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Bank Info for NB Charter 1343 (1865 - 1874)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of West Virginia at
Wheeling, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Hugh Sobieski Brady Robert Crangle
1868-1870 Hugh Sobieski Brady James Nelson "Jet" Vance Sr.
1871-1873 John Joseph Jones James Nelson "Jet" Vance Sr.
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 - 10550
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 9100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1343)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 10, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 26, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 7, 1874
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $732,771
High Bal (1866) $2,003,910
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1873) $447,200
High Bal (1870) $450,000
Total Out (1873) $447,200
# Large Notes 78,600
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 78,600
$ Large Size $666,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $666,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $732,771.31 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,003,910.16 $449,770.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,822,795.64 $449,905.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,858,812.16 $449,820.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,507,165.95 $448,800.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,516,957.99 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,593,235.37 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,611,675.28 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,560,248.95 $447,200.00

 

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