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Bank Info for NB Charter 773 (1865 - 1884)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Cleveland, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1877 William Lemen Cutter Truman Parmalee Handy
1878-1884 Edwin Ruthven Perkins (Sr.) Truman Parmalee Handy
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 10500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1344
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4504
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2484
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 27, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 31, 1865
  • Assumed Chamberlain, Gorham & Perkins in 1880
  • Liquidated Dec 27, 1884
  • Succeeded by 3272 (Mercantile National Bank, Cleveland, OH)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Org date Dec 22, 1864 in organization division copy
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,880,579
High Bal (1881) $4,269,071
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1882) $88,020
High Bal (1873) $530,000
Total Out (1884) $90,000
# Large Notes 124,160
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 124,160
$ Large Size $1,539,680
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,539,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,880,578.60 $420,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,099,486.23 $450,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,028,612.80 $448,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,411,045.76 $449,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,240,659.60 $447,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,325,735.16 $443,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,582,305.14 $441,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $3,331,508.87 $462,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,521,200.40 $530,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $3,448,019.52 $459,840.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,255,845.21 $464,600.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,346,742.81 $495,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,048,072.65 $373,290.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,015,960.99 $384,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,109,600.57 $433,140.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,313,195.22 $436,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,269,070.84 $425,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,613,107.54 $88,020.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,072,871.29 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,412,084.52 $90,000.00

 

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