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Bank Info for NB Charter 8260 (1906 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Christopher, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1907 John W. Dye Nelson Browning
1908-1925 Geo. W. Ward Nelson Browning
1926-1930 R. M. Cook Geo. W. Ward
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 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 960
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 961 - 4147
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1220
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 358
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 12, 1906
  • Chartered Jun 11, 1906
  • Opened for business Aug 27, 1906
  • Absorbed 12479 Aug 16, 1930 (First National Bank (No Issue), Valier, IL)
  • Receivership Dec 7, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $79,791
High Bal (1926) $1,549,238
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1919) $9,500
High Bal (1924) $60,000
Total Out (1930) $60,000
# Large Notes 17,788
# Small Notes 9,468
# Total Notes 27,256
$ Large Size $222,350
$ Small Size $116,160
$ Total Issued $338,510
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $79,791.00 $10,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $86,130.00 $10,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $94,524.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $118,688.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $110,286.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $185,281.00 $10,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $302,553.00 $10,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $287,879.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $307,385.00 $10,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $328,369.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $364,782.00 $10,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $544,057.00 $10,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $690,098.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $648,539.00 $9,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $748,968.00 $10,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $961,135.00 $9,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $813,171.00 $10,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,157,444.00 $58,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,269,446.00 $60,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,358,396.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,549,238.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,375,146.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,466,915.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,450,361.00 $39,960.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,215,760.00 $60,000.00

 

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