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Bank Info for NB Charter 2497 (1880 - 1886)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Lima, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1882 Oliver Boston Selfridge Robert Mehaffey
1883-1886 R. W. Thrift, Jr. Robert Mehaffey
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 3x10-20 1 - 1613
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 1, 1880
  • Chartered Nov 17, 1880
  • Succeeded Bank of Lima
  • Liquidated Oct 22, 1886
  • Succeeded by Merchants Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Lima
  • Succeeded by Mehaffey & Thrift, Jr. (Merchants Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $132,776
High Bal (1886) $155,544
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $45,000
High Bal (1881) $45,000
Total Out (1886) $45,000
# Large Notes 6,452
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 6,452
$ Large Size $80,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $80,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $152,669.22 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $144,852.74 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $145,696.74 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $132,776.15 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $145,801.10 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $155,544.44 $45,000.00

 

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