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Bank Info for NB Charter 3698 (1887 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fort Dearborn National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1888 Seymour Walton Homer Nash Hibbard
1889-1891 Peter Dudley John A. King
1892-1902 Leroy Albert Goddard John A. King
1903-1903 Nelson Norman Lampert Leroy Albert Goddard
1904-1907 Henry Robertson (Robinson) Kent Leroy Albert Goddard
1908-1912 Henry Robertson (Robinson) Kent William Alonzo Tilden
1913-1916 Geo. H. Wilson William Alonzo Tilden
1917-1918 Edwin Carroll Tubbs William Alonzo Tilden
1919-1921 William W. LeGros William Alonzo Tilden
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 - 40900
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12000
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 6216
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 12500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 78379
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 55240
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 18, 1887
  • Chartered May 5, 1887
  • Liquidated Jan 9, 1924
  • Absorbed by 2894 (Continental and Commercial NB, Chicago, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $1,178,558
High Bal (1920) $93,986,735
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $44,120
High Bal (1914) $1,679,600
Total Out (1917) $50,000
# Large Notes 836,508
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 836,508
$ Large Size $7,279,980
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $7,279,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $1,178,558.23 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,048,983.48 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,377,262.52 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,582,441.24 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,614,113.85 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,962,403.01 $44,120.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,454,999.91 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,367,710.02 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,517,069.55 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,920,037.35 $44,240.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,894,214.83 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,990,474.66 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,089,180.95 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $4,364,005.44 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,186,866.81 $250,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,088,710.53 $250,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,371,907.78 $248,550.00
Sep-06-1904 $8,914,189.29 $497,700.00
Aug-25-1905 $12,102,573.00 $992,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $14,743,108.00 $995,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $13,169,390.00 $960,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $13,481,619.00 $991,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $15,327,530.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $18,940,242.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $28,099,598.00 $995,398.00
Sep-04-1912 $34,718,403.00 $995,597.00
Aug-09-1913 $35,434,783.00 $794,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $40,726,653.00 $1,679,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $36,749,226.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $45,343,393.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $49,117,873.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $66,682,277.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $76,017,835.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $93,986,735.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $60,937,372.00 $0.00

 

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