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Bank Info for NB Charter 4731 (1892 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Palmer National Bank of
Danville, IL
2 Palmer-American National Bank of (11/28/1931)
Danville, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1900 Milton John Wolford Charles Jacob Palmer
1901-1902 D. M. Fowler Milton John Wolford
1903-1912 Herman Bahls Milton John Wolford
1913-1926 J. E. Walker Milton John Wolford
1927-1927 C. A. White Milton John Wolford
1928-1928 C. A. White T. Conron
1929-1934 C. A. White John A. Cathcart
1935-1935 C. A. White T. Conron
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1170
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2617
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3213
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 46
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 5192
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 5193 - 6442
1: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 722
1: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 242
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 56
2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 27
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 15, 1892
  • Chartered Apr 23, 1892
  • 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 (1892) $229,912
High Bal (1928) $3,399,836
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $22,500
High Bal (1922) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 48,626
# Small Notes 6,282
# Total Notes 54,908
$ Large Size $2,229,100
$ Small Size $394,800
$ Total Issued $2,623,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $229,911.74 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $285,076.54 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $258,518.71 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $267,272.58 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $269,705.45 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $306,901.67 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $386,127.09 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $571,625.55 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $600,906.49 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $666,883.56 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $614,936.90 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $691,854.98 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $702,919.14 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $777,035.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $767,499.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $836,427.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,010,761.00 $160,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,011,235.00 $160,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,038,265.00 $160,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,055,108.00 $160,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,125,818.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,203,546.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,323,913.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,285,502.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,567,357.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,686,381.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,896,670.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,119,613.00 $193,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,563,745.00 $298,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,712,504.00 $296,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,704,478.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,915,776.00 $297,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,683,664.00 $296,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,788,044.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,697,683.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,531,299.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,399,836.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,790,009.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,573,532.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,968,716.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,603,322.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,676,963.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,993,362.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,697,838.00 $0.00

 

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