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Bank Info for NB Charter 1100 (1865 - 1875)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Fort Wayne, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Dwight Klinck Peter B. Bailey
1866-1872 John S. Irwin S. Cary Evans
1873-1873 Judge Charles Mortimer Dawson (Asst) S. Cary Evans
1874-1875 Judge Charles Mortimer Dawson S. Cary Evans
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 4x5 1 - 2840
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1200
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1100)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 16, 1865
  • Chartered May 1, 1865
  • Liquidated Nov 8, 1875
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1875) $197,121
High Bal (1873) $300,636
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $45,000
High Bal (1871) $90,000
Total Out (1875) $45,000
# Large Notes 16,160
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 16,160
$ Large Size $116,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $116,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $214,113.52 $74,650.00
Oct-01-1866 $233,680.57 $87,150.00
Oct-07-1867 $221,566.03 $87,105.00
Oct-05-1868 $245,060.96 $87,070.00
Oct-09-1869 $241,199.89 $86,795.00
Oct-08-1870 $232,503.03 $86,990.00
Oct-02-1871 $257,989.82 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $249,861.40 $89,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $300,635.51 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $254,931.76 $89,995.00
Oct-01-1875 $197,120.81 $45,000.00

 

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