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Bank Info for NB Charter 3962 (1889 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Litchfield, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1889 Eli Miller Royal James Whitney
1890-1912 Eli Miller Samuel Moody Grubbs
1913-1927 Joseph Roy Miller Eli Miller
1928-1935 A. F. Heath Joseph Roy Miller
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 3x10-20 1 - 6312
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5401 - 15957
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1742
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 514
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 932
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 300
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 24, 1888
  • Chartered Jan 15, 1889
  • Succeeded S. M. Grubbs & co.
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded S.M. Grubbs & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $258,885
High Bal (1923) $1,368,543
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 89,076
# Small Notes 14,768
# Total Notes 103,844
$ Large Size $1,113,450
$ Small Size $181,520
$ Total Issued $1,294,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $279,502.33 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $295,706.73 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $352,434.04 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $424,070.30 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $275,953.35 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $296,384.38 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $298,148.01 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $258,884.69 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $266,315.11 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $344,035.12 $66,150.00
Sep-07-1899 $317,631.17 $67,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $353,470.88 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $390,442.03 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $411,395.53 $75,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $608,785.75 $75,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $679,933.25 $75,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $695,521.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $691,819.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $707,476.00 $75,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $648,556.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $690,402.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $739,292.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $779,528.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $745,405.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $747,286.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $753,697.00 $75,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $715,796.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $789,506.00 $73,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $935,345.00 $73,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,119,954.00 $72,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,321,599.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,202,163.00 $73,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,128,535.00 $74,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,206,644.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,368,543.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,273,705.00 $73,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,207,019.00 $73,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,101,818.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,225,999.00 $72,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,149,806.00 $73,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,120,013.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,029,043.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,015,994.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $892,858.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $851,415.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $895,216.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,019,520.00 $0.00

 

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