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Bank Info for NB Charter 506 (1864 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Lowell, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 John N. Pierce, Jr. Royal Southwick
1865-1872 John N. Pierce, Jr. Hocum Hosford
1873-1873 * none * Hocum Hosford
1874-1875 Charles W. Eaton Hocum Hosford
1876-1879 Charles W. Eaton H. W. B. Wightman
1880-1883 Charles W. Eaton Arthur Perkins Bonney
1884-1895 Walter W. Johnson Arthur Perkins Bonney
1896-1896 Walter W. Johnson * none *
1897-1901 Walter W. Johnson Arthur G. Pollard
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 140
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 7500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 2134
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4700
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1316
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7278
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3503
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1203
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 11, 1864
  • Chartered Aug 30, 1864
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
  • Liquidated Jan 4, 1902
  • Succeeded by 6077 (Union NB/Union Old Lowell NB, Lowell, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $377,186
High Bal (1885) $1,831,864
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $42,510
High Bal (1872) $360,000
Total Out (1901) $99,090
# Large Notes 135,790
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 135,790
$ Large Size $1,784,360
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,784,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $377,185.56 $0.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,023,069.91 $267,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,142,210.15 $268,755.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,182,905.06 $267,140.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,102,414.93 $266,820.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,174,616.71 $267,300.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,213,641.99 $267,300.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,402,082.23 $267,300.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,280,653.09 $360,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,229,830.91 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,293,841.21 $347,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,197,184.46 $333,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,229,821.81 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,447,776.40 $357,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,128,145.54 $358,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,148,354.38 $358,800.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,610,361.18 $354,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,744,658.97 $360,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,401,106.65 $359,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,463,132.20 $356,200.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,460,538.96 $331,150.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,831,863.60 $353,100.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,587,431.35 $182,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,295,321.17 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,519,345.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,768,040.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,645,979.28 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,795,787.09 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,335,534.32 $42,510.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,460,706.93 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,465,970.12 $44,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,214,546.17 $43,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,262,944.23 $44,170.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,389,890.61 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,373,372.08 $44,990.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,402,969.19 $44,990.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,536,107.78 $97,640.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,559,197.37 $99,090.00

 

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