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Bank Info for NB Charter 1131 (1865 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Charles T. Robbins Josiah Chapin
1868-1868 Charles T. Robbins Royal Chapin Taft
1869-1901 John Winthrop Vernon Royal Chapin Taft
1902-1907 Moses Jesse Barber Royal Chapin Taft
1908-1908 Moses Jesse Barber Edward D. Pearce
1909-1917 Moses Jesse Barber Robert Wendell Taft
1918-1924 Frank Amos Greene Robert Wendell Taft
1925-1925 Frank Amos Greene Moses Jesse Barber
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 13500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1620
Original Series 500 1 - 50
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 2000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8459
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 11899
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 800
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 102718
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 26939
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 25050
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 16780
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 85330
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 56468
1902 Plain Back 4x5 85331 - 231903
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 56469 - 151072
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 24, 1865
  • Chartered May 13, 1865
  • Closed May 15, 1926
  • Consolidated with 1302 May 15, 1926 (Providence National Bank, Providence, RI)
  • Circulation assumed by 1302 (Providence National Bank, Providence, RI)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,606,418
High Bal (1920) $13,173,126
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $42,900
High Bal (1914) $990,900
Total Out (1925) $971,700
# Large Notes 2,396,170
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 2,396,170
$ Large Size $18,650,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $18,650,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,606,418.46 $80,280.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,925,808.77 $468,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,844,875.40 $466,953.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,848,776.59 $467,414.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,954,001.43 $467,356.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,094,482.87 $466,158.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,188,230.03 $468,900.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,150,145.73 $465,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,162,748.42 $464,900.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,103,517.83 $313,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,081,268.54 $275,670.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,118,318.73 $298,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,990,562.15 $299,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,162,631.16 $398,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,388,725.74 $653,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,529,960.43 $761,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,014,408.52 $797,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,908,377.10 $495,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,093,633.69 $488,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,580,126.57 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,855,816.25 $135,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,311,755.57 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,937,701.88 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,541,111.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,444,024.35 $42,900.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,570,118.37 $43,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,879,446.68 $564,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,449,821.91 $585,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,814,273.59 $717,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,844,178.20 $720,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,987,530.98 $720,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,898,738.75 $806,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,938,213.32 $799,997.50
Sep-20-1898 $5,003,601.65 $713,297.50
Sep-07-1899 $5,102,421.96 $719,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $5,991,053.18 $550,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $5,151,602.48 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $5,007,697.73 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $4,639,787.97 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $5,303,778.90 $346,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,663,324.00 $348,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,762,731.00 $649,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,978,042.00 $642,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $8,707,912.00 $775,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $9,601,723.00 $865,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $9,597,690.00 $857,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $9,600,968.00 $861,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $10,687,594.00 $858,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $10,032,626.00 $895,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $10,204,179.00 $990,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $11,038,118.00 $973,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $11,549,223.00 $988,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,698,356.00 $982,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,523,596.00 $978,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $12,891,710.00 $948,898.00
Sep-12-1920 $13,173,126.00 $989,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,683,166.00 $956,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $11,890,538.00 $983,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $12,528,055.00 $988,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $13,033,071.00 $976,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $13,136,513.00 $971,700.00

 

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