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Bank Info for NB Charter 1437 (1865 - 1982)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Bangor, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1878 Moody T. Stickney Samuel H. Blake
1879-1881 Jonathan R. Holt Samuel H. Blake
1882-1887 Albert P. Baker Samuel H. Blake
1888-1906 Albert P. Baker Edward Harward Blake
1907-1921 Frederic Winslow Adams Edward Harward Blake
1922-1925 Horace S. Stewart Arthur Chapin
1926-1928 Elmer Eugene McFarland Arthur Chapin
1929-1931 Elmer Eugene McFarland Frederic Winslow Adams
1932-1935 Elmer Eugene McFarland Horace S. Stewart
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 2x1-2x2 1 - 1350
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1660
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1075
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2080
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7284
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7901 - 25339
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5234
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2428
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9016
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4995
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 29, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Maine National Bank in Portland, ME Feb 12, 1982
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $282,323
High Bal (1935) $11,174,499
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $50,535
High Bal (1912) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 180,152
# Small Notes 59,983
# Total Notes 240,135
$ Large Size $2,035,750
$ Small Size $397,730
$ Total Issued $2,433,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $282,322.51 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $359,282.76 $85,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $380,630.47 $89,676.00
Oct-05-1868 $400,041.72 $89,578.00
Oct-09-1869 $399,173.19 $89,162.00
Oct-08-1870 $453,510.85 $88,689.00
Oct-02-1871 $453,506.37 $87,989.00
Oct-03-1872 $600,826.95 $89,836.00
Sep-12-1873 $573,958.18 $87,374.00
Oct-02-1874 $637,417.29 $88,104.00
Oct-01-1875 $574,143.50 $89,636.00
Oct-02-1876 $578,823.83 $89,636.00
Oct-01-1877 $468,894.19 $77,236.00
Oct-01-1878 $459,809.09 $89,560.00
Oct-02-1879 $468,025.08 $85,630.00
Oct-01-1880 $614,796.62 $89,830.00
Oct-01-1881 $668,728.03 $89,830.00
Oct-03-1882 $641,348.77 $89,830.00
Oct-02-1883 $581,256.13 $89,830.00
Sep-30-1884 $573,089.30 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $574,850.65 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $661,639.17 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $663,443.92 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $694,239.30 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $743,951.29 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $772,940.12 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $667,965.73 $50,535.00
Sep-30-1892 $764,500.34 $50,535.00
Oct-03-1893 $765,804.07 $50,535.00
Oct-02-1894 $821,920.50 $50,535.00
Sep-28-1895 $670,732.78 $50,535.00
Oct-06-1896 $684,507.37 $50,535.00
Oct-05-1897 $716,497.87 $50,535.00
Sep-20-1898 $675,382.86 $50,535.00
Sep-07-1899 $741,511.11 $50,535.00
Sep-05-1900 $816,526.37 $56,145.00
Sep-30-1901 $798,233.48 $56,150.00
Sep-15-1902 $905,108.53 $56,150.00
Sep-09-1903 $835,868.18 $56,150.00
Sep-06-1904 $862,856.37 $56,150.00
Aug-25-1905 $822,305.00 $56,150.00
Sep-04-1906 $914,263.00 $56,150.00
Aug-22-1907 $914,837.00 $56,150.00
Sep-23-1908 $920,193.00 $56,150.00
Sep-01-1909 $951,077.00 $56,150.00
Sep-01-1910 $919,854.00 $55,150.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,266,178.00 $56,150.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,448,541.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,350,524.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,296,085.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,338,873.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,513,510.00 $98,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,958,328.00 $98,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,701,542.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,869,569.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,927,905.00 $98,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,817,613.00 $98,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,242,058.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,357,603.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,435,684.00 $97,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,915,520.00 $98,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,422,860.00 $99,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,282,764.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,086,715.00 $99,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,159,458.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,662,596.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,912,051.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,374,922.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,304,543.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $10,281,076.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $11,174,499.00 $0.00

 

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