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Bank Info for NB Charter 1502 (1865 - 1888)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of West Virginia at
Morgantown, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 William Wagner George M. Hagans
1875-1878 William Wagner David H. Chadwick
1879-1887 William Wagner John J. Brown
1888-1888 E. H. Coombs John A. Dille
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 - 4925
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1600
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4510
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1912
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1194
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 631
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 15, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 3, 1865
  • Liquidated Oct 4, 1888
  • Succeeded by Bank of Monongahela Valley
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Morgantown Branch of Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $66,000
High Bal (1882) $353,781
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $42,665
High Bal (1876) $99,000
Total Out (1888) $42,665
# Large Notes 59,088
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 59,088
$ Large Size $419,730
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $419,730
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $66,000.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $299,205.25 $98,865.00
Oct-07-1867 $329,080.29 $98,450.00
Oct-05-1868 $336,446.96 $98,455.00
Oct-09-1869 $299,686.42 $97,080.00
Oct-08-1870 $301,529.66 $96,485.00
Oct-02-1871 $301,116.32 $98,590.00
Oct-03-1872 $310,460.15 $98,165.00
Sep-12-1873 $291,172.03 $98,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $294,191.50 $98,755.00
Oct-01-1875 $290,768.76 $97,935.00
Oct-02-1876 $292,609.04 $99,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $284,644.19 $98,910.00
Oct-01-1878 $277,205.15 $98,480.00
Oct-02-1879 $291,986.59 $98,925.00
Oct-01-1880 $309,563.48 $98,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $323,928.10 $98,075.00
Oct-03-1882 $353,781.21 $97,200.00
Oct-02-1883 $331,324.32 $98,365.00
Sep-30-1884 $317,424.11 $98,990.00
Oct-01-1885 $294,793.97 $97,010.00
Oct-07-1886 $217,343.25 $44,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $229,462.57 $44,840.00
Oct-04-1888 $223,465.10 $42,665.00

 

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