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Bank Info for NB Charter 2200 (1874 - 1880)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Nashville, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1875-1875 William Charles Butterfield Benjamin Franklin Wilson
1876-1876 John Swessey Bransford Benjamin Franklin Wilson
1877-1877 John Philip Williams Dr. William Morrow
1878-1879 John Philip Williams Nathaniel Baxter, Jr.
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 50-100 1 - 600
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 216
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 13, 1874
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1874
  • Liquidated Jan 13, 1880
  • Consolidated with 150 (FNB/Fourth and First NB, Nashville, TN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $321,301
High Bal (1878) $614,720
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1879) $89,450
High Bal (1875) $90,000
Total Out (1879) $89,450
# Large Notes 1,632
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,632
$ Large Size $122,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $122,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1875 $380,585.54 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $321,300.68 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $492,212.12 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $614,719.87 $89,950.00
Oct-02-1879 $590,478.58 $89,450.00

 

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