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Bank Info for NB Charter 512 (1864 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Joliet, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1881 Frederick W. Woodruff, (Sr.) George Woodruff, (1)
1882-1890 William G. Wilcox Frederick W. Woodruff, (Sr.)
1891-1906 Andrew H. Wagner Frederick W. Woodruff, (Sr.)
1907-1909 Andrew H. Wagner George Woodruff, (2)
1910-1910 John K. Bush George Woodruff, (2)
1911-1917 Henry O. Williams George Woodruff, (2)
1918-1922 Robert A. Cameron George Woodruff, (2)
1923-1925 Ferdinand J. Schmeisser Frederick William Woodruff, (Jr.)
1926-1933 John Louis Fifer Frederick William Woodruff, (Jr.)
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 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2700
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 230
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2066
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8283
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 16700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 16701 - 49893
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 1, 1864
  • Chartered Sep 6, 1864
  • Assumed 6423 by consolidation Jun 26, 1911 (Citizens National Bank, Joliet, IL)
  • Assumed The Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of by consolidation Jun 29, 1929
  • Conservatorship Mar 16, 1933
  • Receivership Nov 10, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $54,038
High Bal (1929) $20,125,925
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $50,800
High Bal (1919) $400,000
Total Out (1924) $391,200
# Large Notes 280,688
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 280,688
$ Large Size $3,411,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,411,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $54,037.50 $0.00
Oct-02-1865 $308,195.19 $80,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $303,301.33 $87,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $368,572.07 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $359,883.88 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $338,738.78 $87,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $332,789.67 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $368,585.04 $89,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $400,180.74 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $432,788.09 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $437,840.40 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $430,026.14 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $420,429.81 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $433,630.86 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $435,297.96 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $505,709.23 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $627,188.40 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $784,350.99 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $841,992.84 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $719,294.43 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $658,251.38 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $620,542.10 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $764,713.67 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $807,717.52 $50,800.00
Oct-04-1888 $847,682.28 $72,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $801,246.48 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $910,742.74 $72,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $820,589.13 $72,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $842,822.39 $72,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $641,595.22 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $745,480.17 $70,300.00
Sep-28-1895 $900,106.82 $71,100.00
Oct-06-1896 $719,882.74 $71,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $718,525.50 $64,300.00
Sep-20-1898 $800,481.53 $71,200.00
Sep-07-1899 $979,745.16 $72,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,011,908.07 $78,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,014,437.37 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,129,051.17 $98,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,064,734.32 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $976,556.62 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,095,315.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,441,689.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,563,047.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,550,350.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,529,670.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,774,095.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,657,885.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,298,351.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,958,683.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,951,414.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,618,576.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,751,846.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,178,194.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $9,479,458.00 $394,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,204,795.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $11,030,206.00 $394,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $9,870,363.00 $392,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $11,564,284.00 $398,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $13,391,082.00 $396,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $14,872,973.00 $391,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $15,337,458.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $15,597,238.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $16,321,173.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $17,946,020.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $20,125,925.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $20,074,760.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $12,322,286.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $9,320,108.00 $0.00

 

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