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Bank Info for NB Charter 2531 (1881 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mercer National Bank of
Harrodsburg, KY
2 First-Mercer National Bank of (3/11/1930)
Harrodsburg, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1890 Robert C. Nuckols James H. Moore
1891-1892 John L. Cassell James H. Moore
1893-1896 John L. Cassell Daniel L. Moore
1897-1905 F. P. James Daniel L. Moore
1906-1907 F. P. James George Bohon
1908-1915 Bush W. Allin George Bohon
1916-1925 Wm. Vandivier Bush W. Allin
1926-1931 Henry Clay Bohon, (Jr.) Bush W. Allin
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 4x10 1 - 5118
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6250
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7600
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 7601 - 11819
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 11401
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1228
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 416
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 907
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 190
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 25, 1881
  • Chartered Jun 3, 1881
  • 1: Assumed 1807 by consolidation with title change (First National Bank, Harrodsburg, KY)
  • 2: Liquidated Jul 20, 1932
  • 2: Succeeded by 13612 (Mercer County National Bank, Harrodsburg, KY)
  • 2: Circulation assumed by 13612 (Mercer County National Bank, Harrodsburg, KY)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $170,857
High Bal (1930) $1,939,908
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $22,500
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1931) $99,995
# Large Notes 138,352
# Small Notes 16,446
# Total Notes 154,798
$ Large Size $1,678,220
$ Small Size $200,820
$ Total Issued $1,879,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $170,857.23 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $253,975.83 $67,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $330,134.12 $67,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $356,881.14 $58,480.00
Oct-01-1885 $316,475.52 $58,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $303,815.44 $31,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $298,557.87 $31,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $300,009.33 $31,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $330,903.82 $31,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $333,265.72 $31,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $317,045.72 $31,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $318,692.97 $31,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $294,717.91 $31,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $289,125.41 $31,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $278,555.42 $31,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $269,273.59 $31,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $282,993.17 $31,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $285,913.97 $31,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $321,805.65 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $348,763.92 $24,980.00
Sep-30-1901 $353,149.91 $24,120.00
Sep-15-1902 $388,090.61 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $473,588.39 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $488,268.44 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $526,796.00 $98,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $504,262.00 $98,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $513,574.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $546,805.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $579,746.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $575,046.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $603,146.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $615,738.00 $98,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $652,783.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $658,488.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $660,889.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $664,689.00 $98,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $883,285.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,168,973.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,190,928.00 $99,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,286,380.00 $98,645.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,234,264.00 $96,995.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,057,894.00 $99,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,296,965.00 $99,195.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,219,736.00 $99,995.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,331,124.00 $97,595.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,312,893.00 $98,795.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,420,692.00 $99,195.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,464,957.00 $98,395.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,484,796.00 $99,995.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,939,908.00 $99,395.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,811,165.00 $99,995.00

 

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