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Bank Info for NB Charter 2020 (1872 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
St. Paul, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1872 Charles Nichols Maurice Auerbach
1873-1880 William Rush Merriam Maurice Auerbach
1881-1882 William Rush Merriam Col John Lafayette Merriam
1883-1883 Frank A. Seymour Col John Lafayette Merriam
1884-1896 Frank A. Seymour William Rush Merriam
1897-1897 George C. Power Kenneth Clark
1898-1904 George Harrison Prince Kenneth Clark
1905-1912 Harry W. Parker Kenneth Clark
1913-1915 Harry W. Parker Donald Stewart Culver
1916-1917 Milford Roy Knauft Donald Stewart Culver
1918-1918 Milford Roy Knauft Richard C. Lilly
1919-1929 Robert W. Lindeke Richard C. Lilly
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 7100
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10553
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 23800
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2350
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 35020
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 23223
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 262
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 51650
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 41340
1902 Plain Back 4x5 51651 - 84770
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 41341 - 65596
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 30, 1872
  • Chartered Jul 24, 1872
  • Assumed 2943 by consolidation Nov 27, 1912 and assumed its circulation (National German American Bank, Saint Paul, MN)
  • Absorbed 8108 Aug 30, 1924 (Capital National Bank, Saint Paul, MN)
  • Closed Mar 23, 1929
  • Consolidated with 203 Mar 23, 1929 (First National Bank, Saint Paul, MN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $406,440
High Bal (1927) $52,830,761
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $1,061,800
Total Out (1928) $500,000
# Large Notes 1,079,472
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,079,472
$ Large Size $9,641,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $9,641,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $406,439.93 $97,750.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,242,635.91 $190,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,696,735.28 $337,450.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,629,205.45 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,481,072.51 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,692,334.66 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,777,437.68 $368,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,136,309.33 $449,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,793,572.14 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,349,123.71 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,829,292.72 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,217,415.12 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,038,751.42 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $5,063,246.98 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,621,504.21 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $5,315,294.18 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,741,900.39 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,764,516.18 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,035,712.73 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,463,084.96 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $6,768,957.91 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,804,838.81 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,775,095.84 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,817,242.56 $45,810.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,711,508.18 $45,860.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,619,342.77 $45,860.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,914,527.00 $46,760.00
Sep-07-1899 $5,265,958.73 $46,760.00
Sep-05-1900 $5,651,912.30 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,002,930.94 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,808,619.12 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,056,600.39 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $7,637,165.71 $460,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $8,980,564.00 $610,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $10,510,258.00 $610,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $10,329,314.00 $610,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $12,074,453.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $13,118,226.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $11,379,429.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $12,102,926.00 $986,650.00
Sep-04-1912 $12,866,680.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $25,027,357.00 $275,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $26,235,485.00 $1,061,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $25,222,390.00 $325,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $27,866,144.00 $500,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $31,586,318.00 $500,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $38,412,370.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $45,155,236.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $44,382,421.00 $495,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $32,004,915.00 $488,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $34,254,983.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $35,052,317.00 $494,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $49,644,215.00 $486,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $46,741,179.00 $493,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $46,808,009.00 $495,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $52,830,761.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $50,405,043.00 $500,000.00

 

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