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Bank Info for NB Charter 1047 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Newburyport, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1869 Gyles P. Stone Micajah Lunt
1870-1875 Gyles P. Stone Nathaniel Hills
1876-1879 Albert Wood Greenleaf Nathaniel Hills
1880-1886 Albert Wood Greenleaf Isaac H. Boardman
1887-1898 Albert Wood Greenleaf P. H. Blumpey
1899-1903 William Ilsley P. H. Blumpey
1904-1927 William Ilsley Wm. R. Johnson
1928-1935 E. F. Noyes William Ilsley
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 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1800
Original Series 50-100 1 - 300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4133
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1060
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 400
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7338
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4317
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2580
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1868
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5800
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7501 - 30203
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5801 - 15437
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3884
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2146
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 628
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5602
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2861
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 925
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 6, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 24, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $311,898
High Bal (1928) $2,228,371
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $26,263
High Bal (1922) $120,000
Total Out (1934) $120,000
# Large Notes 288,344
# Small Notes 49,336
# Total Notes 337,680
$ Large Size $2,274,180
$ Small Size $395,760
$ Total Issued $2,669,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $341,322.07 $57,475.00
Oct-01-1866 $356,874.95 $107,930.00
Oct-07-1867 $325,998.40 $107,755.00
Oct-05-1868 $331,361.76 $107,540.00
Oct-09-1869 $311,897.90 $107,555.00
Oct-08-1870 $336,270.18 $107,790.00
Oct-02-1871 $353,831.03 $107,645.00
Oct-03-1872 $326,163.63 $106,755.00
Sep-12-1873 $389,137.34 $107,130.00
Oct-02-1874 $373,652.35 $107,760.00
Oct-01-1875 $345,582.69 $106,515.00
Oct-02-1876 $434,496.69 $105,178.00
Oct-01-1877 $376,275.77 $102,043.00
Oct-01-1878 $345,620.54 $106,041.00
Oct-02-1879 $330,723.48 $107,943.00
Oct-01-1880 $352,844.72 $107,943.00
Oct-01-1881 $447,675.71 $107,943.00
Oct-03-1882 $402,021.84 $107,943.00
Oct-02-1883 $423,571.19 $107,943.00
Sep-30-1884 $411,449.56 $105,943.00
Oct-01-1885 $386,714.05 $107,943.00
Oct-07-1886 $394,481.65 $107,943.00
Oct-05-1887 $345,046.60 $26,993.00
Oct-04-1888 $349,125.85 $26,993.00
Sep-30-1889 $397,735.51 $26,993.00
Oct-02-1890 $364,271.04 $26,993.00
Sep-25-1891 $384,013.63 $26,993.00
Sep-30-1892 $368,097.75 $26,993.00
Oct-03-1893 $328,828.86 $26,993.00
Oct-02-1894 $327,925.92 $26,993.00
Sep-28-1895 $364,930.67 $26,263.00
Oct-06-1896 $379,768.51 $53,283.00
Oct-05-1897 $400,780.09 $70,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $447,799.83 $69,930.00
Sep-07-1899 $438,264.23 $71,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $464,000.33 $77,970.00
Sep-30-1901 $479,295.72 $78,320.00
Sep-15-1902 $454,222.01 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $481,925.23 $78,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $441,261.84 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $476,967.00 $29,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $514,094.00 $57,600.00
Aug-22-1907 $505,394.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $635,828.00 $77,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $576,036.00 $78,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $555,068.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $561,820.00 $29,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $643,160.00 $79,697.00
Aug-09-1913 $675,606.00 $80,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $705,241.00 $79,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $721,607.00 $78,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $767,486.00 $79,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $846,964.00 $78,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $968,377.00 $78,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,104,901.00 $77,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,148,199.00 $77,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,221,794.00 $76,850.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,522,997.00 $120,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,742,850.00 $120,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,704,185.00 $120,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,798,664.00 $105,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,971,776.00 $107,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,222,272.00 $107,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,228,371.00 $107,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,197,032.00 $107,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,071,319.00 $107,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,904,873.00 $107,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,639,378.00 $107,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,592,951.00 $118,880.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,672,430.00 $120,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,556,309.00 $0.00

 

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