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Bank Info for NB Charter 1183 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Somersworth National Bank
Somersworth, NH
2 The Somersworth National Bank [4/7/1885]
Great Falls, NH
3 The Somersworth National Bank [8/27/1902]
Somersworth, NH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1881 Samuel S. Rollins Oliver H. Lord
1882-1896 Henry C. Gilpatrick Edward Hargraves
1897-1897 * none * Edward Hargraves
1898-1899 Chas. M. Dorr Edward Hargraves
1900-1905 E. A. Leighton Edward Hargraves
1906-1920 E. A. Leighton Jesse R. Horne
1921-1928 E. A. Leighton E. W. Folsom
1929-1929 E. A. Leighton * none *
1930-1930 E. A. Leighton W. S. Mathews
1931-1933 E. T. Bates W. S. Mathews
1934-1934 E. T. Bates E. D. Royce
1935-1935 E. T. Bates A. S. Maddox
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 - 3000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2875
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1780
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 710
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2698
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9700
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6160
3: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 9701 - 10901
3: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 6161 - 7316
3: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3590
3: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2564
3: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8150
3: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5820
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 8151 - 25372
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5821 - 17445
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3474
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1974
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 498
3: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3668
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1980
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 636
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 6, 1865
  • Chartered May 26, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Somersworth Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $198,617
High Bal (1920) $518,712
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $20,000
High Bal (1900) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 313,004
# Small Notes 41,960
# Total Notes 354,964
$ Large Size $2,474,110
$ Small Size $333,280
$ Total Issued $2,807,390
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $198,617.40 $20,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $223,664.77 $85,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $233,706.25 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $234,189.75 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $249,539.95 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $245,658.75 $88,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $256,027.68 $89,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $249,887.93 $89,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $260,942.38 $89,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $257,106.06 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $259,622.03 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $279,543.69 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $289,333.62 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $291,970.86 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $287,456.84 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $284,303.19 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $296,657.15 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $298,973.34 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $312,561.00 $87,700.00
Sep-30-1884 $299,152.92 $86,600.00
Oct-01-1885 $310,228.73 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $310,015.01 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $322,476.38 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $347,874.75 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $324,178.46 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $336,417.68 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $334,597.28 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $361,752.44 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $304,252.12 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $302,151.02 $87,170.00
Sep-28-1895 $295,901.86 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $299,126.72 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $284,641.21 $85,610.00
Sep-20-1898 $296,843.52 $88,550.00
Sep-07-1899 $323,897.04 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $327,500.59 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $331,783.98 $99,240.00
Sep-15-1902 $342,456.10 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,945.42 $99,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $405,915.66 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $389,799.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $403,141.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $413,138.00 $98,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $444,385.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $448,892.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $414,133.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $404,140.00 $98,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $398,842.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $371,402.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $347,427.00 $99,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $388,913.00 $98,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $399,584.00 $98,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $449,688.00 $98,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $441,332.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $470,824.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $518,712.00 $97,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $455,608.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $473,696.00 $98,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $455,904.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $420,751.00 $98,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $424,156.00 $98,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $457,168.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $508,365.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $493,940.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $482,320.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $440,257.00 $97,660.00
Dec-31-1931 $434,759.00 $98,980.00
Dec-31-1932 $395,058.00 $98,800.00
Dec-30-1933 $412,708.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $464,833.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $402,142.00 $0.00

 

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