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Bank Info for NB Charter 1014 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bay State National Bank of
Lawrence, MA
2 Bay State Merchants National Bank of (7/31/1933)
Lawrence, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Nathaniel White Charles S. Storrow
1865-1866 Charles A. Colby Charles S. Storrow
1867-1867 Charles A. Colby George Lucian Davis
1868-1891 Samuel White George Lucian Davis
1892-1892 Samuel White Joseph Shattuck
1893-1912 Justin E. Varney Joseph Shattuck
1913-1926 Justin E. Varney Fred H. Eaton
1927-1932 Philip Lyman Wheeler Fred H. Eaton
1933-1935 A. C. Dame Fred H. Eaton
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 7350
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4931
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1580
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 12000
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6735
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 200
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11500
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11180
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1140
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9500
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6900
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 32125
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 23900
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 32126 - 110829
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 23901 - 78241
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 16936
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11370
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2874
1: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 12312
1: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5592
1: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 636
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 16118
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8625
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3058
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 10, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 15, 1865
  • 1: Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • 1: Licensed Jul 28, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bay State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $886,396
High Bal (1931) $9,328,718
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $18,485
High Bal (1932) $600,000
Total Out (1934) $600,000
# Large Notes 1,058,504
# Small Notes 233,421
# Total Notes 1,291,925
$ Large Size $8,880,930
$ Small Size $1,893,360
$ Total Issued $10,774,290
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $920,014.03 $18,485.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,041,890.33 $320,249.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,213,039.66 $324,700.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,070,050.91 $326,810.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,066,398.18 $332,930.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,118,129.05 $331,373.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,116,426.24 $328,376.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,147,000.38 $332,795.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,089,282.78 $327,300.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,327,494.30 $321,352.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,246,481.85 $328,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,191,123.03 $329,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,065,926.44 $313,550.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,080,204.76 $321,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,109,611.60 $336,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,142,547.48 $334,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,110,868.26 $333,400.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,079,556.68 $331,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,254,307.78 $326,260.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,162,995.03 $327,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,232,473.00 $322,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,130,787.65 $268,620.00
Oct-05-1887 $992,626.41 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $973,782.45 $41,380.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,056,641.13 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,027,435.60 $40,310.00
Sep-25-1891 $941,069.47 $43,280.00
Sep-30-1892 $949,231.07 $42,070.00
Oct-03-1893 $937,003.63 $43,900.00
Oct-02-1894 $961,685.62 $44,990.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,013,118.76 $43,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $886,395.79 $43,050.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,058,784.58 $42,350.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,081,289.06 $43,350.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,163,062.88 $177,200.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,245,661.83 $193,850.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,347,298.39 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,415,508.47 $197,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,369,692.69 $195,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,500,676.91 $243,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,512,067.00 $241,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,594,698.00 $242,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,559,044.00 $240,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,617,486.00 $245,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,757,858.00 $238,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,764,524.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,978,496.00 $341,798.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,017,598.00 $366,798.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,837,713.00 $374,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,984,532.00 $372,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,948,848.00 $362,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,759,988.00 $365,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,028,220.00 $369,797.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,579,737.00 $369,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,879,734.00 $375,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,068,278.00 $365,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,094,217.00 $353,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,791,687.00 $370,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,869,733.00 $369,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,515,359.00 $493,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,478,833.00 $490,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,954,576.00 $478,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,114,472.00 $491,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,301,310.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $9,044,501.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $8,831,281.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $9,328,718.00 $292,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,871,799.00 $600,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,939,796.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,424,057.00 $600,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,259,604.00 $0.00

 

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