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Bank Info for NB Charter 2516 (1881 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Defiance, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1885 Benjamin L. Abell William C. Holgate
1886-1888 E. P. Hooker William C. Holgate
1889-1906 E. P. Hooker C. P. Harley
1907-1914 Fred S. Stever C. P. Harley
1915-1915 Fred S. Stever P. Harley
1916-1922 Fred S. Stever C. P. Harley
1923-1923 B. E. Davis C. P. Harley
1924-1924 B. E. Davis Fred S. Stever
1925-1925 Fred S. Stever Fred S. Stever
1926-1928 R. L. Gleason Fred S. Stever
1929-1929 Fred S. Stever Fred S. Stever
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 - 4215
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4660
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6500
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 6501 - 10460
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 10087
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 881
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 170
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 7, 1881
  • Chartered Apr 14, 1881
  • Succeeded Defiance Savings Bank
  • Liquidated Feb 10, 1931
  • Succeeded by 13457 which assumed its circulation (National Bank, Defiance, OH)
  • Receivership Apr 11, 1932
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Defiance Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $184,991
High Bal (1920) $1,974,290
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $22,500
High Bal (1904) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 117,688
# Small Notes 6,306
# Total Notes 123,994
$ Large Size $1,471,100
$ Small Size $73,260
$ Total Issued $1,544,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $316,000.33 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $359,219.60 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $316,781.48 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $266,464.10 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $297,423.03 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $243,400.20 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $257,555.45 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $270,009.64 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $218,968.31 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $243,599.16 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $232,233.82 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $252,783.89 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $225,794.15 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $214,929.45 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $207,511.71 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $184,990.54 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $218,823.67 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $234,349.01 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $263,911.00 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $259,575.81 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $260,915.69 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $288,334.40 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $297,387.36 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $387,534.75 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $417,824.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $410,358.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $487,268.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $555,222.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $598,158.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $550,309.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $562,407.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $595,299.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $658,806.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $700,542.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $820,220.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $893,536.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,201,633.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,340,148.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,682,774.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,974,290.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,684,377.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,371,699.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,343,899.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,400,959.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,372,892.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,300,283.00 $99,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,170,406.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,188,553.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,634,737.00 $100,000.00

 

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