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Bank Info for NB Charter 1438 (1865 - 1870)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Milwaukee, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Samuel B. Scott Edwin H. Goodrich
1868-1868 * none * Edwin H. Goodrich
1869-1869 Samuel B. Scott Edwin H. Goodrich
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 - 1000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1420
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1438)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 18, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1865
  • Liquidated Jun 14, 1870
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $290,147
High Bal (1865) $375,874
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1866) $67,500
High Bal (1867) $90,000
Total Out (1869) $90,000
# Large Notes 9,680
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 9,680
$ Large Size $91,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $91,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $375,874.08 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $365,049.78 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $316,378.12 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $349,662.08 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $290,147.27 $90,000.00

 

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