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Bank Info for NB Charter 726 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Salem, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1879 Nathaniel B. Perkins Benjamin H. Silsbee
1880-1882 Nathaniel B. Perkins George R. Emmerton
1883-1887 Henry M. Batchelder George R. Emmerton
1888-1892 Henry M. Batchelder James P. Cook
1893-1900 Henry M. Batchelder E. Aug. Emmerton
1901-1901 Henry M. Batchelder * none *
1902-1918 Josiah H. Gifford Henry M. Batchelder
1919-1930 Carl F. A. Morse Henry M. Batchelder
1931-1935 Carl F. A. Morse Josiah H. Gifford
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 - 3650
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 525
Original Series 500 1 - 20
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 2670
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1495
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 70
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15494
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4072
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1601
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7830
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5168
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 18415
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12934
1902 Plain Back 4x5 18416 - 25960
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12935 - 17879
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 30, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 19, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $563,097
High Bal (1927) $5,494,472
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $42,670
High Bal (1912) $196,900
Total Out (1924) $74,197
# Large Notes 413,284
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 413,284
$ Large Size $3,267,380
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,267,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $617,361.46 $168,195.00
Oct-01-1866 $581,963.57 $173,978.00
Oct-07-1867 $563,096.94 $176,683.00
Oct-05-1868 $709,908.21 $176,922.00
Oct-09-1869 $645,706.05 $175,800.00
Oct-08-1870 $591,148.02 $176,438.00
Oct-02-1871 $616,154.21 $173,462.00
Oct-03-1872 $647,566.15 $174,989.00
Sep-12-1873 $604,226.46 $176,166.00
Oct-02-1874 $705,694.91 $175,221.00
Oct-01-1875 $696,047.65 $178,750.00
Oct-02-1876 $853,093.53 $179,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $721,851.81 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $719,071.80 $175,250.00
Oct-02-1879 $681,984.60 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $796,616.19 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $734,008.49 $178,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $687,719.97 $176,100.00
Oct-02-1883 $742,946.42 $178,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $666,340.19 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $680,685.60 $178,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $740,463.50 $174,940.00
Oct-05-1887 $607,810.26 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $611,478.22 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $671,761.12 $42,670.00
Oct-02-1890 $728,681.58 $43,790.00
Sep-25-1891 $715,918.27 $43,800.00
Sep-30-1892 $749,495.14 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $709,464.41 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $896,122.27 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $805,850.45 $44,040.00
Oct-06-1896 $719,065.35 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $839,383.46 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $801,482.53 $44,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,060,025.92 $87,860.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,093,755.59 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,118,414.87 $149,800.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,280,486.11 $148,600.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,311,917.33 $188,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,516,723.59 $160,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,950,522.00 $179,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,937,363.00 $182,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,994,451.00 $179,150.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,066,034.00 $191,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,138,739.00 $193,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,109,554.00 $196,800.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,307,691.00 $193,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,372,241.00 $196,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,498,195.00 $186,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,546,792.00 $185,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,895,543.00 $190,397.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,805,822.00 $69,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,822,321.00 $69,398.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,261,347.00 $69,198.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,674,714.00 $67,498.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,533,503.00 $73,298.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,224,443.00 $72,897.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,877,562.00 $74,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,158,635.00 $74,298.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,412,276.00 $74,197.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,687,309.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,869,156.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,494,472.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,386,526.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,964,807.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,159,061.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,651,720.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,510,994.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,422,732.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,840,975.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,246,836.00 $0.00

 

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