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Bank Info for NB Charter 4829 (1892 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bement, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1894 Harry Salisbury Bower William Moses Camp
1895-1898 William Thomas Bower William Moses Camp
1899-1918 William Anderson Steel William Moses Camp
1919-1924 James William Birrell Stewart William Moses Camp
1925-1928 James William Birrell Stewart Willard Russell Camp
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 - 2670
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 750
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 751 - 2047
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 15, 1892
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1892
  • Liquidated Jun 29, 1929
  • Absorbed by State Bank of Bement
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $119,743
High Bal (1919) $569,084
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1928) $12,500
# Large Notes 20,068
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 20,068
$ Large Size $250,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $250,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $119,743.21 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $168,889.30 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $167,709.72 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $163,664.76 $44,320.00
Oct-05-1897 $168,443.90 $44,320.00
Sep-20-1898 $211,979.16 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $243,650.22 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $241,532.98 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $279,903.31 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $256,163.67 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $220,588.65 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $281,141.21 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $287,080.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $249,954.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $265,405.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $308,578.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $322,867.00 $12,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $322,346.00 $12,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $358,890.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $322,005.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $261,428.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $311,994.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $331,357.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $341,822.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $422,007.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $496,234.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $569,084.00 $11,900.00
Sep-12-1920 $543,249.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $405,389.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $395,039.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $383,277.00 $12,580.00
Oct-10-1924 $379,341.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $426,844.00 $12,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $443,853.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $483,257.00 $12,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $407,795.00 $12,500.00

 

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