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Bank Info for NB Charter 3839 (1888 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Mt. Pulaski, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1896 Charles W. Lincoln John Lincoln
1897-1899 Wm. Rupp, Jr. David Vanhise
1900-1906 Robert Aitchison David Vanhise
1907-1907 George Rupp David Vanhise
1908-1931 George Rupp Robert Aitchison
1932-1935 B. R. Aitchison George Rupp
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 - 4698
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2216
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3900
1902 DB/PB 4x5 3901 - 4300 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4301 - 11935
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2620
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2621 - 2920 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2921 - 7099
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 840
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1006
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 288
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3724
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1982
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 609

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 20, 1887
  • Chartered Jan 25, 1888
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $134,922
High Bal (1919) $1,180,633
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $11,240
High Bal (1934) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 107,392
# Small Notes 19,119
# Total Notes 126,511
$ Large Size $828,410
$ Small Size $170,740
$ Total Issued $999,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $134,922.06 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1889 $164,047.94 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $197,575.33 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $274,057.53 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $270,733.48 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $205,037.83 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $218,427.05 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $206,740.90 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $176,381.92 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $163,259.82 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $196,550.60 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $218,699.81 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $328,427.84 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $392,018.01 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $454,726.72 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $438,582.77 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $491,899.55 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $481,331.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $479,398.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $498,826.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $566,701.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $565,891.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $604,767.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $648,878.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $616,957.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $594,947.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $666,988.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $644,752.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $716,619.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $967,959.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,011,038.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,180,633.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,093,623.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $894,779.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $836,499.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $867,620.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $850,451.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $832,984.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $774,938.00 $49,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $789,298.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $841,388.00 $49,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $782,427.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $723,875.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $613,709.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $591,293.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $599,342.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $772,705.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $848,287.00 $0.00

 

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