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Bank Info for NB Charter 6824 (1903 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Potomac National Bank
Potomac, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1906 Bart Rice Lewis Curtis Messner Sr.
1907-1911 William Curtis Messner Lewis Curtis Messner Sr.
1912-1922 Albert Rice Lewis Curtis Messner Sr.
1923-1923 Albert Rice Albert Rice
1924-1924 J. R. Smith Albert Rice
1925-1928 Palmer C. Smith Albert 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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1911
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2369
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1250
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1701 - 6699
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1251 - 4348
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 28, 1903
  • Chartered Jun 9, 1903
  • Succeeded Bank of Marysville
  • Liquidated Apr 23, 1929
  • Absorbed by Goodwine State Bank of Potomac
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Bank of Marysville
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Marysville
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1913) $153,898
High Bal (1919) $316,418
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $14,250
High Bal (1904) $60,000
Total Out (1928) $30,000
# Large Notes 61,308
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 61,308
$ Large Size $508,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $508,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $189,612.21 $14,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $249,889.64 $60,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $239,027.00 $60,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $225,035.00 $60,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $206,407.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $198,525.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $166,767.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $163,837.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $163,974.00 $29,180.00
Sep-04-1912 $168,992.00 $29,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $153,898.00 $29,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $164,603.00 $29,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $158,857.00 $29,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $240,128.00 $29,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $255,055.00 $29,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $250,839.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $316,418.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $257,047.00 $29,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $198,268.00 $29,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $174,655.00 $30,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $195,978.00 $30,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $191,027.00 $29,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $194,010.00 $30,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $169,808.00 $29,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $160,862.00 $29,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $175,588.00 $30,000.00

 

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