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Bank Info for NB Charter 1754 (1870 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Richmond, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1880 John Brightwell Morton Thomas Branch
1881-1905 John F. Glenn John Patterson Branch
1906-1914 Thomas Branch McAdams John Patterson Branch
1915-1916 Thomas Branch McAdams John Kerr Branch
1917-1917 R. H. Broadus John Kerr Branch
1918-1922 John C. White John Kerr Branch
1923-1923 H. H. Harris John Kerr Branch
1924-1925 H. H. Harris Melville Campbell Branch
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 - 5500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3766
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1338
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 16300
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2342
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2900
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2873
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 22240
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 17914
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 7, 1870
  • Chartered Dec 17, 1870
  • Closed Feb 27, 1926
  • Consolidated with 1111 Feb 27, 1926 (First National Bank, Richmond, VA)
  • Circulation assumed by 1111 (First National Bank, Richmond, VA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Thomas Branch & Co. [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $498,970
High Bal (1919) $28,585,152
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1923) $1,000
High Bal (1914) $533,000
Total Out (1924) $1,000
# Large Notes 373,932
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 373,932
$ Large Size $3,682,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,682,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $797,566.93 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $907,081.79 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $924,840.57 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $763,948.29 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $549,080.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $553,405.16 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $498,969.81 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $500,578.50 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $664,338.03 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $911,708.76 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,029,206.20 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,168,013.65 $179,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,422,274.98 $179,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,216,565.37 $179,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,221,980.25 $179,950.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,233,873.60 $179,300.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,592,958.94 $180,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,848,887.64 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,478,572.34 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,778,775.95 $94,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,769,607.62 $176,850.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,094,121.40 $176,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,612,440.67 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,929,533.88 $180,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,948,889.65 $177,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,138,625.78 $174,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,368,330.55 $175,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,139,188.10 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,781,481.10 $77,200.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,527,056.69 $176,150.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,242,044.55 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,315,613.27 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,917,210.05 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,950,017.82 $160,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,848,831.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,878,333.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,058,332.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,368,392.00 $156,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $6,653,620.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,808,240.00 $185,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,142,694.00 $186,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,496,066.00 $190,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $7,954,436.00 $195,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,226,740.00 $533,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,143,469.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $13,228,678.00 $196,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $16,793,108.00 $193,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $22,885,126.00 $45,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $28,585,152.00 $51,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $24,495,027.00 $51,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,823,535.00 $50,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $17,987,753.00 $50,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $20,456,152.00 $1,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $20,384,972.00 $1,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $21,402,666.00 $0.00

 

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