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Bank Info for NB Charter 1336 (1865 - 1912)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Baltimore, MD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1870 Daniel Sprigg Johns Hopkins
1871-1873 David Andrew Jones Johns Hopkins
1873-1875 David Andrew Jones Alexander Hamilton Stump
1876-1879 William Lowry Gill Alexander Hamilton Stump
1880-1885 Douglas Hamilton Thomas Alexander Hamilton Stump
1886-1899 Edward Hawke Thomson Douglas Hamilton Thomas
1900-1912 William Ingle Douglas Hamilton Thomas
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 - 11000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 21800
Original Series 50-100 1 - 5675
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 40
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6700
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 4401
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 26398
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 20136
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3494
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 41750
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 16250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 14400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 35277
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 33705
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 24, 1865
  • Liquidated Dec 31, 1912
  • Consolidated with 1413 (Natl Mechanics Bank/Merchants/FNB, Baltimore, MD)
  • Circulation assumed by 1413 (Natl Mechanics Bank/Merchants/FNB, Baltimore, MD)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $3,443,731
High Bal (1911) $16,381,885
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $45,000
High Bal (1875) $1,110,000
Total Out (1912) $642,400
# Large Notes 941,884
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 941,884
$ Large Size $9,559,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $9,559,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $3,568,492.68 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $4,000,582.10 $934,780.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,915,974.90 $1,054,285.00
Oct-05-1868 $3,881,854.25 $1,106,090.00
Oct-09-1869 $3,761,377.03 $1,106,750.00
Oct-08-1870 $3,683,693.97 $1,107,935.00
Oct-02-1871 $3,920,209.68 $1,104,275.00
Oct-03-1872 $3,933,498.10 $1,106,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $4,180,347.86 $1,103,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $4,173,632.15 $1,082,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $4,262,256.50 $1,110,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,762,006.53 $540,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $4,209,443.14 $501,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,443,730.56 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,774,872.12 $493,250.00
Oct-01-1880 $4,432,479.94 $626,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,476,038.71 $623,400.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,961,514.86 $629,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,046,114.73 $630,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,046,018.61 $601,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $4,562,847.85 $444,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,079,813.93 $539,600.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,146,073.57 $180,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,327,166.79 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,548,661.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,802,820.78 $63,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,659,317.97 $119,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,214,339.47 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,993,679.22 $311,820.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,979,324.50 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,917,873.74 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,269,781.37 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $6,560,000.53 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,327,331.61 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $11,491,325.17 $352,920.00
Sep-05-1900 $13,124,220.29 $514,150.00
Sep-30-1901 $12,152,674.27 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $12,616,843.51 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $11,620,764.75 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $14,277,358.86 $360,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $14,574,625.00 $355,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $15,015,645.00 $404,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $15,897,752.00 $704,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $15,461,118.00 $990,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $14,513,197.00 $594,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $14,909,814.00 $721,197.00
Sep-01-1911 $16,381,885.00 $778,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $15,095,978.00 $642,400.00

 

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