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Bank Info for NB Charter 1197 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Burlington, VT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Samuel M. Pope Henry P. Hickok
1868-1881 Charles W. Woodhouse Henry P. Hickok
1882-1884 Charles W. Woodhouse Edward Lyman
1885-1904 Lorenzo E. Woodhouse Charles W. Woodhouse
1905-1914 W. C. Isham Charles W. Woodhouse
1915-1925 W. C. Isham Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
1926-1929 T. M. Bradley Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
1930-1935 T. M. Bradley A. W. Hill
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 - 19940
Original Series 4x5 1 - 16650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4881
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1067
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 19465
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 11500
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1942
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 112043
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13939
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 876
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3200
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 100
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6300
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9251 - 35056
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6301 - 21376
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4702
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2692
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 662
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 7408
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4190
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1189
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 25, 1865
  • Chartered May 31, 1865
  • Assumed 861 by consolidation Oct 15, 1870 (First National Bank, Burlington, VT)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $635,021
High Bal (1902) $2,629,532
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $29,500
High Bal (1874) $555,512
Total Out (1934) $149,997
# Large Notes 1,058,770
# Small Notes 61,123
# Total Notes 1,119,893
$ Large Size $7,241,530
$ Small Size $484,740
$ Total Issued $7,726,270
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $635,021.12 $29,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $895,932.54 $267,294.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,051,441.25 $270,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,071,734.99 $270,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,035,285.53 $270,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,837,646.74 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,064,256.57 $535,700.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,168,736.62 $554,170.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,368,842.76 $553,130.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,965,826.83 $555,512.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,791,067.62 $547,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,534,178.04 $443,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,275,659.33 $445,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,239,599.30 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,315,554.97 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,350,555.39 $448,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,619,688.44 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,548,534.37 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,728,426.58 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,743,010.54 $435,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,003,789.56 $447,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,951,412.62 $448,310.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,026,439.61 $449,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,008,166.18 $449,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,979,665.30 $442,670.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,078,728.81 $450,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,110,185.12 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,095,309.09 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,033,890.17 $446,880.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,113,174.71 $447,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,189,023.17 $449,997.50
Oct-06-1896 $2,121,309.75 $447,997.50
Oct-05-1897 $2,277,804.59 $444,997.50
Sep-20-1898 $2,232,444.53 $444,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $2,386,750.08 $449,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $2,373,167.11 $499,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $2,450,121.38 $499,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $2,629,531.86 $496,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,564,583.78 $494,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,487,831.88 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,190,549.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,152,271.00 $148,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $926,405.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $903,091.00 $149,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $838,961.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $884,497.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $865,278.00 $148,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $858,551.00 $146,050.00
Aug-09-1913 $797,620.00 $147,450.00
Sep-12-1914 $787,812.00 $149,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $780,245.00 $148,248.00
Sep-12-1916 $823,762.00 $147,697.00
Sep-11-1917 $883,890.00 $145,348.00
Aug-31-1918 $865,539.00 $149,497.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,025,677.00 $149,748.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,077,405.00 $148,147.00
Sep-06-1921 $987,780.00 $148,698.00
Sep-15-1922 $935,359.00 $145,448.00
Sep-14-1923 $972,003.00 $145,547.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,233,119.00 $149,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,074,646.00 $147,597.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,193,230.00 $148,597.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,248,427.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,329,448.00 $148,498.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,441,672.00 $149,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,412,509.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,207,718.00 $149,998.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,098,460.00 $149,998.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,009,227.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1934 $966,779.00 $149,997.00
Dec-31-1935 $945,214.00 $0.00

 

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