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Bank Info for NB Charter 846 (1865 - 1873)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Dubuque, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 Richard Albert Babbage Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield
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 - 6000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5275
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2300
Original Series 50-100 1 - 100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 846)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 1, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 27, 1865
  • Liquidated Sep 30, 1873
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $510,312
High Bal (1871) $786,974
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $88,000
High Bal (1866) $180,000
Total Out (1872) $180,000
# Large Notes 54,500
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 54,500
$ Large Size $265,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $265,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $510,311.67 $88,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $567,232.48 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $608,775.09 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $744,882.15 $180,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $663,761.01 $180,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $742,119.90 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $786,973.68 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $765,093.84 $180,000.00

 

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