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Bank Info for NB Charter 112 (1863 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bangor, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 John Wyman George Stetson
1865-1877 Elias Merrill George Stetson
1878-1890 Edward G. Wyman George Stetson
1891-1911 Edward G. Wyman Edward Stetson
1912-1915 Edward G. Wyman Isaiah Kidder Stetson
1916-1916 * none * Isaiah Kidder Stetson
1917-1925 C. E. Giles Isaiah Kidder Stetson
1926-1926 L. R. Thurston Isaiah Kidder Stetson
1927-1927 L. R. Thurston J. N. Towle
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 - 3400
Original Series 4x5 1 - 12000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 7000
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 300
Original Series 3x20-50 501 - 954
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2051
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 737
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 974
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13060
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 22569
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 826
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 10750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 12000
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 800
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 25000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15200
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 480
1902 Plain Back 4x5 25001 - 96436
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 15201 - 54168
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Oct 24, 1863
  • Succeeded Market Bank
  • Liquidated Feb 28, 1928
  • Absorbed by Merrill Trust Company, Bangor
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $789,674
High Bal (1927) $8,503,407
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1877) $187,101
High Bal (1922) $394,500
Total Out (1927) $381,400
# Large Notes 949,168
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 949,168
$ Large Size $8,033,250
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $8,033,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-02-1865 $789,674.03 $267,356.00
Oct-01-1866 $808,461.72 $269,541.00
Oct-07-1867 $855,390.00 $268,397.00
Oct-05-1868 $942,423.95 $269,128.00
Oct-09-1869 $965,983.59 $266,904.00
Oct-08-1870 $952,353.59 $266,694.00
Oct-02-1871 $993,530.39 $265,780.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,061,902.91 $264,810.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,033,082.03 $261,729.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,190,871.06 $269,132.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,230,648.11 $267,840.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,220,801.09 $229,569.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,079,957.45 $187,101.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,124,063.85 $261,981.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,133,358.71 $268,391.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,255,303.96 $269,966.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,295,093.02 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,293,518.35 $268,250.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,403,174.19 $267,700.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,199,330.25 $269,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,123,580.44 $261,720.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,087,701.45 $269,280.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,136,955.75 $268,068.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,151,603.79 $267,888.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,087,993.48 $262,843.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,162,327.10 $269,988.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,106,251.05 $269,998.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,223,870.65 $261,898.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,129,074.51 $266,728.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,123,133.94 $261,828.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,240,398.26 $266,798.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,256,807.41 $266,518.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,258,245.08 $265,708.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,204,023.33 $260,248.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,555,478.17 $264,588.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,500,677.60 $293,998.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,470,295.47 $298,028.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,476,149.61 $296,948.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,478,526.70 $297,550.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,612,013.37 $291,260.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,749,070.00 $298,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,587,497.00 $293,900.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,775,129.00 $292,450.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,500,322.00 $297,450.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,545,875.00 $294,085.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,433,778.00 $286,350.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,491,095.00 $295,650.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,679,547.00 $295,720.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,667,153.00 $290,820.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,108,245.00 $294,555.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,279,665.00 $291,025.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,122,857.00 $385,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,614,669.00 $387,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,298,374.00 $394,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,690,086.00 $380,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,708,651.00 $382,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,277,890.00 $369,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,301,011.00 $394,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,477,117.00 $388,085.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,820,562.00 $377,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,047,826.00 $372,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $8,464,469.00 $386,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,503,407.00 $381,400.00

 

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