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Bank Info for NB Charter 8170 (1906 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Fargo, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1916 Stephen Smith Lyon Newton Adelbert Lewis
1917-1919 Frank Roy Scott Newton Adelbert Lewis
1920-1925 Frank Roy Scott Hamilton Wells Gearey
1926-1928 Edward Elias Simonson Hamilton Wells Gearey
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5120
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7001 - 18835
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5121 - 13314
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 12, 1906
  • Chartered Apr 10, 1906
  • Opened for business Apr 11, 1906
  • Liquidated Jul 26, 1929
  • Succeeded by 13323 (Merchants National Bank & Trust, Fargo, ND)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Merchants State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $775,614
High Bal (1928) $2,978,109
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $75,000
High Bal (1907) $100,000
Total Out (1928) $100,000
# Large Notes 146,596
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 146,596
$ Large Size $1,192,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,192,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $775,614.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $789,009.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $969,364.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $923,025.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $985,105.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $974,662.00 $98,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,078,177.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,248,360.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,227,334.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,255,843.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,682,104.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,907,041.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,266,587.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,738,186.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,963,593.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,486,414.00 $97,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,411,187.00 $98,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,434,967.00 $98,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,384,144.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,417,857.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,618,642.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,858,089.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,978,109.00 $100,000.00

 

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