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Bank Info for NB Charter 11879 (1920 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Mercedes, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1921-1921 Jack K. Adams John Hackney
1922-1922 F. Johnston W. D. Chadwick
1923-1923 S. H. Collier W. D. Chadwick
1924-1924 S. H. Collier H. B. Seay
1925-1930 J. Trolinger H. B. Seay
1931-1934 O. W. Dube H. B. Seay
1935-1935 R. C. Miller H. B. Seay
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 - 10665
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 7002
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4342
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2198
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 476
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5438
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2820
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 561
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 27, 1920
  • Chartered Nov 26, 1920
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1921) $262,586
High Bal (1930) $1,127,132
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1922) $30,000
High Bal (1930) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 70,668
# Small Notes 50,915
# Total Notes 121,583
$ Large Size $563,400
$ Small Size $385,870
$ Total Issued $949,270
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1921 $262,586.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $574,580.00 $30,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $511,635.00 $59,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $522,841.00 $60,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $763,544.00 $98,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $642,631.00 $97,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $671,099.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $869,405.00 $97,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,036,175.00 $96,220.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,127,132.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $790,336.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $801,563.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $449,707.00 $98,450.00
Dec-31-1934 $638,335.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $717,154.00 $0.00

 

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