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Bank Info for NB Charter 1216 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Middletown National Bank
Middletown, CT
2 2nd title not used on notes: The Middletown National Bank & Trust Company (7/23/1928)
Middletown, CT
3 The Middletown National Bank (3/28/1932)
Middletown, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1882 Melvin Blake Copeland John H. Watkinson
1883-1904 William H. Burrows Melvin Blake Copeland
1905-1909 William H. Burrows E. K. Hubbard
1910-1916 Francis A. Beach William H. Burrows
1917-1929 George A. Craig Francis A. Beach
1930-1930 L. B. Markham Francis A. Beach
1931-1932 L. B. Markham * none *
1933-1935 L. B. Markham A. W. Holmes
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 - 12100
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8625
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 5075
1: Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 909
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8900
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 7863
1: Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 1210
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 45143
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 29699
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 200
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 13750
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8200
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 30250
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 24200
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 30251 - 103623
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 24201 - 65952
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2050
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1034
3: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9112
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5370
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 23, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 3, 1865
  • 1: Absorbed 845 Feb 5, 1916 (Middlesex County NB, Middletown, CT)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion (written in margin)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Middletown Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $787,677
High Bal (1927) $4,594,360
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $27,905
High Bal (1908) $365,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 1,244,596
# Small Notes 32,986
# Total Notes 1,277,582
$ Large Size $9,634,480
$ Small Size $222,800
$ Total Issued $9,857,280
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $787,677.39 $27,905.00
Oct-01-1866 $895,698.74 $260,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $904,277.59 $264,238.00
Oct-05-1868 $926,055.05 $264,251.00
Oct-09-1869 $919,543.13 $264,165.00
Oct-08-1870 $933,439.55 $262,870.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,040,397.98 $262,665.00
Oct-03-1872 $961,726.61 $262,525.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,000,772.24 $260,954.00
Oct-02-1874 $963,551.54 $254,808.00
Oct-01-1875 $997,118.85 $259,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $939,486.63 $258,770.00
Oct-01-1877 $978,843.62 $262,890.00
Oct-01-1878 $987,415.16 $265,490.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,113,574.88 $324,190.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,085,636.24 $326,990.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,118,513.74 $326,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,153,216.31 $328,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,150,461.51 $328,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,203,563.93 $326,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,222,144.12 $321,900.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,215,314.10 $326,760.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,212,421.10 $328,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,244,913.40 $327,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,269,563.37 $325,900.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,310,532.27 $323,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,302,041.03 $321,100.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,408,024.53 $314,010.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,391,370.34 $327,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,318,306.76 $320,690.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,304,762.83 $317,650.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,394,860.02 $327,900.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,403,303.53 $319,630.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,308,946.54 $322,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,357,797.61 $323,360.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,446,607.74 $355,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,378,038.72 $354,200.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,425,169.40 $355,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,386,769.89 $353,100.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,389,580.01 $359,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,446,734.00 $354,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,517,033.00 $358,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,524,772.00 $350,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,500,932.00 $365,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,818,513.00 $350,560.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,540,035.00 $354,020.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,576,856.00 $356,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,652,685.00 $359,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,597,727.00 $354,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,605,955.00 $360,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,757,367.00 $360,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,514,796.00 $354,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,911,962.00 $360,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,534,834.00 $359,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,762,193.00 $365,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,988,322.00 $354,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,688,175.00 $359,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,745,215.00 $361,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,106,046.00 $360,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,065,404.00 $365,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,253,016.00 $358,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,348,585.00 $361,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,594,360.00 $357,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,405,429.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,263,475.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,046,734.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,002,863.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,785,288.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,805,323.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,785,518.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,115,975.00 $0.00

 

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