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Bank Info for NB Charter 1548 (1865 - 1873)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Petersburg, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 Allen Leroy Archer Travis T. Broocks
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 - 5330
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3232
Original Series 50-100 1 - 734
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1548)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 25, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 1, 1865
  • Receivership Sep 25, 1873
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $460,953
High Bal (1872) $1,488,692
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1870) $125,035
High Bal (1872) $359,780
Total Out (1872) $359,780
# Large Notes 35,716
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 35,716
$ Large Size $378,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $378,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $460,953.00 $126,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $597,428.12 $125,920.00
Oct-05-1868 $603,541.38 $125,685.00
Oct-09-1869 $591,013.92 $125,580.00
Oct-08-1870 $674,779.41 $125,035.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,429,162.30 $325,170.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,488,692.15 $359,780.00

 

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