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Bank Info for NB Charter 9740 (1910 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Montgomery, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1910-1913 B. E. Claypool J. S. Hill
1914-1935 B. E. Claypool S. P. Campbell
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 - 1565
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1254
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1566 - 11907
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1255 - 8260
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2534
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1230
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 350
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5036
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2949
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 744
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1910
  • Chartered Apr 27, 1910
  • 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 (1910) $74,820
High Bal (1923) $1,310,317
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1910) $7,000
High Bal (1922) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 80,668
# Small Notes 33,413
# Total Notes 114,081
$ Large Size $651,140
$ Small Size $261,370
$ Total Issued $912,510
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1910 $74,820.00 $7,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $130,296.00 $7,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $172,226.00 $15,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $224,122.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $283,780.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $254,062.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $319,215.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $497,226.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $580,988.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $700,067.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $856,326.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,072,233.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $954,863.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,310,317.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,137,909.00 $49,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,052,260.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,182,105.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,113,873.00 $48,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,066,630.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,074,234.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,088,812.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,023,238.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $868,580.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $789,285.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,020,666.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $934,768.00 $0.00

 

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