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Bank Info for NB Charter 2619 (1882 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Dunkirk, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1884 John Henry Lascelles Langley Fullagar
1885-1892 John Henry Lascelles Stephen Mallory Clement
1893-1902 P. J. Mulholland Charles DeKalb Murray
1903-1903 P. J. Mulholland Francis May
1904-1918 Henry Hamilton Droege Robert John Gross
1919-1921 J. M. Madigan Henry Hamilton Droege
1922-1928 J. M. Madigan Robert John Gross
1929-1932 J. M. Madigan Raymond E. Winfield
1933-1935 C. E. Frautzen L. N. Murray
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 - 2900
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3818
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3900
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7400
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5120
1882 Value Back 4x5 7401 - 17825
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 5121 - 12504
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 25775
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 20224
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 10316
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5860
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1358
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5844
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2305
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 800
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 20, 1881
  • Chartered Jan 23, 1882
  • Conservatorship Mar 29, 1933
  • Licensed Sep 30, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $346,522
High Bal (1929) $5,909,303
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $21,170
High Bal (1932) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 360,784
# Small Notes 114,153
# Total Notes 474,937
$ Large Size $3,017,300
$ Small Size $892,310
$ Total Issued $3,909,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $346,522.01 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $371,203.87 $54,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $356,301.01 $52,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $388,983.98 $89,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $380,521.13 $36,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $390,127.88 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $410,475.30 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $430,347.73 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $485,495.24 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $517,306.82 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $552,224.98 $21,170.00
Oct-03-1893 $455,272.03 $22,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $464,574.01 $22,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $482,047.49 $21,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $481,982.84 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $494,788.07 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $498,100.27 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $528,780.71 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $642,991.32 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $680,488.23 $49,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $823,766.23 $49,050.00
Sep-09-1903 $822,170.60 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $892,614.61 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $983,844.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,284,860.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,599,565.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,331,646.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,139,251.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,416,338.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,458,926.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,441,547.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,652,467.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,556,871.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,489,034.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,991,686.00 $98,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,304,958.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,592,262.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,143,761.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,473,784.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,131,229.00 $236,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,738,777.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,071,667.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,801,592.00 $250,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,765,489.00 $245,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,023,164.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,878,564.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,192,111.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,909,303.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,889,841.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,102,615.00 $249,990.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,485,628.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,227,615.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,613,551.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,556,256.00 $0.00

 

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