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Bank Info for NB Charter 1300 (1865 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mercantile National Bank of
Hartford, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1881 James B. Powell Charles H. Northam
1882-1885 James B. Powell J. Watson Beach
1886-1886 Ward C. Powell (Asst) James B. Powell
1887-1889 Charles H. Field James B. Powell
1890-1896 Edwin Brower James B. Powell
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 - 5370
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6400
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1464
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 360
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2020
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 16421
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 2, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 17, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 20, 1897
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; note: Special. "This Bank stipulates not to ask for circulation beyond 1/3 the amt. of its capital".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mercantile Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $921,179
High Bal (1881) $1,598,691
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $35,920
High Bal (1871) $300,000
Total Out (1896) $45,000
# Large Notes 125,212
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 125,212
$ Large Size $1,083,620
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,083,620
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $921,179.19 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $980,318.43 $166,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $966,973.17 $166,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,213,640.88 $166,600.00
Oct-09-1869 $993,525.00 $166,600.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,159,028.81 $166,600.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,373,583.37 $300,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,414,747.86 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,418,728.79 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,277,681.95 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,350,052.30 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,206,750.16 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,324,584.25 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,368,985.79 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,304,579.18 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,395,510.42 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,598,690.56 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,422,285.56 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,319,437.81 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,078,571.28 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,157,344.68 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,279,436.64 $35,920.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,295,082.23 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,387,270.58 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,298,221.72 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,106,396.83 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,337,458.17 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,474,498.72 $43,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,358,078.13 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,306,247.85 $177,180.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,301,465.85 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,137,347.06 $45,000.00

 

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