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Bank Info for NB Charter 7500 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Westville, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1905 A. L. Somers Geo. G. Robertson
1906-1914 A. L. Somers O. P. Clark
1915-1916 A. L. Somers T. H. Spang
1917-1922 J. F. Haworth A. L. Somers
1923-1930 C. Brooks J. F. Haworth
1931-1935 J. F. Vassen J. F. Haworth
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 - 1237
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 800
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 801 - 950 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 951 - 4862
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 642
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 178
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 432
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 108

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 13, 1904
  • Chartered Dec 5, 1904
  • Opened for business Dec 8, 1904
  • Conservatorship Mar 18, 1933
  • Licensed Jun 5, 1933
  • 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 (1905) $87,990
High Bal (1927) $774,801
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $6,250
High Bal (1906) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 24,396
# Small Notes 5,460
# Total Notes 29,856
$ Large Size $304,950
$ Small Size $66,360
$ Total Issued $371,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $87,990.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $131,544.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $188,015.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $186,598.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $150,356.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $202,623.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $252,752.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $256,668.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $285,495.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $241,902.00 $6,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $220,376.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $304,824.00 $6,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $411,903.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $480,553.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $537,109.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $696,317.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $667,372.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $658,628.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $760,272.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $713,157.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $712,293.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $766,739.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $774,801.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $715,470.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $688,267.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $637,520.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $593,293.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $488,624.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $347,629.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $421,441.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $459,161.00 $0.00

 

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