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Bank Info for NB Charter 831 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Galena, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 * none * Robert H. McClellan
1866-1884 Enos C. Ripley Robert H. McClellan
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3700
Original Series 4x10 1 - 1700
Original Series 4x20 1 - 500
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 900
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2030
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 779
Series 1875 4x20 1 - 108
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 11, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 22, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 11, 1885
  • Succeeded by 3279 (Galena National Bank, Galena, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $440,573
High Bal (1876) $668,345
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $27,000
High Bal (1874) $101,700
Total Out (1884) $27,000
# Large Notes 54,868
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 54,868
$ Large Size $286,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $286,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $448,367.45 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $511,008.49 $99,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $502,640.90 $99,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $506,970.89 $99,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $495,536.71 $98,138.00
Oct-08-1870 $510,027.10 $96,340.00
Oct-02-1871 $513,171.23 $95,957.00
Oct-03-1872 $507,324.32 $100,805.00
Sep-12-1873 $519,447.03 $100,700.00
Oct-02-1874 $577,126.99 $101,700.00
Oct-01-1875 $643,249.86 $101,700.00
Oct-02-1876 $668,344.70 $101,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $621,906.82 $101,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $561,841.69 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $595,986.71 $63,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $595,134.20 $63,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $637,060.37 $63,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $579,731.59 $63,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $603,031.16 $63,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $440,573.47 $27,000.00

 

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