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Bank Info for NB Charter 1550 (1865 - 1883)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
East Saginaw, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 James F. Brown William L. P. Little
1868-1874 Douglass Hoyt James F. Brown
1875-1875 Douglass Hoyt Henry C. Potter (VP)
1876-1879 Douglass Hoyt Jesse Hoyt
1880-1882 Douglass Hoyt Henry C. Potter
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 3x1-2 1 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2500
Original Series 3x50-100 1 - 220
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2352
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 17, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 5, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 9, 1883
  • Succeeded by 2761 (Home National Bank, East Saginaw, MI)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • New bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded William L.P. Little [?]
  • Succeeded by 2761 (Home National Bank, East Saginaw, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $200,000
High Bal (1881) $1,258,136
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $90,000
High Bal (1877) $179,950
Total Out (1882) $90,000
# Large Notes 64,288
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 64,288
$ Large Size $457,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $457,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $200,000.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $704,989.91 $177,934.00
Oct-07-1867 $729,574.85 $179,818.00
Oct-05-1868 $714,215.24 $178,199.00
Oct-09-1869 $856,494.02 $175,080.00
Oct-08-1870 $816,540.11 $167,598.00
Oct-02-1871 $962,540.68 $169,900.00
Oct-03-1872 $883,141.57 $165,960.00
Sep-12-1873 $917,190.08 $166,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $832,069.80 $178,694.00
Oct-01-1875 $900,662.74 $163,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $853,226.37 $98,925.00
Oct-01-1877 $849,463.45 $179,950.00
Oct-01-1878 $796,688.65 $145,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $873,515.48 $111,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,079,793.14 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,258,135.59 $112,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,170,886.07 $90,000.00

 

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