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Bank Info for NB Charter 4559 (1891 - 1906)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Ashland, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1894 C. C. Martin A. C. Campbell
1895-1899 C. C. Martin Samuel Wilber Hager
1900-1905 James Trimble Douglas Putnam
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 - 4225
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3257
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 22, 1891
  • Chartered Apr 29, 1891
  • Succeeded Bank of Ashland
  • Liquidated Apr 30, 1906
  • Succeeded by Banking and Trust Company of
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Ashland
  • Succeeded by Merchants Bank & Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $94,326
High Bal (1904) $460,273
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1904) $100,000
Total Out (1905) $100,000
# Large Notes 29,928
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 29,928
$ Large Size $247,350
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $247,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $165,072.30 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $127,711.07 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $94,326.28 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $100,962.44 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $104,902.40 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $114,196.09 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $101,465.05 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $97,690.58 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $114,259.54 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $246,343.74 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $308,032.84 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $381,721.49 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $397,133.87 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $460,273.32 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $454,053.00 $100,000.00

 

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