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Bank Info for NB Charter 4468 (1890 - 1918)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
La Fayette, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1908 Charles Michael Murdock James Murdock
1909-1917 W. G. Gude Charles Michael Murdock
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 - 12390
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2339
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10755
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 4, 1890
  • Chartered Nov 15, 1890
  • Assumed 4656 by consolidation Jul 1, 1902 (Perrin National Bank, La Fayette, IN)
  • Liquidated Feb 18, 1918
  • Succeeded by 11148 (First-Merchants NB, Lafayette, IN)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $476,763
High Bal (1917) $3,586,496
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1909) $200,000
Total Out (1917) $100,000
# Large Notes 101,936
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 101,936
$ Large Size $1,274,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,274,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $476,762.82 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $712,775.39 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $752,172.50 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,021,810.89 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,020,083.74 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $955,908.76 $67,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,067,650.79 $44,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,116,621.86 $27,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,378,285.89 $54,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,566,369.33 $60,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,830,551.00 $60,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,420,944.07 $60,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,281,195.96 $60,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,255,661.08 $121,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,543,556.00 $161,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,483,691.00 $179,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,419,067.00 $179,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,424,485.00 $199,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,495,409.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,616,318.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,711,691.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,853,612.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,598,422.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,667,936.00 $198,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,747,266.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,428,103.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,586,496.00 $100,000.00

 

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