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Bank Info for NB Charter 3736 (1887 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Clinton, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1888 Russell C. Van Kuran Burghard H. A. Henningsen
1889-1891 Russell C. Van Kuran Eli Stillman Bailey
1892-1892 Russell C. Van Kuran Lafayette Lamb (VP)
1893-1895 Russell C. Van Kuran Lafayette Lamb
1896-1902 Calvin Dexter May Lafayette Lamb
1903-1907 Calvin Dexter May William Thomas Joyce
1908-1917 Calvin Dexter May George Edwin Wilson
1918-1918 John William Streib Calvin Dexter May
1919-1922 Victor Gurnee Coe Calvin Dexter May
1923-1923 Victor Gurnee Coe * none *
1924-1930 Victor Gurnee Coe Ernest Leander Miller
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 - 2639
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5180
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7001 - 20470
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5181 - 14101
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1332
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 391
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1887
  • Chartered Jun 28, 1887
  • Liquidated Jun 4, 1931
  • Absorbed by 2469 (City National Bank, Clinton, IA)
  • Circulation assumed by 2469 (City National Bank, Clinton, IA)
  • Receivership Sep 9, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $189,209
High Bal (1928) $2,150,581
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $19,000
High Bal (1910) $100,000
Total Out (1930) $100,000
# Large Notes 156,840
# Small Notes 10,338
# Total Notes 167,178
$ Large Size $1,316,400
$ Small Size $126,840
$ Total Issued $1,443,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $189,209.49 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $269,736.96 $22,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $278,493.99 $21,430.00
Oct-02-1890 $275,461.78 $21,400.00
Sep-25-1891 $288,903.25 $19,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $358,992.16 $19,200.00
Oct-03-1893 $310,617.85 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $276,027.59 $22,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $268,893.45 $21,600.00
Oct-06-1896 $303,219.84 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $304,663.39 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $333,884.34 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $375,366.94 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $399,764.76 $24,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $512,997.69 $24,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $468,184.93 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $508,747.04 $23,900.00
Sep-06-1904 $533,564.53 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $562,476.00 $24,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $591,178.00 $24,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $673,727.00 $24,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $758,473.00 $49,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $923,786.00 $98,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,010,506.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,155,181.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,128,112.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,079,072.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,127,512.00 $99,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,156,185.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,257,754.00 $97,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,320,080.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,351,387.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,430,537.00 $96,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,857,674.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,638,401.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,560,407.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,727,001.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,899,694.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,008,364.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,021,314.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,061,691.00 $97,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,150,581.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,120,971.00 $95,320.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,939,057.00 $100,000.00

 

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