,728.00 $95,740.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,976,350.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,844,913.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,649,430.00 $100,000.00

 

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