Records of the Merchants National Bank and its predecessors L.H. Hershfield & Co. and L.H. Hershfield & Bro. include incoming correspondence (1864-1897); outgoing correspondence (1866-1869, 1871-1873, 1876, 1879-1897); court papers (1864-1897); financial records (1865-1897), including ledgers, depositors daily balances, cash books, etc.; legal documents (1861-1896); organizational materials (1882-1897) including articles of association, minutes, etc.; a subject file (1868-1896) concerning the bank's various investments, L.H. Hershfield's Republican Party activities, etc; and miscellany (1866-1894). The Merchants National Bank Receivership Subgroup contains incoming and outgoing correspondence (1897-1903) of receiver Eugene T. Wilson; court papers (1897-1901); financial records (1897-1898, 1902); and an agreement (1901). In addition, there are smaller subgroups for the United Hebrew Benevolent Association (1879-1885); and for the White Sulphur Springs Association (1883-1896) concerning operation of the resort hotel.