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Bank Info for NB Charter 10600 (1914 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Detroit, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1914-1921 Benjamin G. Vernor John Ballantyne
1922-1923 C. K. Bartow John Ballantyne
1924-1927 C. K. Bartow John Endicott
1928-1928 R. F. Miller John Ballantyne
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 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 23990
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 16730
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 1282
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 14, 1914
  • Chartered Aug 15, 1914
  • Liquidated May 27, 1929
  • Absorbed by Dime Savings Bank of which changed its title to Bank of Michigan
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1914) $2,741,119
High Bal (1925) $32,468,612
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1928) $1,182,900
High Bal (1928) $1,182,900
Total Out (1928) $1,182,900
# Large Notes 168,008
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 168,008
$ Large Size $1,636,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,636,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1914 $2,741,119.00 $0.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,556,133.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,727,012.00 $0.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,180,803.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $12,719,721.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $18,144,041.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $19,252,629.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $20,143,997.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $25,720,930.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $27,629,683.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $29,860,722.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $32,468,612.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $28,941,043.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $28,508,639.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $30,819,086.00 $1,182,900.00

 

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