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Bank Info for NB Charter 1878 (1871 - 1894)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Meridian National Bank of
Indianapolis, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 Chas. F. Hogate John H. Farquhar
1873-1873 John G. Kennedy John H. Farquhar
1874-1875 John G. Kennedy William P. Gallup
1876-1877 John G. Kennedy David Macy
1878-1879 Jno. O. Radcliffe David Macy
1880-1884 Francis P. Woollen David Macy
1885-1885 A. F. Kopp David Macy
1886-1893 A. F. Kopp William P. Gallup
1894-1894 A. F. Kopp Fred. Fahnley
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 - 2500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3050
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2900
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2330
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1278
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1154
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1529
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 90
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 15, 1871
  • Chartered Sep 16, 1871
  • Liquidated Oct 30, 1894
  • Consolidated with 869 (Merchants National Bank, Indianapolis, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $572,657
High Bal (1891) $2,286,160
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $90,000
High Bal (1875) $270,000
Total Out (1894) $90,000
# Large Notes 70,588
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 70,588
$ Large Size $854,230
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $854,230
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $572,656.71 $179,875.00
Sep-12-1873 $856,855.30 $221,626.00
Oct-02-1874 $941,825.90 $269,803.00
Oct-01-1875 $984,431.45 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,053,730.20 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $919,119.46 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $923,913.23 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,070,696.69 $255,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,124,682.82 $255,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $976,300.99 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $891,973.44 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $904,752.44 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $750,077.23 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $854,050.22 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,090,299.72 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,417,983.74 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,375,582.09 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,648,510.03 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,788,767.17 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,286,160.39 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,935,329.16 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,547,246.74 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,532,588.54 $90,000.00

 

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