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Bank Info for NB Charter 1089 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Biddeford, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Shadrick Arthur Boothby Charles C. Sawyer
1867-1868 George Edwin Small Charles C. Sawyer
1869-1871 Charles A. Moody Charles C. Sawyer
1872-1878 Charles A. Moody Thomas H. Cole
1879-1903 Charles A. Moody Esreff Hill Banks
1904-1916 James Edward Etchells Charles A. Moody
1917-1923 James Edward Etchells Charles Henry Prescott
1924-1925 Joseph Sigismond Guerin James Edward Etchells
1926-1935 Joseph Sigismond Guerin Homer Tarbox Waterhouse
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 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2050
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6988
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5195
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1249
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3300
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 160
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5360
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7351 - 30740
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5361 - 21583
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7114
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3914
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1020
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8164
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4081
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1035
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 9, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 29, 1865
  • Assumed 1575 by consolidation Aug 2, 1935 (Biddeford National Bank, Biddeford, ME)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $218,239
High Bal (1927) $2,459,072
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $21,500
High Bal (1926) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 316,942
# Small Notes 85,568
# Total Notes 402,510
$ Large Size $2,800,810
$ Small Size $672,990
$ Total Issued $3,473,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $218,239.04 $59,670.00
Oct-01-1866 $263,246.13 $89,215.00
Oct-07-1867 $254,497.23 $89,040.00
Oct-05-1868 $258,163.52 $88,640.00
Oct-09-1869 $235,637.32 $89,250.00
Oct-08-1870 $244,721.73 $88,750.00
Oct-02-1871 $237,281.11 $89,250.00
Oct-03-1872 $267,374.55 $89,250.00
Sep-12-1873 $261,243.62 $89,250.00
Oct-02-1874 $251,133.64 $85,820.00
Oct-01-1875 $268,751.50 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $244,349.36 $85,540.00
Oct-01-1877 $262,517.55 $87,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $270,206.62 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $305,629.15 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $311,191.24 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $358,272.59 $89,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $370,526.95 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $378,120.23 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $332,905.15 $88,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $344,284.62 $87,450.00
Oct-07-1886 $341,390.90 $88,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $360,441.68 $88,650.00
Oct-04-1888 $354,651.11 $89,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $386,096.59 $87,100.00
Oct-02-1890 $343,057.58 $21,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $325,501.42 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $333,329.45 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $356,693.76 $87,360.00
Oct-02-1894 $386,996.35 $86,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $407,771.32 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $382,716.99 $88,760.00
Oct-05-1897 $518,400.86 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $381,558.31 $87,220.00
Sep-07-1899 $409,621.67 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $456,446.43 $98,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $466,217.04 $98,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $444,210.82 $97,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $454,714.22 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $461,659.63 $94,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $483,896.00 $95,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $509,419.00 $91,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $513,539.00 $96,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $520,403.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $538,968.00 $95,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $541,564.00 $97,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $597,826.00 $95,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $632,087.00 $95,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $654,984.00 $96,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $640,520.00 $98,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $657,681.00 $96,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $734,823.00 $98,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $832,393.00 $96,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $870,072.00 $99,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $979,944.00 $96,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,235,738.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,143,040.00 $96,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,091,456.00 $97,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,287,381.00 $97,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,142,301.00 $194,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,171,449.00 $196,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,162,536.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,459,072.00 $196,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,273,680.00 $196,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,457,562.00 $199,990.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,131,589.00 $199,990.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,017,138.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,859,730.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,971,142.00 $198,620.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,982,232.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,829,253.00 $0.00

 

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