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Bank Info for NB Charter 4994 (1895 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Vandalia, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1895-1895 Geo. W. Brown William M. Fogler
1896-1896 * none * William M. Fogler
1897-1903 J. A. Gordon William M. Fogler
1904-1915 R. H. Sturgess William M. Fogler
1916-1921 R. H. Sturgess Frank C. Eckard
1922-1935 R. H. Sturgess F. L. Rice
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 - 4200
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2747
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1001 - 7370
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2032
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 484
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2513
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 423
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 18, 1895
  • Chartered Apr 25, 1895
  • 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 (1896) $173,167
High Bal (1935) $1,206,296
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $11,250
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 57,268
# Small Notes 18,032
# Total Notes 75,300
$ Large Size $715,850
$ Small Size $213,590
$ Total Issued $929,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1895 $175,318.21 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $173,166.76 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $182,915.07 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $180,965.97 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $237,257.14 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $246,136.78 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $259,070.41 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $337,780.28 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $383,839.56 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $407,118.08 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $438,912.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $490,976.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $556,714.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $550,663.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $572,328.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $606,084.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $611,642.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $564,955.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $557,296.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $536,601.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $549,948.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $582,506.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $747,023.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $908,980.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,150,414.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,065,313.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $927,253.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $948,502.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $962,687.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,053,847.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,123,868.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,115,635.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,168,170.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,200,335.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,140,722.00 $48,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,088,956.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,036,321.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $982,410.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,104,597.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,194,513.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,206,296.00 $0.00

 

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