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Bank Info for NB Charter 3854 (1888 - 2000)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Aurora, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1891 William Clark Estee Jacob Oakley Curry
1892-1911 William Clark Estee Nathan C. Simmons
1912-1912 Willard William Armstrong William Clark Estee
1913-1923 Frank Jennings Knight William Clark Estee
1924-1932 Walter George Nicholson Frank Jennings Knight
1933-1933 Donald J. De Frates Walter George Nicholson
1934-1935 Donald J. De Frates Charles Wilson Ross
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5880
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 327
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 84
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 600
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2680
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 2681 - 4305
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 857
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 272
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 27, 1887
  • Chartered Mar 9, 1888
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Old Kent Bank in Grand Rapids, MI Feb 12, 2000
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $246,306
High Bal (1926) $3,878,851
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $21,800
High Bal (1924) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 42,762
# Small Notes 6,774
# Total Notes 49,536
$ Large Size $1,345,500
$ Small Size $420,300
$ Total Issued $1,765,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $246,305.89 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $306,123.63 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $381,253.98 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $367,453.58 $21,900.00
Sep-30-1892 $503,253.34 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $314,832.81 $22,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $373,595.09 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $360,505.51 $22,160.00
Oct-06-1896 $351,760.51 $21,940.00
Oct-05-1897 $391,955.75 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $443,765.05 $21,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $554,571.02 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $644,887.10 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $642,732.06 $24,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $735,467.48 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $768,855.73 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $751,188.80 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $885,684.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $875,444.00 $24,550.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,041,124.00 $24,400.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,012,148.00 $24,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,142,367.00 $24,950.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,313,822.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,369,593.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,249,615.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,299,851.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,345,969.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,434,902.00 $24,950.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,557,831.00 $24,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,845,349.00 $24,950.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,060,505.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,626,599.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,760,970.00 $99,450.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,583,346.00 $98,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,690,748.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,119,564.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,447,168.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,817,695.00 $298,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,878,851.00 $297,750.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,811,047.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,857,931.00 $298,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,713,756.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,433,542.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,747,058.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,495,780.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,090,634.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,694,818.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,734,526.00 $0.00

 

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