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Bank Info for NB Charter 4737 (1892 - 1935)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Du Quoin, IL
2 The First National Bank of [1929]
Duquoin, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1898 Robert Oscar Lehn Pleasant Newton Pope
1899-1899 Joseph Russell Perkins Pleasant Newton Pope
1900-1908 Robert Oscar Lehn Pleasant Newton Pope
1909-1910 Harry Clendenin Miller Pleasant Newton Pope
1911-1914 Walter Roots Kimzey Harry Clendenin Miller
1915-1929 Walter James Forester Harry Clendenin Miller
1930-1934 Lucius Skinner Smith, Jr. Harry Clendenin Miller
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7250
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 740
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 992
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 263
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1940
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1941 - 8580
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2222
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 542
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2365
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 572
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 11, 1892
  • Chartered May 12, 1892
  • 2: Assumed The First Bank and Trust Company of Dec 1, 1934 by consolidation
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 31, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Feb 6, 1935
  • Operated on a restricted basis under Conservator H.C. Miller
  • from 1933-1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $96,172
High Bal (1932) $2,948,802
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 69,294
# Small Notes 19,521
# Total Notes 88,815
$ Large Size $744,290
$ Small Size $233,450
$ Total Issued $977,740
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $96,171.81 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $125,359.58 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $130,017.28 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $137,691.64 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $197,385.94 $44,990.00
Oct-05-1897 $203,508.47 $44,990.00
Sep-20-1898 $218,072.34 $44,990.00
Sep-07-1899 $202,609.71 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $230,164.57 $12,450.00
Sep-30-1901 $331,025.80 $18,750.00
Sep-15-1902 $361,867.98 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $444,995.66 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $473,621.91 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $517,328.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $527,997.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $503,789.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $520,490.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $485,752.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $521,340.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $571,933.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $686,363.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $756,390.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $827,259.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $861,310.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $926,550.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,113,127.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,186,091.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,254,340.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,388,270.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,508,198.00 $49,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,477,735.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,647,042.00 $49,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,432,377.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,557,875.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,581,639.00 $49,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,614,046.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,585,213.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,716,117.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,387,438.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,306,567.00 $69,960.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,948,802.00 $100,000.00

 

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