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Bank Info for NB Charter 903 (1865 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Princeton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Henry W. Rawson Benjamin S. Ferris
1866-1870 F. W. Waller Benjamin S. Ferris
1871-1874 Watson W. Ferris Benjamin S. Ferris
1875-1876 Frank Gould Benjamin S. Ferris
1877-1881 Harry C. Roberts Benjamin S. Ferris
1882-1910 Harry C. Roberts D. H. Smith
1911-1915 J. H. Rawson Harry C. Roberts
1916-1924 F. H. Haskell, Jr. Harry C. Roberts
1925-1929 Martin Zearing Harry C. Roberts
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 - 1400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2130
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 140
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1925
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 768
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6663
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1514
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7501 - 21900
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 595
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 59
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 20, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 16, 1865
  • Closed Jan 2, 1930
  • Consolidated with 2413 Jan 2, 1930 (Citizens National Bank, Princeton, IL)
  • Circulation assumed by 2413 (Citizens National Bank, Princeton, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded B.S. Ferris & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $163,995
High Bal (1929) $1,375,989
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $22,925
High Bal (1909) $105,000
Total Out (1929) $103,020
# Large Notes 172,360
# Small Notes 3,924
# Total Notes 176,284
$ Large Size $1,718,060
$ Small Size $42,780
$ Total Issued $1,760,840
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $163,995.00 $54,600.00
Oct-01-1866 $226,173.69 $63,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $247,729.88 $63,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $263,307.48 $62,246.00
Oct-09-1869 $245,823.08 $63,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $223,071.12 $63,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $296,892.39 $92,400.00
Oct-03-1872 $338,914.37 $94,100.00
Sep-12-1873 $388,380.85 $93,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $466,721.56 $92,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $394,007.54 $82,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $351,983.79 $94,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $318,294.77 $76,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $303,563.32 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $348,292.73 $67,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $390,693.69 $76,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $458,257.08 $76,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $423,486.55 $76,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $334,004.27 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $365,137.44 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $336,599.26 $26,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $352,725.45 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $363,662.51 $26,400.00
Oct-04-1888 $402,595.84 $26,460.00
Sep-30-1889 $414,429.57 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $413,263.82 $22,945.00
Sep-25-1891 $466,302.26 $23,625.00
Sep-30-1892 $461,064.67 $23,625.00
Oct-03-1893 $371,409.85 $23,625.00
Oct-02-1894 $455,927.09 $23,625.00
Sep-28-1895 $454,589.32 $22,925.00
Oct-06-1896 $369,383.12 $23,625.00
Oct-05-1897 $388,137.04 $23,245.00
Sep-20-1898 $487,510.40 $23,125.00
Sep-07-1899 $554,832.51 $23,625.00
Sep-05-1900 $586,939.96 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $739,386.93 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $665,011.83 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $562,032.03 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $574,628.40 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $588,373.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $669,954.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $705,921.00 $49,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $715,821.00 $103,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $774,660.00 $105,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $739,303.00 $105,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $716,319.00 $105,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $769,507.00 $105,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $783,699.00 $102,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $747,737.00 $103,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $742,988.00 $103,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $824,435.00 $105,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $842,861.00 $105,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $910,839.00 $105,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $978,316.00 $105,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,142,446.00 $104,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $961,130.00 $103,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $924,330.00 $105,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $988,832.00 $104,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,062,842.00 $104,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,029,837.00 $104,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $997,919.00 $105,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,011,731.00 $103,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,104,561.00 $103,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,375,989.00 $103,020.00

 

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