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Bank Info for NB Charter 5869 (1901 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Newton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1917 James M. Hicks E. W. Hersh
1918-1918 Roscoe C. Jack E. W. Hersh
1919-1932 Wm. E. Schackmann E. W. Hersh
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 - 1750
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1840
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1841 - 3966
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4270
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 964
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 308
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 258
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 63
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 24, 1901
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1901
  • Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • Liquidated Apr 25, 1934
  • Succeeded by 14074 (First National Bank (No Issue), Newton, IL)
  • Circulation assumed by 14074 (First National Bank (No Issue), Newton, IL)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Bank of Newton
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $109,466
High Bal (1929) $986,435
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $20,000
High Bal (1918) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 39,944
# Small Notes 7,953
# Total Notes 47,897
$ Large Size $499,300
$ Small Size $98,640
$ Total Issued $597,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $109,465.59 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $172,631.93 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $207,871.18 $24,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $218,662.63 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $222,354.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $259,658.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $304,043.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $294,172.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $308,249.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $318,533.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $313,441.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $286,421.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $300,524.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $296,619.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $305,674.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $293,748.00 $24,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $368,413.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $498,448.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $638,874.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $818,022.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $727,173.00 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $790,873.00 $49,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $803,076.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $816,931.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $790,425.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $869,727.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $916,707.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $933,864.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $986,435.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $898,743.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $857,934.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $790,498.00 $50,000.00

 

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