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Bank Info for NB Charter 869 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Indianapolis, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Volney Thomas Malott Henry Schnull
1868-1869 Volney Thomas Malott John Smith Newman
1870-1874 Frederick Baggs John Smith Newman
1875-1877 John Peter Frenzel, Jr. John Smith Newman
1878-1881 John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.) Volney Thomas Malott
1882-1897 Otto Nicholas Frenzel, (Sr.) John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.)
1898-1901 Oscar Frederick Frenzel, (Sr.) John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.)
1902-1914 Oscar Frederick Frenzel, (Sr.) Otto Nicholas Frenzel, (Sr.)
1915-1924 John Peter Frenzel, Jr. Otto Nicholas Frenzel, (Sr.)
1925-1927 John Peter Frenzel, Jr. John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.)
1928-1928 Oscar Frederick Frenzel, Jr. John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.)
1929-1929 Otto Nicholas Frenzel, Jr. John Peter Frenzel, (Sr.)
1930-1933 Otto Nicholas Frenzel, Jr. John Peter Frenzel, Jr.
1934-1935 William Carl Grauel John Peter Frenzel, Jr.
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 - 10080 Merchants' on 2
Original Series 4x5 1 - 11100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4923
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2474
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 17031
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 24000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 23600
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 62830
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 46068
1902 Plain Back 4x5 62831 - 205759
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 46069 - 138791
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 37134
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 18586
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 5234
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 37350
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 20617
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 5345
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 18, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 9, 1865
  • Assumed 1878 by consolidation Oct 30, 1894 (Meridian National Bank, Indianapolis, IN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $287,321
High Bal (1935) $28,431,620
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,000
High Bal (1912) $1,000,000
Total Out (1934) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 1,756,232
# Small Notes 429,036
# Total Notes 2,185,268
$ Large Size $14,125,840
$ Small Size $3,357,080
$ Total Issued $17,482,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $338,034.55 $80,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $366,790.24 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $287,321.45 $88,650.00
Oct-05-1868 $324,658.70 $89,478.00
Oct-09-1869 $339,057.80 $89,734.00
Oct-08-1870 $303,601.19 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $522,887.15 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $537,656.24 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $601,196.69 $177,963.00
Oct-02-1874 $630,692.86 $176,479.00
Oct-01-1875 $614,752.42 $175,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $572,864.19 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $625,386.71 $88,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $471,100.68 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $600,862.26 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $554,063.53 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $589,827.27 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $651,583.85 $89,990.00
Oct-02-1883 $735,818.19 $89,990.00
Sep-30-1884 $566,676.36 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $691,756.22 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $672,101.26 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $830,113.37 $22,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $840,269.43 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $732,958.05 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $846,567.93 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,043,090.74 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,032,593.77 $40,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,437,813.31 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,472,787.38 $223,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,431,359.58 $225,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,432,102.21 $225,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,422,719.95 $189,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,213,404.14 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $5,757,762.15 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $5,959,867.49 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,783,075.76 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,957,843.68 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,307,773.10 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $7,705,433.19 $380,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $7,974,886.00 $850,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $8,450,090.00 $843,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $8,818,762.00 $910,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $8,544,624.00 $929,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $8,658,008.00 $917,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,642,559.00 $902,697.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,714,194.00 $929,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $9,453,693.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $9,131,783.00 $999,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $9,331,473.00 $988,003.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,663,053.00 $999,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $11,276,579.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,286,040.00 $976,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $12,847,789.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $15,362,385.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $16,914,103.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $14,429,129.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $15,401,406.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,225,186.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,246,644.00 $992,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $14,760,436.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $16,499,755.00 $600,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $16,448,433.00 $594,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $18,986,212.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $17,690,829.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $18,182,091.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $18,550,992.00 $988,480.00
Dec-31-1932 $17,288,877.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $21,269,713.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $24,900,569.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $28,431,620.00 $0.00

 

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