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Bank Info for NB Charter 7903 (1905 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Gillespie National Bank
Gillespie, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1908 Wilburn J. Joyce Henry H. Behrens
1909-1909 H. W. Rice Henry H. Behrens
1910-1922 H. W. Rice Joseph M. Rodiner
1923-1925 W. Godfrey H. W. Rice
1926-1930 G. B. Meyer H. W. 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 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3840
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3841 - 12077
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 954
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 275
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 24, 1905
  • Chartered Sep 6, 1905
  • Opened for business Oct 2, 1905
  • Absorbed 12314 Oct 14, 1930 (American National Bank, Gillespie, IL)
  • Receivership Dec 19, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $182,506
High Bal (1930) $1,715,684
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1923) $47,800
High Bal (1930) $75,000
Total Out (1930) $75,000
# Large Notes 56,308
# Small Notes 7,374
# Total Notes 63,682
$ Large Size $703,850
$ Small Size $90,240
$ Total Issued $794,090
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $182,506.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $260,379.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $245,240.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $258,849.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $277,874.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $319,491.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $324,782.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $360,851.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $355,162.00 $49,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $344,673.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $401,652.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $515,713.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $577,422.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $672,202.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $705,213.00 $48,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $851,461.00 $48,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $809,063.00 $49,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $864,139.00 $47,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $935,376.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $948,436.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,130,839.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $885,987.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,068,216.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,045,712.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,715,684.00 $75,000.00

 

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