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Bank Info for NB Charter 642 (1864 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 John De Koven Chauncey Buckley Blair
1865-1868 Henry Roberts Symonds Chauncey Buckley Blair
1869-1871 Henry Clay Wilson Chauncey Buckley Blair
1872-1881 John De Koven Chauncey Buckley Blair
1882-1882 John Chamberlain Neely (Asst) Chauncey Buckley Blair
1883-1890 John Chamberlain Neely Chauncey Buckley Blair
1891-1901 John Chamberlain Neely Chauncey Justus Blair
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 4x5 1 - 14750
Original Series 4x10 1 - 4250
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 3700
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3820
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 3125
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 900
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 333
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 13, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 29, 1902
  • Absorbed by 5106 (Corn Exchange National Bank, Chicago, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,361,452
High Bal (1901) $17,240,906
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $43,600
High Bal (1874) $443,010
Total Out (1887) $45,000
# Large Notes 122,846
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 122,846
$ Large Size $1,222,350
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,222,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,361,451.89 $310,150.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,760,888.18 $400,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,121,957.70 $400,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,166,914.52 $400,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,014,906.04 $400,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,056,350.85 $392,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,252,273.87 $387,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,303,372.41 $378,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,542,610.03 $400,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $5,061,379.24 $443,010.00
Oct-01-1875 $5,294,713.17 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $5,178,516.90 $269,920.00
Oct-01-1877 $5,013,102.81 $267,900.00
Oct-01-1878 $6,212,780.03 $70,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $7,874,758.94 $269,990.00
Oct-01-1880 $10,832,130.74 $371,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $14,209,892.36 $43,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $12,052,956.32 $43,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $11,110,014.00 $43,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $9,871,793.09 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $10,811,064.34 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $10,133,727.12 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $11,818,251.72 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $11,651,781.84 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $11,887,936.36 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $12,133,756.05 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $12,668,163.50 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $11,627,915.75 $0.00
Oct-03-1893 $10,819,735.41 $0.00
Oct-02-1894 $12,357,712.85 $0.00
Sep-28-1895 $10,219,319.81 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $10,482,950.06 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $15,380,163.04 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $14,410,649.95 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $16,173,025.53 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $17,015,335.84 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $17,240,906.36 $0.00

 

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