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Bank Info for NB Charter 3909 (1888 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Topeka, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1899 Frank G. Willard Cyrus K. Holliday
1900-1903 F. W. Freeman William Albanis Logan Thompson
1904-1910 Frances M. Bonebrake William Albanis Logan Thompson
1911-1921 Frances M. Bonebrake F. W. Freeman
1922-1926 J. E. Jones F. W. Freeman
1927-1927 C. L. Carlson F. W. Freeman
1928-1929 C. L. Carlson J. E. Jones
1930-1935 R. M. Bunten W. L. Dean
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 - 13616
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3996
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 500
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5680
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 5160
1902 Plain Back 4x5 5681 - 21674
1902 Plain Back 4x10 5161 - 17706
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5294
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4264
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 11034
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3986
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 4, 1888
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1888
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Peoples State Bank in Topeka, KS Aug 22, 1996
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $194,664
High Bal (1935) $6,725,592
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $22,500
High Bal (1932) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 233,968
# Small Notes 72,368
# Total Notes 306,336
$ Large Size $1,663,840
$ Small Size $509,690
$ Total Issued $2,173,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $194,664.25 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $235,313.78 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $237,891.61 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $238,010.61 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $346,373.38 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $316,465.16 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $356,859.45 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $369,561.43 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $458,302.21 $40,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $552,565.72 $85,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $629,789.11 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $688,488.47 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $727,873.76 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $737,776.49 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $803,852.27 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $887,240.56 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,082,068.51 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,285,290.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,616,046.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,866,721.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,065,438.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,100,422.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,989,104.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,026,090.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,140,623.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,082,032.00 $97,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,504,569.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,262,728.00 $96,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,287,156.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,739,133.00 $97,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,924,771.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,736,891.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,495,276.00 $97,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,536,704.00 $97,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,508,685.00 $98,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,593,107.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,464,278.00 $98,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,461,333.00 $98,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,100,433.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,338,772.00 $98,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,737,601.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,449,160.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,677,590.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,602,893.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,586,124.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,423,056.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,116,494.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,725,592.00 $0.00

 

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