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Bank Info for NB Charter 2953 (1883 - 1924)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Grinnell, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1895 George Homer Hamlin Samuel F. Cooper
1896-1899 George Homer Hamlin Charles Ransom Morse
1900-1911 George Homer Hamlin Samuel Austin Cravath
1912-1913 * none * George Homer Hamlin
1914-1914 Hallie E. (Cox) Burd George Homer Hamlin
1915-1916 * none * George Homer Hamlin
1917-1921 William Charles Staat George Homer Hamlin
1922-1923 Bernard J. Carney George Homer Hamlin
1923-1924 John Henry Horn George Homer Hamlin
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 866
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1067
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 800
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1339
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 28, 1883
  • Chartered May 18, 1883
  • Receivership Nov 12, 1924
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $183,221
High Bal (1920) $2,108,176
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $22,400
High Bal (1907) $100,000
Total Out (1924) $99,000
# Large Notes 10,822
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 10,822
$ Large Size $744,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $744,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $183,220.79 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $185,164.46 $22,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $184,191.41 $22,450.00
Oct-07-1886 $207,746.63 $22,400.00
Oct-05-1887 $195,839.10 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $198,032.89 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $231,008.31 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $242,288.66 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $273,672.18 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $280,435.51 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $275,339.92 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $277,550.44 $27,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $267,180.41 $27,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $255,927.63 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $275,985.88 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $318,153.62 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $370,454.58 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $442,455.62 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $529,664.25 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $584,672.11 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $594,228.70 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $586,155.40 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $689,781.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $774,566.00 $74,900.00
Aug-22-1907 $908,951.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $920,546.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $988,361.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,011,570.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $998,646.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,015,246.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,147,869.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,074,839.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,119,550.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,228,994.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,488,569.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,565,851.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,032,658.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,108,176.00 $97,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,667,752.00 $99,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,005,685.00 $98,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,056,887.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,652,064.00 $99,000.00

 

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