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Bank Info for NB Charter 2440 (1879 - 1891)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Kansas City, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1880-1881 James Mitchell Coburn Frank Livingstone Underwood
1882-1885 Oliver Partridge Dickinson Frank Livingstone Underwood
1886-1886 Oliver Partridge Dickinson William Bingham Clarke
1887-1889 George William McKnight William Bingham Clarke
1889-1891 James Wotherspoon Barney William Bingham Clarke
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5250
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 204
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 28, 1879
  • Chartered Dec 2, 1879
  • Liquidated Dec 22, 1891
  • Absorbed by 4464 (Metropolitan National Bank, Kansas City, MO)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1880) $911,555
High Bal (1881) $2,092,552
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1880) $45,000
High Bal (1882) $238,500
Total Out (1891) $45,000
# Large Notes 41,408
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 41,408
$ Large Size $393,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $393,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1880 $911,554.58 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,092,552.10 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,957,656.76 $238,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,756,995.77 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,309,873.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,273,110.83 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,311,893.14 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,489,067.40 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,421,202.51 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,661,369.48 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,068,069.58 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,850,718.61 $45,000.00

 

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