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Bank Info for NB Charter 1067 (1865 - 1912)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mercantile National Bank of the City of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Eli J. Blake Daniel H. Arnold
1867-1867 Newton Amerman Daniel H. Arnold
1868-1874 Newton Amerman Eli J. Blake
1875-1876 Newton Amerman Norman White
1877-1880 Newton Amerman Isaac Odell
1881-1882 William Pope St. John George Walbridge Perkins
1883-1895 Frederick Brett Schenck William Pope St. John
1896-1896 * none * Frederick Brett Schenck
1897-1906 James V. Lott Frederick Brett Schenck
1907-1907 Emil Klein Frederick "Fritz" Augustus Heinze
1908-1911 Emil Klein Willis G. Nash
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 - 10000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 11200
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 9900
Original Series 50-100 1 - 700
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 53615
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 159500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 103700
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 61500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 43400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 29548
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 23520
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 15, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 27, 1865
  • Absorbed 998 Apr 9, 1903 (Seventh Ward NB/Seventh NB, New York, NY)
  • Absorbed 687 Apr 21, 1903 (National Broadway Bank, New York, NY)
  • Liquidated Jun 19, 1912
  • Consolidated with 345 (NY N ExchB/Irving N ExchB/Irving NB, New York, NY)
  • Circulation assumed by 345 (NY N ExchB/Irving N ExchB/Irving NB, New York, NY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mercantile Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $4,408,997
High Bal (1904) $34,915,024
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1876) $45,000
High Bal (1905) $2,775,600
Total Out (1911) $300,000
# Large Notes 2,084,932
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 2,084,932
$ Large Size $16,013,260
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $16,013,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $5,202,937.55 $298,950.00
Oct-01-1866 $5,406,254.46 $482,310.00
Oct-07-1867 $4,408,996.69 $481,556.00
Oct-05-1868 $4,536,251.84 $481,507.00
Oct-09-1869 $4,610,729.10 $481,146.00
Oct-08-1870 $4,546,977.21 $479,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $5,047,528.31 $480,622.00
Oct-03-1872 $5,082,842.13 $479,722.00
Sep-12-1873 $5,957,944.63 $478,741.00
Oct-02-1874 $5,522,505.03 $470,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $5,560,189.01 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $5,238,955.40 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $4,447,755.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $4,817,654.64 $178,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $4,785,194.80 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $6,008,098.76 $177,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $9,514,816.03 $799,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $8,455,202.67 $800,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $9,348,739.74 $260,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $8,601,060.73 $609,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $9,952,824.61 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $9,666,532.45 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $10,297,334.50 $899,180.00
Oct-04-1888 $12,197,003.55 $900,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $11,494,802.49 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $12,159,533.24 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $11,541,639.98 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $12,555,962.52 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $12,017,844.62 $891,450.00
Oct-02-1894 $12,642,615.69 $388,960.00
Sep-28-1895 $11,076,117.56 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $10,644,916.68 $449,990.00
Oct-05-1897 $13,167,990.61 $179,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $14,759,720.52 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $18,032,888.31 $560,390.00
Sep-05-1900 $19,073,779.16 $1,000,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $21,480,809.58 $986,950.00
Sep-15-1902 $20,839,345.22 $995,200.00
Sep-09-1903 $30,439,322.06 $2,025,797.50
Sep-06-1904 $34,915,024.02 $2,191,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $31,785,137.00 $2,775,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $31,359,358.00 $1,542,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $24,093,411.00 $665,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $14,343,883.00 $975,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $20,591,034.00 $1,265,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $19,663,786.00 $775,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $19,930,434.00 $300,000.00

 

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