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Bank Info for NB Charter 1180 (1865 - 1991)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Great Falls National Bank
Great Falls, NH
2 The First National Bank of (9/16/1902)
Somersworth, NH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1877 Joseph Augustus Stickney Nathaniel Wells
1878-1882 Joseph Augustus Stickney David Hanson Buffum
1883-1896 Joseph Augustus Stickney Albert Alonzo Perkins
1897-1897 Fred Moulton Varney Albert Alonzo Perkins
1898-1904 Fred Moulton Varney Samuel Augustus Seavey
1905-1908 Fred Moulton Varney William Bartlett Sewall Tibbets
1909-1912 Frederick Smith Ricker William Bartlett Sewall Tibbets
1913-1929 Frederick Smith Ricker Christopher Henry Wells
1930-1932 Frederick Smith Ricker Phil Orin Wentworth
1933-1934 Phil Orin Wentworth Frederick Smith Ricker
1935-1935 Harold B. Thompson Frederick Smith Ricker
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 - 4600
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 7500
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1800
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 100
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 11250
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8868
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3334
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2955
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1940
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3500
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2700
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5580
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 7501 - 25789
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5581 - 17568
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3236
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1884
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 500
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4906
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2637
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 567
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 1, 1865
  • Chartered May 22, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to Granite State National Bank Feb 18, 1970
  • Merged into First NH Bank in Concord, NH Jan 1, 1991
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Great Falls Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $267,471
High Bal (1920) $576,139
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $30,000
High Bal (1873) $135,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 367,416
# Small Notes 41,830
# Total Notes 409,246
$ Large Size $2,602,340
$ Small Size $332,360
$ Total Issued $2,934,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $329,362.26 $30,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $336,236.15 $129,945.00
Oct-07-1867 $357,850.05 $134,814.00
Oct-05-1868 $362,834.12 $134,469.00
Oct-09-1869 $350,462.37 $134,245.00
Oct-08-1870 $359,686.13 $134,700.00
Oct-02-1871 $405,877.25 $134,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $370,103.08 $134,108.00
Sep-12-1873 $373,911.96 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $371,373.98 $134,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $363,396.85 $129,285.00
Oct-02-1876 $365,402.27 $129,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $357,864.14 $129,645.00
Oct-01-1878 $373,621.18 $133,900.00
Oct-02-1879 $376,318.21 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $368,544.78 $134,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $383,062.44 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $398,364.62 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $393,949.92 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $383,150.33 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $376,229.63 $130,700.00
Oct-07-1886 $380,729.41 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $367,672.59 $135,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $382,202.28 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $267,471.47 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $286,161.16 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $268,605.15 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $271,307.79 $32,450.00
Oct-03-1893 $268,369.94 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $272,204.19 $33,090.00
Sep-28-1895 $276,397.91 $32,880.00
Oct-06-1896 $268,455.38 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $277,793.48 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $292,829.19 $32,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $281,031.21 $33,090.00
Sep-05-1900 $269,464.78 $62,260.00
Sep-30-1901 $299,532.68 $60,950.00
Sep-15-1902 $337,000.70 $61,550.00
Sep-09-1903 $486,392.05 $98,350.00
Sep-06-1904 $456,042.11 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $420,097.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $407,985.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $426,238.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $414,582.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $335,737.00 $99,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $311,865.00 $98,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $306,725.00 $98,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $338,470.00 $98,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $323,472.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $316,606.00 $99,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $336,680.00 $98,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $346,955.00 $98,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $369,522.00 $97,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $403,085.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $441,361.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $576,139.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $438,443.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $466,835.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $472,582.00 $99,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $464,279.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $498,515.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $500,869.00 $99,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $472,662.00 $98,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $526,221.00 $99,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $453,398.00 $91,780.00
Dec-31-1930 $438,887.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $484,876.00 $98,740.00
Dec-31-1932 $425,115.00 $98,800.00
Dec-30-1933 $378,205.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $421,216.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $339,120.00 $0.00

 

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