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Bank Info for NB Charter 121 (1864 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Hartford, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1871 James Seymour Tryon Edwin Demosthenes Tiffany
1872-1876 Charles Stanton Gillette Edwin Demosthenes Tiffany
1877-1882 Charles Stanton Gillette Erastus Hubbard Crosby
1883-1886 James Henry Knight Charles Stanton Gillette
1887-1918 Charles D. Riley James Henry Knight
1919-1921 Emerson Francis Harrington James Henry Knight
1922-1922 Robert A. Boardman James Henry Knight
1923-1928 Robert A. Boardman Elijah Cooper Johnson
1929-1935 Stephen Garfield Pierce James Whitney Knox
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 - 12600
Original Series 4x5 1 - 18255
Original Series 4x10 1 - 9000
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 2390
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7000
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 4625
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 2000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 10453
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9265
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 16300
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 3000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 9880
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 30000
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 22500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Plain Back 4x5 30001 - 200273
1902 Plain Back 4x10 22501 - 155606
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 45018
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 21530
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 108448
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 47887 9925-9930 Not issued
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 28, 1864
  • Succeeded Merchants & Manufacturers Bank
  • Assumed 361 by consolidation Oct 21, 1916 (National Exchange Bank, Hartford, CT)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Original dated Nov 10, 1863 surrended Jan 28, 1864, replaced with new one for new bank with same title
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants and Manufacturers Bank of Hartford
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $1,526,229
High Bal (1935) $20,809,238
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $41,190
High Bal (1934) $988,850
Total Out (1934) $988,850
# Large Notes 1,857,388
# Small Notes 555,617
# Total Notes 2,413,005
$ Large Size $13,619,010
$ Small Size $3,663,390
$ Total Issued $17,282,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $1,733,760.15 $499,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,887,029.62 $498,770.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,141,441.22 $497,930.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,089,071.04 $497,538.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,189,100.74 $498,900.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,992,546.19 $499,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,144,535.83 $497,600.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,387,464.09 $520,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,378,111.39 $519,300.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,227,263.60 $514,800.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,217,462.16 $501,100.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,140,674.96 $500,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,220,271.03 $510,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,540,820.16 $403,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,526,228.76 $399,580.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,682,311.65 $402,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,898,110.15 $400,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,151,310.09 $403,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,939,754.67 $403,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,824,098.69 $403,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,918,793.77 $403,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,113,256.60 $394,750.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,298,671.28 $401,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,684,753.64 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,058,670.80 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,021,407.01 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,887,572.00 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,005,966.44 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,251,369.58 $42,460.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,750,984.16 $43,580.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,042,135.93 $42,600.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,405,678.78 $42,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,124,898.21 $43,330.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,464,102.14 $41,190.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,132,801.12 $43,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,699,745.12 $42,810.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,390,487.26 $99,450.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,891,951.14 $96,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $4,267,669.68 $98,600.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,616,504.88 $95,650.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,946,321.31 $148,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,734,707.00 $190,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,565,517.00 $219,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,313,998.00 $237,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,483,115.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,661,330.00 $295,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,246,759.00 $293,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,440,046.00 $291,797.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,471,619.00 $299,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,537,872.00 $291,398.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,448,134.00 $297,197.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,004,697.00 $294,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,299,227.00 $290,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,578,996.00 $789,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,927,517.00 $791,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,950,746.00 $756,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $12,163,555.00 $751,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,088,072.00 $747,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $10,958,139.00 $800,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $12,072,007.00 $800,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $12,501,079.00 $790,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $12,221,827.00 $786,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $13,816,094.00 $789,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $13,990,388.00 $785,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,535,706.00 $788,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $15,556,738.00 $773,900.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,273,137.00 $800,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $15,597,725.00 $791,480.00
Dec-31-1932 $15,880,493.00 $790,280.00
Dec-30-1933 $14,492,204.00 $791,200.00
Dec-31-1934 $18,431,453.00 $988,850.00
Dec-31-1935 $20,809,238.00 $0.00

 

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