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| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Series | 1863 |
| Charter | #1042 First National Bank of Pittsfield, Illinois |
| Year Chartered | 1865, 944 Banks Chartered |
| City Info | Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,211 in 2000. Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. These settlers were of old Yankee stock, that is to say they were descended from the English Puritans who had founded and settled New England in the 1600s. A group of settlers from Pittsfield, Massachusetts headed west and settled this region of Illinois in 1820. When they arrived the area was a virgin wilderness, they constructed farms, roads and government buildings. Pittsfield was home to John Hay, Lincoln's personal secretary, ambassador to England under President William McKinley, later Secretary of State for Theodore Roosevelt and creator of the Open Door Policy. As county seat, the town was one of the various places in central Illinois where Abraham Lincoln practiced law as part of the circuit court, working on 34 cases between 1839 and 1852. One local newspaper, now known as the Pike Press, was then owned by another of Lincoln's future secretaries, John Nicolay, and featured an editorial containing one of the first known suggestions of Lincoln as the Republican nominee for the presidency. Source: Wikipedia |
| Similar Cities | If your note doesn't match try: 1. Pittsfield, New Hampshire - Pittsfield National Bank 2. Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Agricultural National Bank 3. Pittsfield, Massachusetts - Pittsfield National Bank |
| Seal Varieties | Red with rays |
| See Also | If your note doesn't match try: 1. 1863 $500 Compound Interest Treasury Note 2. 1864 $500 Compound Interest Treasury Note 3. 1863 $500 Gold Certificate 4. 1861 $500 Interest Bearing Note 5. 1863 $500 Interest Bearing Note 6. 1864 $500 Interest Bearing Note |
| Other Info | 1. Value depends on notes known for charter, condition and market demand. |
| Neat Fact | Banks could issue up to 90 percent of the par value of all bonds and securities on deposit with the Treasurer. (Kelly, 5th Ed. P1) |
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