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Bank Info for NB Charter 130 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bennington, VT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1863 * none * Luther R. Graves
1864-1864 Henry Green Root Luther R. Graves
1865-1876 Ellis A. Cobb Luther R. Graves
1877-1893 George F. Graves Luther R. Graves
1894-1894 George F. Graves * none *
1895-1920 Louis A. Graves George F. Graves
1921-1929 A. J. Colgan George F. Graves
1930-1934 A. J. Colgan L. R. Graves, 2d.
1935-1935 E. Shea, Jr. L. R. Graves, 2d.
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2874
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2385
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13914
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7870
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4900
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4240
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6880
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9501 - 25188
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6881 - 20415
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3006
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 768
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4085
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1190
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Nov 19, 1863
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $272,633
High Bal (1931) $2,564,325
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $94,830
High Bal (1919) $110,000
Total Out (1934) $109,200
# Large Notes 365,144
# Small Notes 27,919
# Total Notes 393,063
$ Large Size $2,869,170
$ Small Size $337,170
$ Total Issued $3,206,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $313,647.49 $109,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $272,632.96 $109,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $330,376.17 $108,920.00
Oct-07-1867 $374,521.03 $108,510.00
Oct-05-1868 $380,220.91 $108,775.00
Oct-09-1869 $314,207.77 $108,534.00
Oct-08-1870 $336,482.00 $107,799.00
Oct-02-1871 $335,844.93 $107,260.00
Oct-03-1872 $362,798.18 $107,534.00
Sep-12-1873 $376,245.17 $108,994.00
Oct-02-1874 $378,430.99 $107,146.00
Oct-01-1875 $404,253.76 $107,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $403,308.50 $108,285.00
Oct-01-1877 $429,946.43 $108,360.00
Oct-01-1878 $419,086.32 $105,550.00
Oct-02-1879 $457,362.36 $108,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $463,845.54 $108,820.00
Oct-01-1881 $508,359.50 $109,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $577,017.37 $108,795.00
Oct-02-1883 $516,122.72 $107,985.00
Sep-30-1884 $449,438.82 $105,030.00
Oct-01-1885 $490,153.56 $107,855.00
Oct-07-1886 $532,486.43 $98,460.00
Oct-05-1887 $572,750.03 $97,540.00
Oct-04-1888 $542,942.34 $96,340.00
Sep-30-1889 $564,967.41 $97,490.00
Oct-02-1890 $602,789.75 $99,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $638,932.34 $97,965.00
Sep-30-1892 $620,298.40 $94,830.00
Oct-03-1893 $593,098.07 $97,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $648,634.40 $96,465.00
Sep-28-1895 $660,550.63 $98,030.00
Oct-06-1896 $637,521.05 $96,810.00
Oct-05-1897 $659,714.30 $95,060.00
Sep-20-1898 $687,220.35 $96,650.00
Sep-07-1899 $709,540.57 $98,425.00
Sep-05-1900 $765,071.93 $108,245.00
Sep-30-1901 $805,490.92 $107,930.00
Sep-15-1902 $823,903.81 $107,530.00
Sep-09-1903 $802,011.55 $105,630.00
Sep-06-1904 $824,152.02 $109,430.00
Aug-25-1905 $861,799.00 $107,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $882,551.00 $105,900.00
Aug-22-1907 $987,528.00 $109,260.00
Sep-23-1908 $959,599.00 $106,600.00
Sep-01-1909 $940,747.00 $108,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $997,126.00 $107,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,101,613.00 $107,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,127,427.00 $106,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,094,213.00 $108,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,102,954.00 $106,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,133,414.00 $105,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,152,707.00 $108,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,297,588.00 $108,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,470,859.00 $103,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,431,319.00 $110,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,705,115.00 $108,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,502,292.00 $106,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,812,170.00 $107,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,855,868.00 $108,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,090,754.00 $107,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,085,286.00 $108,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,282,931.00 $106,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,214,779.00 $105,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,385,972.00 $109,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,088,873.00 $101,900.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,430,918.00 $108,620.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,564,325.00 $110,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,319,275.00 $109,040.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,095,672.00 $109,220.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,256,800.00 $109,200.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,296,784.00 $0.00

 

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