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Bank Info for NB Charter 2161 (1874 - 1894)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Louisville, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1880 Jacob Hopewell Lindenberger Henry C. Caruth
1881-1893 William R. Johnson Jacob Hopewell Lindenberger
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 4x5 1 - 5000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3000
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2081
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 22, 1874
  • Chartered Jul 31, 1874
  • Liquidated Jun 2, 1894
  • Succeeded by 4956 (American NB/American-Southern NB, Louisville, KY)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $1,236,209
High Bal (1881) $2,278,991
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $44,100
High Bal (1875) $450,000
Total Out (1893) $45,000
# Large Notes 58,162
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 58,162
$ Large Size $962,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $962,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $1,562,567.64 $110,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,736,772.02 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,076,414.33 $448,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,860,070.02 $448,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,797,845.00 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,868,342.66 $449,850.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,027,549.61 $447,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,278,991.47 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,217,824.59 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,022,710.24 $44,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,686,741.74 $44,950.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,768,130.32 $44,950.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,819,883.82 $44,950.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,021,463.10 $44,950.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,940,443.63 $44,950.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,077,359.78 $44,950.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,161,010.55 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,760,195.85 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,177,196.26 $44,100.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,236,209.12 $45,000.00

 

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