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Bank Info for NB Charter 2511 (1881 - 1995)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1882 Charles Edward Putnam Redman Davis Stephens
1883-1898 Charles Edward Putnam Mortimer Abiel Higley
1899-1904 Charles Edward Putnam John Taylor Hamilton
1905-1907 James Edward Hamilton John Taylor Hamilton
1908-1910 John Shaw Broeksmit John Taylor Hamilton
1911-1918 Edwin Harrison Furrow John Taylor Hamilton
1919-1919 Edwin Harrison Furrow John M. Dinwiddie
1920-1922 Mark Jay Myers John M. Dinwiddie
1923-1933 Mark Jay Myers James Edward Hamilton
1934-1935 Mark Jay Myers St. Elmo Coquillette
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 - 10600
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 108
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1200
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2048
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 10001 - 10630
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 19577
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 2554
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5624
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1796
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 700
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 164
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 96
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 15, 1881
  • Chartered Mar 22, 1881
  • Assumed 5113 by consolidation Jun 20, 1908 (Citizens National Bank, Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Absorbed 3643 Aug 3, 1932 (Cedar Rapids National Bank, Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Firstar Bank Iowa,NA, Des Moines, IA Nov 20,1995
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $344,490
High Bal (1935) $28,838,144
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $22,100
High Bal (1931) $996,100
Total Out (1933) $500,000
# Large Notes 184,252
# Small Notes 49,800
# Total Notes 234,052
$ Large Size $3,069,050
$ Small Size $862,320
$ Total Issued $3,931,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $344,490.36 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $390,939.99 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $373,367.60 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $427,532.50 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $600,886.93 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $489,413.48 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $396,869.43 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $427,788.96 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $409,826.32 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $468,187.22 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $437,856.90 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $401,875.46 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $373,338.15 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $384,289.61 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $395,005.61 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $358,133.89 $22,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $408,699.90 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $515,661.05 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $627,554.07 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $711,187.77 $49,950.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,252,678.03 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,417,467.99 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,573,010.14 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,502,767.47 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,182,924.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,088,205.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,470,859.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,284,037.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,363,963.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,637,056.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $5,093,221.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $6,740,332.00 $185,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,464,150.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,862,322.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,063,231.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,294,231.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,489,782.00 $300,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,841,452.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $15,034,270.00 $289,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $13,690,573.00 $294,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $10,837,061.00 $296,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $10,031,508.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $13,082,626.00 $298,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $14,449,284.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $14,051,092.00 $496,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $14,994,090.00 $496,450.00
Oct-10-1927 $16,034,637.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $15,838,022.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $15,492,569.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,489,458.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $22,273,684.00 $996,100.00
Dec-31-1932 $18,217,360.00 $497,600.00
Dec-30-1933 $20,086,016.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $25,774,121.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $28,838,144.00 $0.00

 

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