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Bank Info for NB Charter 2775 (1882 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Omaha, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1897 Benjamin Brown Wood Frank T. Murphy
1898-1904 Luther A. Drake Frank T. Murphy
1905-1908 * none * Luther A. Drake
1909-1911 Frederick Paul Hamilton Luther A. Drake
1912-1912 * none * Luther A. Drake
1913-1916 Frederick Paul Hamilton Luther A. Drake
1917-1919 Bernard Henry Meile Luther A. Drake
1920-1920 Sidney Stewart Kent Luther A. Drake
1921-1925 Sidney Stewart Kent Frederick Paul Hamilton
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10754
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 9000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 26825
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18451
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 26, 1882
  • Chartered Sep 13, 1882
  • Succeeded State Bank of Nebraska
  • Liquidated May 20, 1926
  • Absorbed by 1633 (Omaha National Bank, Omaha, NE)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded State Bank of Nebraska
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $633,463
High Bal (1919) $21,568,168
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $5,000
High Bal (1910) $380,000
Total Out (1925) $50,000
# Large Notes 260,120
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 260,120
$ Large Size $2,446,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,446,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $633,463.12 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $894,823.70 $89,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,025,607.43 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,156,241.04 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,515,102.43 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,787,241.97 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,375,299.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,328,762.49 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,492,176.12 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,120,485.47 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,337,226.05 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,888,317.27 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,926,551.66 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,866,444.60 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,072,723.63 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,248,156.40 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,994,102.74 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,613,931.87 $135,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,948,949.62 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,195,063.23 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,989,953.99 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $4,224,607.18 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,764,991.44 $80,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,804,896.00 $80,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,566,730.00 $130,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $7,047,211.00 $130,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,573,248.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $7,938,689.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $7,549,178.00 $380,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,377,937.00 $380,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,740,432.00 $380,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,356,038.00 $380,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $7,715,093.00 $300,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,142,179.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $12,404,421.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $13,590,213.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $15,623,300.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $21,568,168.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $18,163,201.00 $5,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $14,827,529.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $15,812,980.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,080,018.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $14,137,253.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $13,542,190.00 $50,000.00

 

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