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Bank Info for NB Charter 6645 (1903 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Allentown, PA
2 The Merchants-Citizens National Bank and Trust Company of (1/7/1929)
Allentown, PA
3 The Merchants National Bank of (1/11/1933)
Allentown, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1908 Charles Oscar Schantz Fred Ewing Lewis
1909-1910 Charles Oscar Schantz Thomas F. Diefenderfer
1911-1923 Francis O. Ritter Thomas F. Diefenderfer
1924-1935 H. B. Wagner Francis O. Ritter
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
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7000
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 11800
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 12000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 16800
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 16801 - 52569
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1500
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6040
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1496
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 416
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 158
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 7438
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1565
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 18, 1903
  • Chartered Feb 26, 1903
  • Opened for business Mar 30, 1903
  • 1: Assumed The Citizens Trust Company, Allentown, by consolidation Jan 7, 1929 with title change
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $996,146
High Bal (1929) $12,301,995
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1929) $100,000
High Bal (1903) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 339,476
# Small Notes 57,663
# Total Notes 397,139
$ Large Size $3,673,450
$ Small Size $691,520
$ Total Issued $4,364,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $996,145.55 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,302,727.19 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,510,529.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,715,134.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,943,129.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,977,158.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,214,052.00 $195,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,382,799.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,736,492.00 $196,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,024,890.00 $192,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,065,600.00 $196,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,252,974.00 $198,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,605,049.00 $197,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,441,379.00 $197,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,829,005.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,015,638.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,426,608.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,692,855.00 $196,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,730,036.00 $194,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,943,110.00 $196,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,192,953.00 $196,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,554,320.00 $197,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,085,196.00 $195,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $8,357,655.00 $196,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,701,806.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,642,111.00 $198,050.00
Dec-31-1929 $12,301,995.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $12,144,796.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $11,413,896.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,553,800.00 $197,780.00
Dec-30-1933 $10,531,177.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $11,083,931.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $11,379,578.00 $0.00

 

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