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Bank Info for NB Charter 1530 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of West Virginia at
Clarksburg, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1891 Luther Haymond Nathan Goff
1892-1895 Luther Haymond R. T. Lowndes
1896-1898 Lee Haymond R. T. Lowndes
1899-1906 S. R. Harrison R. T. Lowndes
1907-1916 W. H. Lewis R. T. Lowndes
1917-1929 Scott H. White R. T. Lowndes
1930-1935 C. D. Sommerville G. L. Duncan
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 - 1500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3180
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 96
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2162
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6231
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3600
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7401 - 23279
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1732
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2530
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 676
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3526
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2489
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 632
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 25, 1865
  • Chartered Aug 18, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Clarksburg Branch of Merchants and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $64,236
High Bal (1935) $3,037,765
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $16,670
High Bal (1901) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 160,192
# Small Notes 36,275
# Total Notes 196,467
$ Large Size $1,954,520
$ Small Size $340,040
$ Total Issued $2,294,560
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $64,235.50 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $267,219.22 $89,900.00
Oct-07-1867 $290,177.90 $89,530.00
Oct-05-1868 $307,938.01 $88,965.00
Oct-09-1869 $298,699.15 $88,350.00
Oct-08-1870 $289,326.06 $89,340.00
Oct-02-1871 $305,760.38 $88,805.00
Oct-03-1872 $313,841.59 $87,465.00
Sep-12-1873 $286,351.23 $88,950.00
Oct-02-1874 $324,328.19 $89,978.00
Oct-01-1875 $309,477.68 $89,973.00
Oct-02-1876 $293,192.61 $89,973.00
Oct-01-1877 $308,400.21 $89,973.00
Oct-01-1878 $330,754.32 $89,963.00
Oct-02-1879 $373,753.28 $89,980.00
Oct-01-1880 $342,101.82 $89,980.00
Oct-01-1881 $378,771.28 $89,380.00
Oct-03-1882 $411,767.34 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $459,437.79 $87,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $484,508.68 $87,300.00
Oct-01-1885 $414,370.92 $81,510.00
Oct-07-1886 $379,607.10 $80,480.00
Oct-05-1887 $360,664.20 $21,900.00
Oct-04-1888 $367,342.19 $21,220.00
Sep-30-1889 $376,188.95 $16,670.00
Oct-02-1890 $415,443.54 $20,400.00
Sep-25-1891 $456,510.36 $21,300.00
Sep-30-1892 $422,055.80 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $444,028.43 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $412,682.06 $21,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $405,797.17 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $334,935.98 $21,680.00
Oct-05-1897 $361,046.30 $21,430.00
Sep-20-1898 $373,449.92 $21,680.00
Sep-07-1899 $550,987.42 $41,480.00
Sep-05-1900 $885,946.01 $92,280.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,042,694.33 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,060,385.20 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $992,727.33 $98,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $841,135.55 $96,700.00
Aug-25-1905 $873,254.00 $96,650.00
Sep-04-1906 $898,231.00 $98,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $966,588.00 $96,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,083,109.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,042,618.00 $97,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,224,843.00 $93,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,241,443.00 $93,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,356,427.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,490,265.00 $91,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,672,898.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,456,939.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,618,457.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,653,287.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,446,187.00 $97,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,536,751.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,760,494.00 $97,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,527,879.00 $76,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,461,188.00 $92,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,570,309.00 $92,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,669,490.00 $84,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,572,845.00 $88,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,643,100.00 $98,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,647,029.00 $76,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,556,923.00 $97,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,506,585.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,612,662.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,673,267.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,493,581.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,714,636.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,699,640.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,037,765.00 $0.00

 

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