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Bank Info for NB Charter 7236 (1904 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of
Elgin, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1905 John E. Whitham Richard Nichols Botsford
1906-1907 Alexander L. Metzel Richard Nichols Botsford
1908-1935 Alexander L. Metzel John Alexander Russell
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 3x10-20 1 - 4800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6401 - 20465
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2484
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 658
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 936
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 289
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 25, 1904
  • Chartered Apr 29, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bank still in business as Union NB & Trust Co. (Feb 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $201,176
High Bal (1934) $1,708,587
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $25,000
High Bal (1905) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 101,060
# Small Notes 20,077
# Total Notes 121,137
$ Large Size $1,263,250
$ Small Size $243,140
$ Total Issued $1,506,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $201,175.65 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $423,951.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $416,043.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $519,697.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $616,766.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $550,255.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $586,763.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $546,237.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $616,458.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $564,862.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $611,699.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $702,246.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $652,162.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $557,424.00 $98,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $589,474.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $782,661.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $842,970.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $799,803.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $833,866.00 $99,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,360,563.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,363,604.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,183,756.00 $98,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,162,156.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,306,471.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,288,856.00 $98,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,279,390.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,168,908.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,600,274.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,546,640.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,538,818.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,708,587.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,617,192.00 $0.00

 

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