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Bank Info for NB Charter 3538 (1886 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Southern California National Bank of
Los Angeles, CA
2 The Merchants National Bank of (7/22/1895)
Los Angeles, CA
3 Merchants National Trust and Savings Bank of (10/8/1926)
Los Angeles, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1886 William Frederick Bosbyshell H. H. Boyce
1887-1888 William Frederick Bosbyshell John Irwin Redick
1889-1894 C. N. Flint Levi Newton Breed
1895-1895 C. N. Flint W. L. Graves
1896-1902 William Harrison Holliday W. L. Graves
1903-1906 William Harrison Holliday Herman Wolf Hellman
1907-1908 Marco Herman Hellman William Harrison Holliday
1909-1910 Charles G. Greene William Harrison Holliday
1911-1916 John Henry Ramboz William Harrison Holliday
1917-1920 John Henry Ramboz John E. Fishburn
1921-1923 Thomas A. Morrissey John E. Fishburn
1924-1925 Thomas A. Morrissey William David Woolwine
1926-1927 Robert Millard Philleo Col. Edward J. Nolan
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2670
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1904
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2882
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 29200
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 29201 - 127051
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 23284
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 17, 1886
  • Chartered Jul 22, 1886
  • 2: Assumed 4096 by consolidation May 26, 1917 (National Bank of California, Los Angeles, CA)
  • 2: Assumed 12986 by consolidation Oct 8, 1926 (Hellman Commercial Trust,NA (NoIss), Los Angeles, CA)
  • 3: Liquidated Dec 31, 1928
  • 3: Absorbed by Bank of America of California, Los Angeles
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $188,623
High Bal (1926) $139,242,303
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,000
High Bal (1922) $842,497
Total Out (1927) $837,598
# Large Notes 643,400
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 643,400
$ Large Size $8,402,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $8,402,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $188,623.02 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $659,211.53 $22,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $636,423.64 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $708,660.10 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $621,815.33 $43,850.00
Sep-25-1891 $645,497.71 $42,450.00
Sep-30-1892 $643,451.09 $43,900.00
Oct-03-1893 $545,568.42 $44,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $650,189.80 $43,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $805,312.23 $43,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $773,374.45 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,016,648.93 $42,550.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,140,517.62 $42,350.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,113,387.99 $41,350.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,419,999.57 $199,250.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,689,768.37 $193,550.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,845,915.98 $198,050.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,752,464.10 $188,450.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,057,731.03 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,000,470.00 $195,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,495,382.00 $191,950.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,730,583.00 $193,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $5,489,277.00 $194,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $6,336,192.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $6,871,760.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,298,217.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $9,051,809.00 $192,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,936,198.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,306,932.00 $424,995.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,444,713.00 $199,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $12,095,039.00 $199,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $20,002,923.00 $658,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $23,277,913.00 $700,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $25,438,780.00 $700,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $32,289,266.00 $690,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $30,852,306.00 $833,998.00
Sep-15-1922 $35,269,511.00 $842,497.00
Sep-14-1923 $45,922,678.00 $800,798.00
Oct-10-1924 $46,859,534.00 $835,598.00
Sep-28-1925 $49,086,616.00 $842,398.00
Dec-31-1926 $139,242,303.00 $838,598.00
Oct-10-1927 $134,273,037.00 $837,598.00

 

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