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Bank Info for NB Charter 2233 (1875 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Whitehall, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1875-1876 Isaac M. Guy L. J. N. Stark
1877-1880 Isaac M. Guy Elisha A. Martin
1881-1883 Isaac M. Guy L. J. N. Stark
1884-1888 Isaac M. Guy Robert H. Cook
1889-1913 DeWitt C. Smith Robert H. Cook
1914-1919 M. J. Brown Robert H. Cook
1920-1924 Norman T. Drake Fred C. Doren
1925-1935 Norman T. Drake J. J. Doren
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 - 2250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1800
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2757
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7410
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2476
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3488
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2463
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1251 - 9805
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1001 - 6779
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1918
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 938
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 284
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3038
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1584
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 456
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 2, 1875
  • Chartered Mar 12, 1875
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $310,965
High Bal (1928) $1,651,246
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $21,880
High Bal (1875) $90,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 164,912
# Small Notes 23,918
# Total Notes 188,830
$ Large Size $1,312,810
$ Small Size $188,050
$ Total Issued $1,500,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1875 $385,850.40 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $403,581.17 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $371,644.39 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $374,884.50 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $310,964.70 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $348,597.85 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $387,805.23 $88,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $441,698.12 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $422,772.20 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $393,510.59 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $415,807.38 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $435,986.83 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $471,932.96 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $497,528.81 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $484,659.27 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $581,170.54 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $565,134.01 $21,880.00
Sep-30-1892 $557,386.76 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $498,666.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $507,251.98 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $493,827.91 $43,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $543,941.27 $44,460.00
Oct-05-1897 $583,059.00 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $591,482.72 $44,280.00
Sep-07-1899 $570,754.64 $41,220.00
Sep-05-1900 $562,867.43 $38,060.00
Sep-30-1901 $597,183.28 $44,700.00
Sep-15-1902 $712,971.44 $40,800.00
Sep-09-1903 $750,788.66 $41,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $805,168.63 $44,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $858,996.00 $44,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $882,082.00 $32,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,009,979.00 $49,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $973,087.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,002,650.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,082,970.00 $49,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,102,177.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,233,644.00 $49,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,210,792.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,236,327.00 $49,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,153,003.00 $48,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,180,124.00 $48,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,231,544.00 $48,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,154,003.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,152,043.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,180,470.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,269,634.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,272,167.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,276,537.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,437,720.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,459,208.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,501,729.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,517,666.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,651,246.00 $49,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,609,305.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,598,040.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,525,924.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,453,078.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,428,103.00 $49,150.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,517,918.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,552,695.00 $0.00

 

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