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Bank Info for NB Charter 979 (1865 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Galena, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1881 William H. Snyder Augustus Estey
1882-1896 William H. Snyder Thomas Foster
1897-1904 C. S. Merrick Thomas Foster
1905-1916 C. S. Merrick J. H. Hellman
1917-1917 C. S. Merrick Thaddeus James Bermingham
1918-1918 C. S. Merrick William Hurst
1919-1932 R. V. Stephan William Hurst
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 - 2300
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7850
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 800
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 620
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3905
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5562
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 546
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2040
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2041 - 3746
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 426
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 111
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 7, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1865
  • Conservatorship Mar 22, 1933
  • Receivership Oct 9, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $306,014
High Bal (1929) $778,936
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $22,500
High Bal (1867) $110,325
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 104,516
# Small Notes 3,222
# Total Notes 107,738
$ Large Size $655,540
$ Small Size $38,880
$ Total Issued $694,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $306,013.59 $69,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $381,481.65 $96,825.00
Oct-07-1867 $383,801.75 $110,325.00
Oct-05-1868 $379,464.50 $110,325.00
Oct-09-1869 $393,260.25 $110,320.00
Oct-08-1870 $380,942.27 $110,325.00
Oct-02-1871 $397,837.11 $110,325.00
Oct-03-1872 $432,613.18 $110,320.00
Sep-12-1873 $390,196.48 $110,320.00
Oct-02-1874 $438,737.27 $110,320.00
Oct-01-1875 $409,852.70 $110,320.00
Oct-02-1876 $381,800.76 $99,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $388,977.02 $99,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $363,274.74 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $354,829.68 $59,850.00
Oct-01-1880 $495,884.78 $59,850.00
Oct-01-1881 $465,524.16 $59,850.00
Oct-03-1882 $496,542.22 $59,850.00
Oct-02-1883 $433,529.28 $28,350.00
Sep-30-1884 $344,583.21 $28,350.00
Oct-01-1885 $335,825.07 $28,350.00
Oct-07-1886 $357,944.85 $28,125.00
Oct-05-1887 $371,490.80 $28,125.00
Oct-04-1888 $393,171.85 $28,125.00
Sep-30-1889 $358,787.26 $28,125.00
Oct-02-1890 $400,908.81 $28,125.00
Sep-25-1891 $423,599.75 $28,125.00
Sep-30-1892 $400,642.56 $28,125.00
Oct-03-1893 $364,871.33 $28,125.00
Oct-02-1894 $386,315.85 $28,125.00
Sep-28-1895 $379,676.47 $28,125.00
Oct-06-1896 $343,184.47 $28,125.00
Oct-05-1897 $306,105.18 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $361,559.08 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $412,563.33 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $394,103.19 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $388,930.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $414,377.76 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $356,017.81 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $359,951.11 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $431,444.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $456,673.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $480,035.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $421,108.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $413,229.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $434,216.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $493,746.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $548,595.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $547,865.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $525,036.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $518,393.00 $23,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $562,831.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $559,671.00 $24,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $563,473.00 $24,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $621,700.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $673,738.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $622,671.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $632,212.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $694,403.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $700,150.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $724,608.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $776,404.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $737,717.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $770,953.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $778,936.00 $24,460.00
Dec-31-1930 $772,119.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $704,093.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $591,843.00 $25,000.00

 

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