Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 477 (1864 - 1870)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Decatur, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Theodore W. Freese Thomas Owen Smith
1867-1868 Theodore W. Freese Isaac Marshall Freese
1869-1869 J. H. Livingston Judge William Leslie Hammer
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2910
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3750
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 477)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 6, 1864
  • Liquidated Jan 10, 1870
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by Smith, Hammer & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $96,725
High Bal (1867) $343,674
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $23,300
High Bal (1867) $85,250
Total Out (1869) $85,250
# Large Notes 26,640
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 26,640
$ Large Size $89,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $89,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $96,724.89 $23,300.00
Oct-02-1865 $295,976.37 $76,750.00
Oct-01-1866 $310,373.85 $85,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $343,673.72 $85,250.00
Oct-05-1868 $308,190.50 $85,250.00
Oct-09-1869 $271,935.33 $85,250.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!