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Bank Info for NB Charter 1302 (1865 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Providence National Bank
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 Benjamin W. Ham Robert Hale Ives Sr.
1869-1884 Benjamin W. Ham Maj William Goddard
1885-1904 Andrew Richard Matteson Maj William Goddard
1905-1912 Andrew Richard Matteson Robert Ives Gammell
1913-1914 Earl Guy Batty Robert Ives Gammell
1915-1916 Earl Guy Batty Robert Hale Ives Goddard, Jr.
1917-1925 Earl Guy Batty William Gammell
1926-1926 Earl Guy Batty Moses Jesse Barber
1927-1935 Earl Guy Batty Thomas Lewis Pierce
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 - 3900
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3300
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1450
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 700
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6195
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 2146
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1040
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 16922
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 4600
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 36165
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 19200
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 445
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1740
1902 Plain Back 4x5 36166 - 159070
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 19201 - 97318
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1741 - 2294
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 58736
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 31272
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 7978
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 72070
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 39353
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 9518
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 5, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 17, 1865
  • Assumed 1131 by consolidation May 15, 1926 (Merchants National Bank, Providence, RI)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Fleet National Bank, Springfield, MA Apr 1, 1996
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; note: Special. "This Bank stipulates not to ask for circulation beyond one third of its capital".
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Providence Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $1,217,064
High Bal (1927) $19,695,109
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1868) $165,550
High Bal (1933) $1,490,700
Total Out (1934) $1,476,700
# Large Notes 1,188,394
# Small Notes 708,857
# Total Notes 1,897,251
$ Large Size $13,359,000
$ Small Size $5,540,000
$ Total Issued $18,899,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,226,788.02 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,312,518.90 $166,550.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,246,684.95 $166,220.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,217,063.82 $165,550.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,233,900.06 $165,950.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,238,114.09 $165,750.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,346,690.00 $263,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,430,032.98 $264,950.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,514,623.74 $266,200.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,484,815.79 $266,590.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,635,370.47 $251,590.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,504,447.40 $186,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,453,789.08 $210,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,559,501.48 $211,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,417,316.73 $216,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,691,921.83 $354,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,653,428.58 $355,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,742,770.68 $348,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,002,500.66 $351,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,764,499.45 $355,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,766,121.01 $355,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,804,380.75 $270,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,761,416.79 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,879,087.18 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,783,778.73 $264,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,679,927.52 $260,550.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,077,882.63 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,958,066.62 $446,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,053,001.78 $447,800.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,634,619.04 $435,860.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,221,685.91 $442,650.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,488,763.22 $450,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,521,669.00 $446,900.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,530,539.76 $450,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,562,478.56 $492,050.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,509,344.01 $480,850.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,633,499.77 $497,600.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,576,205.47 $486,650.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,536,814.82 $491,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,473,118.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,557,049.00 $463,600.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,626,529.00 $482,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,693,071.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,696,113.00 $481,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,868,259.00 $455,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,802,820.00 $478,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,779,469.00 $471,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,727,429.00 $480,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,899,356.00 $484,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,694,360.00 $486,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,903,577.00 $491,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,934,934.00 $487,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,999,870.00 $485,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,107,322.00 $473,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,768,931.00 $484,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,981,834.00 $465,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,276,522.00 $486,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,046,358.00 $486,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,054,555.00 $476,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,025,631.00 $483,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $19,057,897.00 $1,483,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $19,695,109.00 $1,467,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $18,148,808.00 $1,468,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $18,651,916.00 $1,420,200.00
Dec-31-1930 $18,160,687.00 $1,475,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $17,376,875.00 $1,471,900.00
Dec-31-1932 $15,806,005.00 $1,481,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $15,315,370.00 $1,490,700.00
Dec-31-1934 $15,609,230.00 $1,476,700.00
Dec-31-1935 $14,894,316.00 $0.00

 

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