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Bank Info for NB Charter 3704 (1887 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Merrill, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1892 J. W. Ladd Leander Choate
1893-1893 J. W. Ladd Frank Pennell Hixon
1894-1895 J. W. Ladd Leonard Niles Anson
1896-1896 Chas. J. Oleson B. G. Kingsley
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 - 2319
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 23, 1887
  • Chartered May 12, 1887
  • Liquidated Mar 27, 1897
  • Consolidated with 4736 (National Bank, Merrill, WI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $191,998
High Bal (1890) $380,205
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,040
High Bal (1892) $13,500
Total Out (1896) $13,500
# Large Notes 9,276
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 9,276
$ Large Size $46,380
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $46,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $191,998.16 $11,040.00
Oct-04-1888 $243,911.23 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $314,404.71 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $380,205.41 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $344,544.02 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $378,530.54 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $346,276.95 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $314,827.97 $12,620.00
Sep-28-1895 $302,347.83 $13,100.00
Oct-06-1896 $299,162.88 $13,500.00

 

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