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Bank Info for NB Charter 1319 (1865 - 1903)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Stephen Pierce Wardwell William Comstock
1874-1874 Joshua Wilbour Daniel Day
1875-1884 Henry Galusha Arnold Daniel Day
1885-1892 Henry Galusha Arnold Daniel Eugene Day
1893-1898 Abram Barker Andrew Comstock
1899-1902 Abram Barker Isaac M. Potter
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 - 14200
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4101
Original Series 20 4102 - 6601
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1568
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 34276
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 13939
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 32131
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7040
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 12, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1865
  • Liquidated Jun 6, 1903
  • Absorbed by Union Trust Company
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; exception #1
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,420,107
High Bal (1884) $2,533,658
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $44,000
High Bal (1882) $800,000
Total Out (1902) $49,150
# Large Notes 428,384
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 428,384
$ Large Size $3,151,340
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,151,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,420,107.32 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,686,458.72 $332,750.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,566,136.64 $332,750.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,634,060.87 $332,750.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,723,461.76 $332,750.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,598,241.15 $332,750.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,745,965.97 $432,750.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,738,380.27 $426,750.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,769,181.52 $428,750.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,788,825.73 $423,750.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,767,625.97 $424,850.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,786,847.09 $410,550.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,703,443.44 $393,550.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,670,509.11 $453,250.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,719,789.42 $455,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,678,081.32 $452,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,307,474.19 $535,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,406,128.28 $800,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,473,075.88 $790,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,533,658.44 $799,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,815,075.03 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,787,334.08 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,754,917.63 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,816,547.06 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,688,869.03 $44,620.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,669,351.58 $44,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,682,754.40 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,246,240.38 $540,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,274,393.78 $540,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,162,899.91 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,110,253.22 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,951,056.78 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,985,828.28 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,267,254.55 $134,320.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,259,419.97 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,227,479.27 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,213,043.90 $49,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,664,964.98 $49,150.00

 

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