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Bank Info for NB Charter 3977 (1889 - 1911)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Lawrence, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1891 Denman Blanchard James Rae Simpson
1892-1910 J. A. Perkins James Rae Simpson
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 - 25933
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5763
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3150
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2592
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 8, 1889
  • Chartered Feb 13, 1889
  • Liquidated Mar 4, 1911
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $416,383
High Bal (1910) $1,399,593
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $22,500
High Bal (1900) $100,000
Total Out (1910) $97,800
# Large Notes 149,752
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 149,752
$ Large Size $999,410
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $999,410
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $416,382.64 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $616,304.71 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $534,612.60 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $612,866.75 $87,600.00
Oct-03-1893 $639,708.82 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $725,785.41 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $757,013.44 $88,110.00
Oct-06-1896 $670,418.33 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $782,299.05 $87,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $832,434.56 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $966,898.99 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $973,401.10 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $946,045.03 $98,850.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,053,752.80 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,067,057.68 $98,750.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,059,129.72 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,202,239.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,257,901.00 $99,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,282,281.00 $97,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,305,560.00 $92,990.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,325,816.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,399,593.00 $97,800.00

 

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