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Bank Info for NB Charter 13323 (1929 - 1995)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of
Fargo, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1929-1934 Edward Elias Simonson Hamilton Wells Gearey
1935-1935 Earl Leslie Shaw Frank Roy Scott
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
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3486
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1428
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 396
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3566
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1983
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 422
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 13323)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 11, 1929
  • Chartered May 15, 1929
  • Succeeded 8170 (Merchants National Bank, Fargo, ND)
  • Assumed circulation of 8170
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Affiliated with First Bank Stock Corp on May 15, 1929
  • Merged into First Bank, Federal Savings Bank in Fargo, ND
  • on Feb 21, 1995
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1932) $2,914,689
High Bal (1935) $3,381,813
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1929) $100,000
High Bal (1929) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 37,831
# Total Notes 37,831
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $283,880
$ Total Issued $283,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Dec-31-1929 $3,006,134.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,258,101.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,252,952.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,914,689.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,040,263.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,347,808.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,381,813.00 $0.00

 

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