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Bank Info for NB Charter 3584 (1886 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Lawrence, KS
2 The First National Bank of (5/20/1930)
Lawrence, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1890 Robert Gibson Jamison George Washington Ewing Griffith
1891-1895 Robert Gibson Jamison Alexander A. Monroe
1896-1914 William Frank March Alexander A. Monroe
1915-1919 William Frank March William Docking
1920-1920 Frank C. Whipple C. W. McKeen
1921-1930 Frank C. Whipple Vincent Keyes Hoover
1931-1935 George Docking William Docking
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 4x5 1 - 2395
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2002
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7200
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7201 - 20309
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1224
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 392
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1182
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 376
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2205
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 721
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 18, 1886
  • Chartered Nov 4, 1886
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $284,248
High Bal (1935) $1,714,893
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $21,000
High Bal (1914) $145,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 108,424
# Small Notes 21,970
# Total Notes 130,394
$ Large Size $1,283,450
$ Small Size $272,990
$ Total Issued $1,556,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $319,852.31 $21,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $304,637.04 $21,950.00
Sep-30-1889 $297,418.64 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $310,493.12 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $311,958.20 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $291,341.72 $21,880.00
Oct-03-1893 $284,248.37 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $319,997.32 $22,040.00
Sep-28-1895 $331,951.86 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $346,934.83 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $394,262.28 $22,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $377,347.78 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $388,341.46 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $464,397.80 $24,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $562,831.27 $24,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $581,601.09 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $601,771.68 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $546,992.79 $24,100.00
Aug-25-1905 $513,091.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $549,211.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $602,210.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $678,438.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $668,480.00 $98,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $632,369.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $640,918.00 $98,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $651,028.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $614,533.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $764,232.00 $145,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $853,597.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,012,836.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,229,554.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,596,204.00 $96,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,414,152.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,529,298.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,320,109.00 $98,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,292,058.00 $99,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,317,175.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,521,591.00 $99,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,655,197.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,558,771.00 $98,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,555,713.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,687,807.00 $97,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,428,208.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,594,449.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,570,381.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,493,112.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,562,168.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,670,370.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,714,893.00 $0.00

 

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