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Bank Info for NB Charter 3088 (1883 - 1896)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Muskegon, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1888 William B. McLaughlin John Torrent
1889-1889 William B. McLaughlin Mathew Wilson
1890-1895 H. O. Lange John Torrent
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 4x5 1 - 4824
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 1, 1883
  • Chartered Dec 13, 1883
  • Liquidated Mar 26, 1896
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $255,763
High Bal (1891) $518,248
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $20,900
High Bal (1884) $22,500
Total Out (1895) $22,500
# Large Notes 19,296
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 19,296
$ Large Size $96,480
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $96,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $293,866.31 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $354,498.74 $20,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $364,629.96 $21,160.00
Oct-05-1887 $499,258.26 $21,800.00
Oct-04-1888 $406,547.45 $21,560.00
Sep-30-1889 $339,542.05 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $517,807.92 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $518,247.58 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $444,981.15 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $361,181.99 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $368,283.51 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $255,763.28 $22,500.00

 

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