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Bank Info for NB Charter 2449 (1880 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Hillsborough, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1880-1887 E. L. Ferris Henry Strain
1888-1893 Albert Matthews E. L. Ferris
1894-1907 John Matthews E. L. Ferris
1908-1909 John Matthews Oliver Newton Sams
1910-1923 Dick Rockhold Oliver Newton Sams
1924-1931 J. Ed. Shannon Oliver Newton Sams
1932-1935 J. Ed. Shannon C. M. Lacy
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
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 6425
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3840
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6600
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3520
1882 Value Back 4x5 6601 - 7725
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3521 - 4287
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 5268
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1262
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 312
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1792
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 439
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 26, 1879
  • Chartered Jan 13, 1880
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Evans & Ferris
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1880) $217,459
High Bal (1928) $1,623,564
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,840
High Bal (1912) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $49,700
# Large Notes 110,180
# Small Notes 11,675
# Total Notes 121,855
$ Large Size $1,081,250
$ Small Size $139,860
$ Total Issued $1,221,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1880 $217,458.87 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $249,466.57 $44,980.00
Oct-03-1882 $300,100.33 $44,980.00
Oct-02-1883 $357,795.58 $44,980.00
Sep-30-1884 $325,333.59 $44,980.00
Oct-01-1885 $316,846.49 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $336,129.67 $44,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $349,068.20 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $331,068.79 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $338,954.68 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $316,394.92 $44,240.00
Sep-25-1891 $353,562.68 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $342,242.77 $43,840.00
Oct-03-1893 $346,932.32 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $354,672.98 $53,200.00
Sep-28-1895 $343,490.83 $54,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $349,996.03 $53,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $358,209.42 $53,480.00
Sep-20-1898 $388,938.62 $44,240.00
Sep-07-1899 $394,178.97 $52,720.00
Sep-05-1900 $440,318.76 $58,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $467,593.52 $59,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $515,412.04 $60,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $586,729.79 $60,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $574,965.34 $60,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $691,982.00 $60,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $640,770.00 $60,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $804,009.00 $58,850.00
Sep-23-1908 $622,105.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $659,525.00 $59,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $744,529.00 $73,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $737,480.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $785,514.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $840,799.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $863,104.00 $98,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $821,374.00 $98,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $981,095.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,094,016.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,273,337.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,479,059.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,418,206.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,221,140.00 $48,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,156,607.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,203,755.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,278,583.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,330,758.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,407,371.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,555,766.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,623,564.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,472,345.00 $48,620.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,308,973.00 $49,580.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,070,492.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,067,013.00 $49,520.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,046,171.00 $49,590.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,236,031.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,385,883.00 $0.00

 

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