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Bank Info for NB Charter 1788 (1871 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Dayton, OH
2 The Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of (1/16/1922)
Dayton, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1872 Arthur Sewell Estabrook John Powell
1873-1891 Arthur Sewell Estabrook Daniel E. Mead
1892-1905 Arthur Sewell Estabrook A. Gebhart
1906-1908 Charles Walter Slagle A. Gebhart
1909-1909 Charles Walter Slagle E. A. Daniels
1910-1915 Charles Walter Slagle Eugene Winchet
1916-1919 Owen Britton Charles Walter Slagle
1920-1924 A. C. Wolf Charles Walter Slagle
1925-1935 L. E. Smith Charles Walter Slagle
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 3x1-2 1 - 6720
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 4000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4300
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5778
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 88
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11220
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1500
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2938
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 4
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10001 - 21300
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 12003
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5798
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1592
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 381
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 185
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 20, 1871
  • Chartered Feb 11, 1871
  • 2: Absorbed 4054 Sep 21, 1923 (Teutonia NB/American NB, Dayton, OH)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $544,879
High Bal (1935) $5,696,876
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $43,200
High Bal (1903) $200,000
Total Out (1933) $200,000
# Large Notes 276,220
# Small Notes 44,906
# Total Notes 321,126
$ Large Size $3,229,350
$ Small Size $546,430
$ Total Issued $3,775,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $558,055.59 $178,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $624,277.66 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $601,468.40 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $631,089.04 $175,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $654,718.28 $175,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $615,684.27 $172,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $652,828.00 $178,747.00
Oct-01-1878 $544,878.63 $132,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $668,575.76 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $688,750.90 $134,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $719,698.58 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $673,032.68 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $956,774.59 $170,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $902,347.35 $178,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $956,625.41 $178,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,037,151.44 $88,850.00
Oct-05-1887 $922,752.17 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $768,306.21 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $816,546.24 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $830,736.48 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $806,827.55 $43,200.00
Sep-30-1892 $913,221.85 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $769,671.65 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $855,579.49 $72,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $867,364.94 $72,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $775,288.42 $72,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $801,126.92 $117,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $905,535.76 $180,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,038,137.68 $135,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $972,726.23 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,019,531.64 $120,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $974,445.60 $160,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,110,190.71 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,044,402.70 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,065,323.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,244,586.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,337,412.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,529,122.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,577,178.00 $197,150.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,256,196.00 $194,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,244,143.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,537,016.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,870,612.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,560,942.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,459,639.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,085,253.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,335,651.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,681,823.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,079,023.00 $143,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,816,516.00 $147,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,144,090.00 $197,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,778,572.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,619,649.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,547,202.00 $200,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,380,869.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,188,153.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,302,830.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,328,546.00 $196,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,109,109.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,757,972.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,485,276.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,274,170.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,317,176.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,993,792.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,696,876.00 $0.00

 

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