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Bank Info for NB Charter 1098 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Birmingham National Bank
Birmingham, CT
2 The Birmingham National Bank [3/25/1905]
Derby, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Joseph Arnold Edward Nelson Shelton
1865-1865 Joseph Arnold John I. Howe
1866-1883 Joseph Arnold Edward Nelson Shelton
1884-1893 Charles Edward Clark Edward Nelson Shelton
1894-1912 Charles Edward Clark Charles H. Nettleton
1913-1913 Samuel H. Lessey Charles H. Nettleton
1914-1925 Frank M. Clark Charles H. Nettleton
1926-1930 Frank M. Clark H. F. Wanning
1931-1935 Frank M. Clark J. B. Atwater
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 - 3520
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4800
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1467
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6500
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5898
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21547
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 15040
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7750
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5000
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 30500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 21600
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 30501 - 95640
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 21601 - 60686
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 11626
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6112
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1634
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 19570
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 9756
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3360
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 24, 1865
  • Chartered May 1, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Birmingham Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $730,073
High Bal (1928) $5,900,654
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1923) $30,000
High Bal (1919) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $298,650
# Large Notes 920,458
# Small Notes 148,918
# Total Notes 1,069,376
$ Large Size $7,497,590
$ Small Size $1,174,190
$ Total Issued $8,671,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $755,011.41 $30,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $755,213.00 $218,690.00
Oct-07-1867 $802,293.00 $255,800.00
Oct-05-1868 $809,901.00 $256,900.00
Oct-09-1869 $730,073.00 $254,050.00
Oct-08-1870 $764,572.07 $251,010.00
Oct-02-1871 $794,256.52 $247,550.00
Oct-03-1872 $843,429.37 $268,780.00
Sep-12-1873 $894,783.69 $269,750.00
Oct-02-1874 $868,308.15 $255,700.00
Oct-01-1875 $840,407.25 $257,240.00
Oct-02-1876 $859,225.47 $265,770.00
Oct-01-1877 $836,596.45 $267,280.00
Oct-01-1878 $804,736.56 $264,080.00
Oct-02-1879 $887,865.36 $266,595.00
Oct-01-1880 $881,997.34 $269,310.00
Oct-01-1881 $963,377.88 $269,800.00
Oct-03-1882 $956,910.24 $264,300.00
Oct-02-1883 $767,250.94 $87,440.00
Sep-30-1884 $928,056.84 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $823,128.85 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $917,599.75 $88,350.00
Oct-05-1887 $875,381.42 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $993,882.65 $89,360.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,001,067.65 $86,430.00
Oct-02-1890 $911,633.69 $89,930.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,031,348.04 $84,370.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,119,491.73 $89,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,002,619.77 $109,980.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,002,134.09 $131,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,077,628.91 $112,370.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,027,503.66 $132,520.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,064,528.10 $132,600.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,168,004.41 $155,033.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,298,050.97 $238,375.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,226,725.80 $164,980.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,366,092.52 $193,680.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,319,680.62 $191,170.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,372,679.74 $194,220.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,436,620.57 $189,620.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,436,125.00 $193,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,507,454.00 $185,980.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,803,026.00 $186,035.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,712,726.00 $190,960.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,760,212.00 $226,410.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,837,588.00 $232,345.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,052,594.00 $277,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,148,085.00 $298,280.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,174,270.00 $298,860.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,093,867.00 $297,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,015,313.00 $295,380.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,542,492.00 $291,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,625,558.00 $294,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,303,375.00 $298,255.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,278,467.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,691,959.00 $292,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,412,027.00 $289,565.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,446,244.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,257,130.00 $30,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,382,004.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,723,965.00 $293,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,378,027.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,542,006.00 $294,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,900,654.00 $295,450.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,878,923.00 $285,020.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,343,310.00 $297,630.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,141,100.00 $299,240.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,538,926.00 $297,440.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,286,371.00 $297,970.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,263,695.00 $298,650.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,188,001.00 $0.00

 

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