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Bank Info for NB Charter 4233 (1890 - 1995)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Effingham, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1894 Joseph Partridge, Jr. Joseph Partridge, Sr.
1895-1898 Henry Bernhard Wernsing Joseph Partridge, Sr.
1899-1909 Henry Bernhard Wernsing Legrand Burrell
1910-1916 Paul Partridge Henry Bernhard Wernsing
1917-1928 Harry John Alt Henry Bernhard Wernsing
1929-1929 * none * Henry Bernhard Wernsing
1930-1935 Frederic Barnes Wernsing Henry Bernhard Wernsing
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 900
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2200
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 330
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2001 - 5098
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 506
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 176
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 574
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 163
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 3, 1890
  • Chartered Feb 15, 1890
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into The Harrisburg National Bank in Harrisburg, IL
  • on May 6, 1995
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Partridge Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $109,818
High Bal (1935) $838,387
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 34,124
# Small Notes 4,829
# Total Notes 38,953
$ Large Size $389,650
$ Small Size $60,480
$ Total Issued $450,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $109,818.28 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $133,253.60 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $153,530.08 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $135,117.70 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $141,943.09 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $161,071.51 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $143,485.32 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $178,307.35 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $191,094.89 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $182,927.68 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $206,248.67 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $239,697.22 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $252,185.22 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $301,779.30 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $348,432.83 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $328,160.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $345,580.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $378,948.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $343,463.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $365,877.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $377,813.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $376,304.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $371,349.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $400,724.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $378,144.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $376,309.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $451,723.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $464,898.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $474,773.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $597,605.00 $23,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $522,443.00 $24,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $504,510.00 $24,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $524,694.00 $24,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $553,064.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $580,811.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $645,288.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $626,354.00 $24,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $653,450.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $658,257.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $631,412.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $605,536.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1931 $599,758.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $610,125.00 $24,820.00
Dec-30-1933 $672,225.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $771,141.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $838,387.00 $0.00

 

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