First National Bank of Chicago 1864 - signed by founder - Union Soldier Vignette

Beautifully engraved SCARCE Certificate from the First National Bank of Chicago issued in 1864. This historic document was printed by Ed Mendel Lith. Lake St. Chicago and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a Union Soldier. This item is hand signed by the Company's President ( Edmund Aiken ) and Secretary and Cashier and is over 140 years old.




Certificate Vignette



Edmund Aiken, age 50, was the sole member of private banking firm, Aiken and Norton and was one of the founders and became the first President of the First National Bank of Chicago. He remained president from 1863-1867.

On May 1, 1863, the formal articles of association adopted, name of the corporation selected, “The First National Bank of Chicago.” 7 days later the stockholders met in the offices of Aiken and Norton and elected its board of directors “to serve until the second Tuesday in January 1864.” These officers were:

Samuel W. Allerton Tracy R. Bronson Samuel M. Nickerson Byron Rice Benjamin P. Hutchinson Edmund Aiken, President Samuel G.D. Howard James C. Fargo, Vice President John B. Sherman

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