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Bank Info for NB Charter 1504 (1865 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of West Virginia at
Point Pleasant, WV
2 The Merchants National Bank of (8/17/1903)
Point Pleasant, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1878 Taliaferro Stribling Charles C. Miller
1879-1892 Taliaferro Stribling John McCulloch, Jr.
1893-1919 C. C. Bowyer John McCulloch, Jr.
1920-1920 Taliaferro Stribling C. C. Bowyer
1921-1927 W. W. Riley, Jr. C. C. Bowyer
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 4x5 1 - 8100
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3100
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1975
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1154
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2834
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3423
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 699
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3700
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6715
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4100
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 6716 - 22004
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4101 - 14167
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 18, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 5, 1865
  • 2: Liquidated Nov 5, 1929
  • 2: Succeeded by 13231 (Citizens National Bank, Point Pleasant, WV)
  • 2: Receivership Apr 22, 1931
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $181,477
High Bal (1920) $1,378,687
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $43,050
High Bal (1874) $162,000
Total Out (1927) $98,100
# Large Notes 244,624
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 244,624
$ Large Size $2,010,410
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,010,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $188,591.17 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $484,941.09 $161,830.00
Oct-07-1867 $478,374.16 $160,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $474,519.45 $161,430.00
Oct-09-1869 $421,089.27 $161,375.00
Oct-08-1870 $440,350.44 $161,250.00
Oct-02-1871 $428,054.53 $160,825.00
Oct-03-1872 $423,916.00 $160,992.00
Sep-12-1873 $437,709.85 $160,162.00
Oct-02-1874 $440,907.06 $162,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $440,026.08 $159,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $442,642.01 $160,985.00
Oct-01-1877 $452,079.81 $162,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $338,756.98 $81,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $262,954.73 $81,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $232,545.47 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $225,958.66 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $229,246.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $211,182.57 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $198,622.03 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $181,477.40 $44,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $243,376.98 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $268,343.80 $43,900.00
Oct-04-1888 $232,099.39 $43,900.00
Sep-30-1889 $235,848.50 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $326,586.41 $44,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $270,821.21 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $287,643.76 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $245,065.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $249,914.38 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $252,028.22 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $264,529.86 $44,180.00
Oct-05-1897 $288,885.82 $43,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $283,473.83 $44,430.00
Sep-07-1899 $312,885.15 $44,240.00
Sep-05-1900 $357,129.07 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $476,974.19 $49,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $401,377.66 $49,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $439,130.86 $49,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $459,281.57 $48,897.50
Aug-25-1905 $478,672.00 $46,698.00
Sep-04-1906 $577,411.00 $99,050.00
Aug-22-1907 $595,338.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $583,141.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $604,077.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $622,037.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $659,732.00 $98,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $638,058.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $686,277.00 $98,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $686,541.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $713,239.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $763,931.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $898,460.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,005,805.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,148,300.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,378,687.00 $99,450.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,344,323.00 $99,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,161,358.00 $98,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,255,543.00 $98,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,205,413.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,211,420.00 $98,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,213,170.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,255,022.00 $98,100.00

 

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