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Bank Info for NB Charter 1818 (1871 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Newark, NJ
2 The Merchants and Manufacturers National Bank of (5/29/1920)
Newark, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1873 Linus M. Price James L. Hayes
1874-1874 G. F. Parker James L. Hayes
1875-1880 Edward Kanouse James M. Durand
1881-1881 Frank L. Luff Edward Kanouse
1882-1902 Jay S. Treat Edward Kanouse
1903-1911 Jay S. Treat Joseph M. Riker
1912-1920 Arthur L. Phillips Joseph M. Riker
1921-1926 G. L. Frost Arthur L. Phillips
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 - 4400
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 4400
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4600
1: Original Series 50-50 1 - 100
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6700
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4271
1: Series 1875 50-50 1 - 1979
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 22500
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 18340
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2510
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 21460
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14596
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 748
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 37500
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 36000
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 37501 - 78000
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 36001 - 67500
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 72760
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 43044
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 2504
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 3, 1871
  • Chartered May 15, 1871
  • 1: Assumed 2040 and its circulation by consolidation May 29, 1920 with title change (Manufacturers National Bank, Newark, NJ)
  • 2: Liquidated Mar 19, 1927
  • 2: Succeeded by The Merchants Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $587,105
High Bal (1926) $24,608,236
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $41,270
High Bal (1924) $850,002
Total Out (1926) $850,000
# Large Notes 1,470,974
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,470,974
$ Large Size $12,403,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $12,403,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $681,755.93 $194,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $900,636.23 $270,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $889,054.41 $269,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $766,991.41 $264,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $595,661.20 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $587,105.23 $119,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $820,352.33 $223,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $891,069.71 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $795,623.62 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $817,733.07 $178,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $782,202.63 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $988,901.57 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,004,448.24 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,110,715.23 $176,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,195,094.95 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,182,843.06 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,447,662.76 $180,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,717,209.29 $176,100.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,816,260.00 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,870,335.38 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,948,627.76 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,984,471.42 $43,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,961,860.16 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,988,158.17 $41,270.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,405,681.30 $43,450.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,286,479.40 $85,350.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,393,266.54 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,351,264.94 $87,170.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,359,830.32 $84,950.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,566,749.82 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,795,571.91 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,705,730.90 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,333,765.80 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,156,326.78 $46,350.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,210,191.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,421,092.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,245,577.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,887,065.00 $453,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,466,161.00 $491,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,927,662.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,085,227.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,187,941.00 $488,200.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,177,372.00 $482,597.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,000,153.00 $491,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,910,903.00 $486,398.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,222,261.00 $488,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $7,546,202.00 $499,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $8,798,795.00 $489,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,333,072.00 $468,797.00
Sep-12-1920 $18,691,965.00 $831,988.00
Sep-06-1921 $16,058,550.00 $824,587.00
Sep-15-1922 $16,246,581.00 $842,397.00
Sep-14-1923 $16,967,354.00 $836,797.00
Oct-10-1924 $18,494,490.00 $850,002.00
Sep-28-1925 $19,189,237.00 $834,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $24,608,236.00 $850,000.00

 

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