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Bank Info for NB Charter 9381 (1909 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Michigan City, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1914 Fred. N. Smith Alexander A. Boyd
1915-1920 Robert F. Garrettson Alexander A. Boyd
1921-1930 C. L. Taylor Alexander A. Boyd
1931-1935 C. L. Taylor Robert F. Garrettson
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 4x5 1 - 6075
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4580
1902 Plain Back 4x5 6076 - 22789
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4581 - 15641
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3604
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1762
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 486
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 440
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 125
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 75
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 20, 1909
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1909
  • Opened for business May 3, 1909
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $194,094
High Bal (1929) $1,522,710
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1909) $25,000
High Bal (1910) $163,647
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 153,720
# Small Notes 35,752
# Total Notes 189,472
$ Large Size $1,237,830
$ Small Size $277,110
$ Total Issued $1,514,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $194,094.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $338,647.00 $163,647.00
Sep-01-1911 $406,730.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $497,855.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $575,786.00 $98,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $541,001.00 $99,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $557,925.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $606,257.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $653,582.00 $97,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $712,269.00 $98,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $903,871.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $949,190.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,099,715.00 $99,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,214,198.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,370,964.00 $97,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,389,954.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,491,820.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,281,907.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,354,143.00 $98,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,382,743.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,522,710.00 $95,440.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,441,559.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,151,874.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,053,928.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $991,238.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $975,620.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,078,564.00 $0.00

 

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