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Bank Info for NB Charter 2499 (1881 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of
Baltimore, MD
2 The Drovers and Mechanics National Bank of [12/31/1900]
Baltimore, MD
3 The Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of [12/30/1920]
Baltimore, MD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1881 John David Wheeler, Jr. Jacob Ellinger
1882-1891 John David Wheeler, Jr. James Carroll
1892-1901 John David Wheeler, Jr. James Clark, (Jr.)
1902-1908 Charles Stuart Miller James Clark, (Jr.)
1909-1913 Charles Stuart Miller Paul Augustus Seeger
1914-1918 Edwin Parsons Hayden Paul Augustus Seeger
1919-1920 Edwin Parsons Hayden Robert Dixon Hopkins
1921-1924 William Murray Waters Heyward Easter Boyce
1925-1929 Harry Christopher Schnepfe Heyward Easter Boyce
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
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10140
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 37000
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 49000
2: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 49001 - 51400
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 34243
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6086
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1708
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 30, 1880
  • Chartered Jan 3, 1881
  • 3: Absorbed 5984 Oct 31, 1927 (Old Town National Bank, Baltimore, MD)
  • 3: Assumed its circulation
  • 3: Liquidated Sep 15, 1930
  • 3: Absorbed by Maryland Trust Co., Baltimore
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Drovers and Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $1,094,363
High Bal (1928) $23,402,298
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $731,695
Total Out (1929) $613,500
# Large Notes 531,132
# Small Notes 46,764
# Total Notes 577,896
$ Large Size $6,639,150
$ Small Size $570,120
$ Total Issued $7,209,270
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $1,094,363.26 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,185,897.14 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,259,271.50 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,294,934.70 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,421,659.30 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,618,796.28 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,715,171.09 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,733,283.49 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,039,742.81 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,192,621.54 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,071,140.88 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,376,540.39 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,991,698.39 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,617,315.00 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,709,856.33 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,745,682.04 $81,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,559,298.33 $48,600.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,484,431.24 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $4,270,213.35 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $4,313,555.25 $70,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,858,969.79 $70,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $5,400,238.73 $70,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $5,513,921.99 $300,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $6,120,154.51 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $7,223,710.00 $600,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $7,904,529.00 $600,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,109,799.00 $600,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,723,242.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,389,997.00 $408,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,362,156.00 $410,995.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,696,078.00 $410,995.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,968,083.00 $406,095.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,437,146.00 $433,195.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,197,767.00 $731,695.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,492,576.00 $435,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,429,024.00 $320,595.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,387,999.00 $223,095.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,271,521.00 $213,495.00
Sep-12-1919 $17,636,482.00 $213,495.00
Sep-12-1920 $15,485,847.00 $207,895.00
Sep-06-1921 $13,900,234.00 $210,195.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,617,194.00 $211,595.00
Sep-14-1923 $16,476,281.00 $210,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $19,297,200.00 $113,495.00
Sep-28-1925 $18,590,554.00 $113,495.00
Dec-31-1926 $19,217,429.00 $112,195.00
Oct-10-1927 $20,347,755.00 $113,495.00
Dec-31-1928 $23,402,298.00 $607,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $21,030,313.00 $613,500.00

 

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