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Bank Info for NB Charter 2462 (1880 - 1910)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1880-1884 Charles H. Biles George Hay Stuart
1885-1888 Hartman Baker George Hay Stuart
1889-1889 Hartman Baker William T. Wood
1890-1893 Hartman Baker Andrew Culbertson Sinn
1894-1894 Hartman Baker * none *
1895-1904 Hartman Baker Francis Wayland Ayer
1905-1906 William Adger Law Francis Wayland Ayer
1907-1909 Thomas Winter Andrew Francis Wayland Ayer
1910-1910 Thomas Winter Andrew William Adger Law
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 4x5 1 - 25100
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10852
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 9157
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 30000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 24000
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 9203
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2243
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1136
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 9, 1880
  • Chartered Mar 6, 1880
  • Liquidated Aug 3, 1910
  • Consolidated with 2731 (1) (First National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1880) $1,748,212
High Bal (1902) $17,554,046
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $45,000
High Bal (1894) $900,000
Total Out (1909) $401,000
# Large Notes 410,044
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 410,044
$ Large Size $5,700,260
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,700,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1880 $1,748,211.69 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,836,897.56 $315,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,369,822.99 $539,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,686,966.84 $540,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,138,471.37 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,730,509.22 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,904,646.51 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,075,776.96 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,585,366.22 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,834,840.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $4,955,112.05 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,677,768.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $6,649,648.13 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $6,343,395.76 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,246,762.84 $900,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,376,312.13 $540,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,305,292.12 $540,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,914,283.30 $530,280.00
Sep-20-1898 $8,190,447.03 $536,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $13,460,873.76 $540,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $15,073,103.20 $595,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $15,816,781.18 $600,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $17,554,045.73 $596,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $15,611,723.49 $590,750.00
Sep-06-1904 $15,310,130.30 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $16,027,886.00 $596,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $17,410,176.00 $600,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $15,605,128.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $14,856,237.00 $619,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $16,105,768.00 $401,000.00

 

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