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Bank Info for NB Charter 1501 (1865 - 1895)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Saint Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Robert Kay Woods Sr. William L. Ewing
1866-1866 James Erwin Yeatman COL Robert Campbell
1867-1868 James Erwin Yeatman William L. Ewing
1869-1871 James Erwin Yeatman George L. Stansbury
1872-1873 James Erwin Yeatman Lewis Baldwin Parsons
1874-1877 Robert Eagle James Erwin Yeatman
1878-1888 James Christy Moore James Erwin Yeatman
1889-1889 Ferdinand William Risque Jr. James Erwin Yeatman
1890-1890 John Nickerson James Erwin Yeatman
1891-1894 John Nickerson William Hill Lee
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 - 10650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2360
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 876
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2022
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 6, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 2, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 1, 1895
  • Succeeded by 5002 (Merchants-Laclede NB, Saint Louis, MO)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $1,441,003
High Bal (1894) $4,200,076
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $37,000
High Bal (1872) $216,000
Total Out (1894) $45,000
# Large Notes 69,632
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 69,632
$ Large Size $505,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $505,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,575,265.04 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,556,882.24 $204,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,447,285.34 $204,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,512,782.72 $204,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,454,701.63 $204,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,598,747.48 $204,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,638,509.86 $211,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,666,833.62 $216,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,441,002.98 $216,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,670,139.52 $202,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,588,866.54 $37,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,575,128.62 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,730,622.19 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,472,304.92 $51,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,636,758.99 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,967,297.53 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,244,608.42 $53,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,118,145.66 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,267,587.98 $53,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,078,097.71 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,073,804.49 $53,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,400,611.94 $53,100.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,486,890.12 $52,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,401,588.14 $54,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,767,242.82 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,342,699.91 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,239,623.09 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,931,162.44 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,737,760.65 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,200,075.84 $45,000.00

 

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