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Bank Info for NB Charter 9285 (1908 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Cape May, NJ
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1913 Henry Hand Eldredge, (Jr.) W. L. Stevens
1914-1919 Everett J. Jerrell W. L. Stevens
1920-1933 Everett J. Jerrell Henry Hand Eldredge, (Jr.)
1934-1935 Everett J. Jerrell J. W. Mecroy
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 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5701 - 15540
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1456
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 362
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2406
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 663
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 4, 1908
  • Chartered Dec 1, 1908
  • Opened for business Dec 10, 1908
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $278,035
High Bal (1928) $1,727,592
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1913) $47,200
High Bal (1909) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 62,160
# Small Notes 13,977
# Total Notes 76,137
$ Large Size $777,000
$ Small Size $168,120
$ Total Issued $945,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $278,035.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $325,750.00 $49,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $396,663.00 $48,130.00
Sep-04-1912 $512,770.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $531,112.00 $47,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $594,331.00 $49,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $600,244.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $723,511.00 $48,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $927,126.00 $49,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $921,708.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $999,410.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,081,086.00 $49,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,030,902.00 $47,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,048,397.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,136,779.00 $48,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,153,487.00 $48,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,450,478.00 $47,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,491,978.00 $48,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,553,057.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,727,592.00 $49,050.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,712,317.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,581,182.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,674,476.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,409,127.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,328,982.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,292,850.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,051,947.00 $0.00

 

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