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Bank Info for NB Charter 3713 (1887 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Harrisburg, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1891 John R. Shoemaker Hamilton David Hemler
1892-1900 Daniel W. Sohn Hamilton David Hemler
1901-1909 Harvey Otis Miller Hamilton David Hemler
1910-1924 Harvey Otis Miller William M. Donaldson
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 - 4394
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10001 - 21241
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 16, 1887
  • Chartered May 24, 1887
  • Liquidated Dec 31, 1924
  • Absorbed by Central Trust Company, Harrisburg
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $198,082
High Bal (1923) $2,068,586
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $10,000
High Bal (1910) $100,000
Total Out (1924) $89,800
# Large Notes 106,540
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 106,540
$ Large Size $1,331,750
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,331,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $198,082.12 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $280,578.78 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $329,244.76 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $353,133.92 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $401,412.52 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $471,177.11 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $386,981.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $347,624.58 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $380,077.89 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $375,715.53 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $372,777.77 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $405,008.01 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $470,995.13 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $502,341.53 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $595,880.27 $24,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $700,465.93 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $843,611.39 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $778,668.36 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $948,572.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $936,803.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,043,600.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $976,362.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,058,153.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,106,611.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,204,982.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,248,767.00 $10,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,347,823.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,254,440.00 $99,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,216,624.00 $98,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,299,480.00 $98,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,420,200.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,596,825.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,685,560.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,766,447.00 $97,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,740,036.00 $97,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,791,870.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,068,586.00 $96,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,983,223.00 $89,800.00

 

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