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Bank Info for NB Charter 8487 (1906 - 1912)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
San Francisco, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1908 L. M. MacDonald Charles Nelson
1909-1909 L. M. MacDonald Lewis I. Cowgill
1910-1911 William W. Jones Lewis I. Cowgill
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 - 8000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 13270
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15492
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 6, 1906
  • Chartered Dec 31, 1906
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1907
  • Succeeded Scandinavian Amerian Savings Bank
  • Assumed 7691 by consolidation Dec 31, 1908 (United States National Bank, San Francisco, CA)
  • Liquidated May 31, 1912
  • Consolidated with 9882 (Western Metropolis NB/Merchants NB, San Francisco, CA)
  • Circulation assumed by 9882 (Western Metropolis NB/Merchants NB, San Francisco, CA)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Scandinavian American Savings Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Scandinavian American Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $1,737,590
High Bal (1911) $3,037,234
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $100,000
High Bal (1911) $492,800
Total Out (1911) $492,800
# Large Notes 171,048
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 171,048
$ Large Size $1,500,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,500,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $1,884,647.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,737,590.00 $295,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,347,368.00 $486,220.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,771,191.00 $487,198.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,037,234.00 $492,800.00

 

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