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Bank Info for NB Charter 1015 (1865 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Old Boston National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 James C. Wild Robert Hooper, (Jr.)
1866-1868 Joseph Goodridge Gunderson James C. Wild
1869-1875 Frederick L. Church James C. Wild
1876-1886 Frederick L. Church Henry White Pickering
1887-1891 Chester S. Stoddard Henry White Pickering
1892-1915 Chester S. Stoddard Horatio Greenough Curtis
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 - 1800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 8605
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3780
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1583
Original Series 500 1 - 170
Original Series 500 201 - 393
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7491
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1679
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 25792
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9539
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 340
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1950
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4135
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2853
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 29, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 17, 1865
  • Liquidated Jun 19, 1916
  • Absorbed by 475 (Merchants National Bank, Boston, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Boston Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $2,266,060
High Bal (1906) $3,885,902
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1878) $45,000
High Bal (1894) $390,500
Total Out (1915) $48,797
# Large Notes 279,985
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 279,985
$ Large Size $2,396,960
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,396,960
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,627,860.28 $187,085.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,043,919.41 $363,100.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,672,220.36 $367,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,530,708.16 $358,411.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,650,922.56 $364,622.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,977,237.63 $365,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,836,799.85 $359,100.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,743,023.79 $346,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,060,039.82 $352,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,959,150.01 $330,580.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,704,684.43 $293,280.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,034,866.64 $255,400.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,466,376.87 $163,600.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,296,721.35 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,423,099.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,621,589.62 $130,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,462,380.72 $133,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,541,720.07 $131,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,447,367.63 $134,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,321,722.34 $131,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,386,008.94 $127,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,314,062.61 $128,770.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,266,060.17 $133,650.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,875,094.74 $133,550.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,644,837.03 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,638,984.08 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,725,793.11 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,391,056.06 $235,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,247,907.97 $360,800.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,165,356.36 $390,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,309,184.90 $211,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,951,949.79 $208,610.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,394,366.24 $206,980.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,697,569.69 $165,700.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,753,857.29 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,544,368.13 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,238,978.21 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,461,073.74 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,140,866.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,255,931.91 $48,700.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,611,589.00 $48,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,885,902.00 $49,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,468,911.00 $48,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,325,791.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,374,700.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,401,075.00 $48,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,765,874.00 $48,798.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,516,678.00 $49,397.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,342,850.00 $47,897.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,482,344.00 $47,097.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,489,606.00 $48,797.00

 

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