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Bank Info for NB Charter 10540 (1914 - 1918)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mercantile National Bank of
Memphis, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1914-1917 John Davis McDowell Josiah Lawson Hutton
1917-1918 Jacob Alma Goodman Josiah Lawson Hutton
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 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7501 - 17125
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10001 - 16751
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 1, 1914
  • Chartered May 9, 1914
  • Liquidated Mar 18, 1918
  • Absorbed by Union & Planters Bank & Trust Company of
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The Mercantile Bank of Memphis, Tenn.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1914) $1,982,614
High Bal (1917) $5,077,378
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1914) $50,000
High Bal (1915) $500,000
Total Out (1917) $499,998
# Large Notes 135,504
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 135,504
$ Large Size $1,180,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,180,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1914 $1,982,614.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,199,601.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,352,987.00 $495,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,077,378.00 $499,998.00

 

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