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Bank Info for NB Charter 1927 (1872 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Fort Scott, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1877 G. A. Scovill H. A. 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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2100
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3325
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 520
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1385
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 16, 1872
  • Chartered Jan 20, 1872
  • Receivership Sep 25, 1878
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Phillips & Scoville
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $199,961
High Bal (1873) $343,842
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1872) $45,000
High Bal (1873) $72,000
Total Out (1877) $45,000
# Large Notes 29,320
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 29,320
$ Large Size $107,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $107,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $199,960.84 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $343,841.71 $72,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $297,725.80 $72,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $228,264.27 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $228,366.68 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $244,442.75 $45,000.00

 

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