Check from the Merchants National Bank issued in 1874. This historic document and has a ornate border around it with a Tax Stamp attached to its face. This item is over 134 years old. Merchants' Bank in Poughkeepsie 1845 Established Merchants' Bank in Poughkeepsie 10/01/1956 Merge To State Poughkeepsie Trust Company 10/01/1956 Name Change To Dutchess Bank & Trust Company 1965 Bank To Trust Co. Merchants National Bnk & Trust Co of Poughkeepsie 08/03/1989 Merge To State Bank of New York, The (9/1922-10/1989) 10/06/1989 Merge To State Irving Trust Company 10/06/1989 Name Change To Bank of New York, The History from OldCompany.com