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Bank Info for NB Charter 3714 (1887 - 1897)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Devils Lake, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1888 E. A. Gowran Frederic R. Fulton
1889-1889 E. A. Gowran E. Ashley Mears
1890-1890 F. L. Bacon E. Ashley Mears
1891-1891 August Peterson E. Ashley Mears
1892-1894 August Peterson John A. Percival
1895-1896 A. S. Wemple John A. Percival
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 - 620 Territory
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 621 - 1252
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 7, 1887
  • Chartered May 24, 1887
  • Closed Jan 4, 1897
  • Receivership Jan 11, 1897
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $116,605
High Bal (1892) $198,533
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,250
High Bal (1890) $22,500
Total Out (1896) $22,500
# Large Notes 5,008
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 5,008
$ Large Size $62,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $62,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $123,653.94 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $149,841.02 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $116,604.92 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $150,920.55 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $160,485.46 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $198,533.18 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $187,461.29 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $154,597.66 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $160,714.20 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $149,292.84 $22,500.00

 

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