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Bank Info for NB Charter 1413 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Mechanics Bank of
Baltimore, MD
2 The Merchants-Mechanics National Bank of (12/28/1912)
Baltimore, MD
3 The Merchants-Mechanics First National Bank of (10/13/1916)
Baltimore, MD
4 The Merchants National Bank of (1/15/1921)
Baltimore, MD
5 The First National Bank of (6/30/1928)
Baltimore, MD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Charles Roberts Coleman Michael Warner, (Jr.)
1867-1867 Charles Roberts Coleman George Stewart Brown
1868-1883 Charles Roberts Coleman Robert Turner Baldwin
1884-1886 James Scott Robert Turner Baldwin
1886-1887 James Scott William Fielding Lucas
1887-1912 James Scott John Breckenridge Ramsay
1913-1917 John Baron Henderson Dunn Douglas Hamilton Thomas
1918-1918 Samuel Werner Tschudi Douglas Hamilton Thomas
1919-1921 Samuel Werner Tschudi John Breckenridge Ramsay
1921-1923 Samuel Werner Tschudi Thomas Hildt
1924-1927 Samuel Werner Tschudi Morton McNutt Prentis
1928-1935 Joseph Oberle Morton McNutt Prentis
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8500
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 7124
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1138
1: Original Series 500 1 - 60
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1100
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 400
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11542
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 24956
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 32250
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 10100
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 45474
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 8422
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2324
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 89525
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 70372
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 3200
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 35200
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 3200
4: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 189662
4: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 110727
4: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 3200
5: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 10323
5: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 8333
5: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 220
5: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 112312
5: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 54248
5: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 15234
5: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 1902
5: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 622
5: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 103970
5: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 69587
5: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 13450
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 28, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 10, 1865
  • 1: Absorbed 1252 May 16, 1899 (National Farmers and Planters Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • 2: Assumed 1336 by consolidation Dec 31, 1912 and its circulation (Merchants National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • 2: Assumed 204 by consolidation Sep 11, 1916 (First National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • 4: Absorbed 4285 May 28, 1921 and its circulation (National Bank of Commerce, Baltimore, MD)
  • 4: Absorbed 414 Jul 24, 1922 (Second National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • 5: Assumed 1384 by consolidation Jun 30, 1928 with title change (Citizens National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $1,919,627
High Bal (1935) $182,167,607
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $45,000
High Bal (1932) $4,000,000
Total Out (1933) $4,000,000
# Large Notes 2,639,196
# Small Notes 1,292,915
# Total Notes 3,932,111
$ Large Size $29,577,980
$ Small Size $10,880,840
$ Total Issued $40,458,820
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,559,213.85 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,219,390.54 $357,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,919,626.54 $360,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,312,269.39 $360,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,099,310.08 $360,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,355,138.38 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,718,072.57 $360,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,995,099.53 $360,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,089,494.70 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $3,322,768.72 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,383,231.25 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,010,090.16 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,068,132.50 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,711,307.84 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,803,547.44 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,354,339.54 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,947,394.11 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,302,444.17 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,224,467.43 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,100,897.62 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,560,791.82 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,286,648.54 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,024,684.82 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,260,213.71 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,581,361.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,747,449.01 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,402,284.52 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,067,991.29 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,923,174.02 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,894,778.63 $225,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,657,430.37 $855,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,571,227.16 $675,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,786,194.19 $675,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $5,698,288.76 $495,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $9,678,410.94 $495,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $10,230,059.70 $992,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $10,179,856.58 $989,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $10,661,524.43 $984,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $10,612,310.05 $1,000,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $11,388,843.61 $974,550.00
Aug-25-1905 $9,592,906.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $10,198,852.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $10,691,988.00 $960,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $9,395,409.00 $995,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $9,997,125.00 $971,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $9,686,198.00 $875,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $9,884,117.00 $875,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $9,961,438.00 $875,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $22,907,407.00 $1,556,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $26,445,181.00 $2,861,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $23,361,561.00 $1,572,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $35,464,444.00 $1,568,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $39,740,094.00 $1,081,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $46,950,224.00 $1,082,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $52,898,669.00 $1,200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $49,319,009.00 $1,176,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $44,984,263.00 $1,727,998.00
Sep-15-1922 $49,891,528.00 $1,727,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $48,928,730.00 $1,652,697.00
Oct-10-1924 $57,455,687.00 $1,701,798.00
Sep-28-1925 $56,279,566.00 $1,639,748.00
Dec-31-1926 $60,038,190.00 $1,683,197.00
Oct-10-1927 $63,438,692.00 $1,700,297.00
Dec-31-1928 $90,318,080.00 $1,999,997.00
Dec-31-1929 $87,265,339.00 $1,884,438.00
Dec-31-1930 $85,093,051.00 $1,940,778.00
Dec-31-1931 $84,921,798.00 $3,999,978.00
Dec-31-1932 $101,037,698.00 $4,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $123,188,109.00 $4,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $163,214,318.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $182,167,607.00 $0.00

 

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