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Bank Info for NB Charter 1135 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Worcester, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Scotto Berry Harrison Bliss
1867-1881 George Eugene Merrill Harrison Bliss
1882-1883 George Eugene Merrill Charles W. Smith
1884-1887 George Eugene Merrill D. S. Messinger
1888-1900 George Eugene Merrill Francis Henshaw Dewey
1901-1919 A. H. Stone Francis Henshaw Dewey
1920-1920 * none * Francis Henshaw Dewey
1921-1927 N. C. Keyes F. B. Washburn
1928-1935 Rodney Washburn F. B. Washburn
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 - 5500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1840
Original Series 50-100 1 - 720
Original Series 500 1 - 50
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 14250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2200
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1110
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13508
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7355
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 890
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 22125
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 500
1902 Plain Back 4x10 22126 - 72948
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 21446
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3580
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 27808
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 13206
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 14, 1865
  • Chartered May 13, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $815,245
High Bal (1927) $19,476,249
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $41,700
High Bal (1882) $315,000
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 501,894
# Small Notes 191,170
# Total Notes 693,064
$ Large Size $4,880,830
$ Small Size $1,129,280
$ Total Issued $6,010,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $815,244.84 $67,100.00
Oct-01-1866 $858,144.52 $179,915.00
Oct-07-1867 $862,854.98 $179,550.00
Oct-05-1868 $878,914.21 $179,490.00
Oct-09-1869 $985,418.22 $179,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $986,977.15 $179,985.00
Oct-02-1871 $929,248.91 $179,815.00
Oct-03-1872 $973,542.45 $177,190.00
Sep-12-1873 $984,474.77 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $983,141.58 $175,200.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,098,528.69 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $948,167.99 $174,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $980,265.93 $159,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,003,262.83 $174,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $962,468.05 $179,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,075,968.88 $179,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,368,325.67 $314,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,503,881.85 $315,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,462,958.33 $312,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,492,690.11 $308,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,622,736.91 $312,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,682,485.13 $313,230.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,180,679.54 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,148,804.29 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,345,676.06 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,282,918.09 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,283,150.07 $43,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,199,550.35 $44,400.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,109,538.95 $44,100.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,277,057.00 $42,200.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,320,795.17 $41,700.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,218,871.90 $89,400.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,241,758.95 $87,840.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,197,996.07 $88,330.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,210,551.90 $97,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,094,372.62 $110,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,448,285.24 $109,050.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,884,420.88 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,079,329.90 $149,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,455,196.84 $149,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,081,454.00 $149,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,322,313.00 $90,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,574,562.00 $129,990.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,588,325.00 $130,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,612,952.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,603,086.00 $173,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,369,864.00 $168,785.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,563,006.00 $175,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,930,617.00 $195,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,067,421.00 $199,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $6,423,248.00 $196,820.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,996,772.00 $196,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,006,162.00 $195,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,606,129.00 $196,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $12,353,595.00 $199,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $11,755,151.00 $187,198.00
Sep-06-1921 $10,637,237.00 $191,398.00
Sep-15-1922 $11,649,555.00 $193,697.00
Sep-14-1923 $13,696,866.00 $199,997.00
Oct-10-1924 $15,256,922.00 $192,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $17,253,106.00 $192,597.00
Dec-31-1926 $18,480,585.00 $199,998.00
Oct-10-1927 $19,476,249.00 $196,397.00
Dec-31-1928 $17,750,974.00 $197,397.00
Dec-31-1929 $16,628,064.00 $182,298.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,942,285.00 $199,997.00
Dec-31-1931 $14,310,631.00 $195,858.00
Dec-31-1932 $13,338,955.00 $195,918.00
Dec-30-1933 $15,122,694.00 $299,997.00
Dec-31-1934 $16,851,037.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $17,557,612.00 $0.00

 

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