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Bank Info for NB Charter 1013 (1865 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portland, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Joseph Woods Sylvester Gildersleeve
1866-1878 William W. Coe Sylvester Gildersleeve
1879-1880 John H. Sage Ferdinand Gildersleeve
1881-1884 John H. Sage William W. Coe
1885-1893 John H. Sage Henry Gildersleeve
1894-1918 John H. Sage Ferdinand Gildersleeve
1919-1923 George F. Cramer John H. Sage
1924-1924 * none * O. B. Ellsworth
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 4x5 1 - 2250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3050
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3194
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15478
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7584
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8680
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6568
1902 Plain Back 4x5 8681 - 21953
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6569 - 14447
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 18, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 14, 1865
  • Liquidated Mar 2, 1925
  • Succeeded by Portland Trust Company, Portland
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $277,390
High Bal (1924) $554,846
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $85,000
High Bal (1875) $135,000
Total Out (1924) $100,000
# Large Notes 312,424
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 312,424
$ Large Size $2,510,870
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,510,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $277,389.58 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $361,621.05 $133,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $398,519.12 $133,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $413,252.49 $133,475.00
Oct-09-1869 $469,575.91 $133,255.00
Oct-08-1870 $365,816.19 $133,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $388,953.23 $133,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $412,973.24 $132,700.00
Sep-12-1873 $384,133.32 $133,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $385,527.36 $133,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $367,974.02 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $361,283.12 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $353,980.00 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $377,184.87 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $387,738.81 $134,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $417,124.69 $134,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $453,949.68 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $449,641.43 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $469,879.96 $134,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $442,488.99 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $420,322.41 $125,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $468,654.76 $127,130.00
Oct-05-1887 $408,629.53 $89,320.00
Oct-04-1888 $421,807.80 $88,840.00
Sep-30-1889 $389,497.46 $89,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $395,629.81 $87,860.00
Sep-25-1891 $370,907.31 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $407,081.49 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $387,428.66 $89,350.00
Oct-02-1894 $373,007.69 $89,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $418,141.08 $86,070.00
Oct-06-1896 $383,847.65 $88,080.00
Oct-05-1897 $356,646.59 $89,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $343,794.92 $88,450.00
Sep-07-1899 $359,521.56 $88,610.00
Sep-05-1900 $350,136.35 $98,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $360,881.85 $98,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $337,212.98 $98,050.00
Sep-09-1903 $344,042.99 $98,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $341,253.60 $98,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $348,906.00 $96,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $361,838.00 $98,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $384,776.00 $98,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $358,197.00 $96,950.00
Sep-01-1909 $362,591.00 $96,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $376,793.00 $96,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $385,383.00 $96,350.00
Sep-04-1912 $387,904.00 $97,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $402,327.00 $95,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $362,555.00 $95,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $382,183.00 $97,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $434,772.00 $98,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $428,438.00 $98,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $497,304.00 $98,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $523,645.00 $95,050.00
Sep-12-1920 $540,624.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $474,492.00 $98,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $499,953.00 $97,250.00
Sep-14-1923 $509,155.00 $94,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $554,846.00 $100,000.00

 

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