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Bank Info for NB Charter 3172 (1884 - 1893)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Tacoma, WA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1884 Noah Beery Coffman, (Jr.) Walter James Thompson
1884-1887 Henry Drum Walter James Thompson
1888-1892 Samuel Collyer Walter James Thompson
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 - 1235 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1236 - 1954
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 7, 1884
  • Chartered May 2, 1884
  • Receivership Jun 23, 1893
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of New Tacoma
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $141,191
High Bal (1892) $1,329,631
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1889) $45,000
Total Out (1892) $45,000
# Large Notes 7,816
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 7,816
$ Large Size $97,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $97,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $141,190.87 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $176,652.46 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $241,053.85 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $341,229.92 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $760,766.82 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,285,972.72 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,210,388.28 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,157,970.36 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,329,630.92 $45,000.00

 

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