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Bank Info for NB Charter 1328 (1865 - 1945)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Blackstone Canal National Bank of
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 John Luther Tully Dorrance Bowen
1869-1875 John Luther John Halsey DeWolf
1876-1908 Oren Westcott William Ames
1909-1913 Albert Reid Plant William Ames
1914-1916 Albert Reid Plant Frank Wellington Matteson
1917-1930 Charles Philip Brown Albert Reid Plant
1931-1935 Delos Allen Howland Albert Reid Plant
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2900
Original Series 50-100 1 - 550
Original Series 500 1 - 40
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 6990
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 9250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6646
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1000
Series 1875 500 1 - 30
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 59176
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 18522
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7200
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 32415
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 24634
1902 Plain Back 4x5 32416 - 127077
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 24635 - 88027
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6346
1929 Type 1 6x5 7317 - 15530
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2972
1929 Type 1 6x10 3457 - 8788
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 811
1929 Type 1 6x20 1159 - 2912
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 33866
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 16859
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3855
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 3, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 22, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Merged into Providence National Bank Oct 10, 1945
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; exception #5
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Blackstone Canal Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1878) $896,621
High Bal (1928) $6,829,680
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $4,000
High Bal (1901) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $495,700
# Large Notes 1,380,322
# Small Notes 207,154
# Total Notes 1,587,476
$ Large Size $10,714,260
$ Small Size $1,657,860
$ Total Issued $12,372,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,108,932.14 $4,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,195,274.60 $149,450.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,092,370.28 $166,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,022,996.90 $166,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,015,680.73 $166,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $981,876.29 $164,788.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,099,867.85 $164,071.00
Oct-03-1872 $985,400.28 $166,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,061,975.98 $166,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,382,080.46 $162,400.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,125,223.12 $166,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $998,256.20 $166,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $970,084.07 $166,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $896,621.37 $222,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $969,949.50 $268,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,072,791.65 $288,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,155,385.70 $289,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,222,885.81 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,161,263.16 $360,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,247,940.05 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,190,254.32 $358,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $914,307.48 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $896,648.66 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $919,069.96 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,002,281.57 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $915,843.31 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $946,303.55 $58,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,097,926.74 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,300,089.28 $382,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,323,834.60 $382,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,309,857.64 $382,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,388,374.99 $382,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,377,023.21 $382,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,359,245.31 $382,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,436,838.21 $382,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,169,833.39 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,665,674.77 $500,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,635,825.57 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,600,210.95 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,501,717.07 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,650,493.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,041,523.00 $266,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,926,801.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,237,933.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,240,852.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,324,253.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,487,320.00 $296,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,648,936.00 $399,998.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,730,489.00 $399,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,877,519.00 $397,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,025,156.00 $392,597.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,192,832.00 $395,397.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,134,836.00 $494,797.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,614,381.00 $492,197.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,591,623.00 $475,097.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,623,758.00 $495,898.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,378,982.00 $487,497.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,526,514.00 $493,897.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,096,007.00 $495,197.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,972,402.00 $495,097.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,468,960.00 $493,297.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,101,062.00 $499,997.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,674,855.00 $499,997.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,829,680.00 $499,997.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,260,456.00 $499,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,484,719.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,971,908.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,900,318.00 $500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $5,087,512.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,360,665.00 $495,700.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,751,890.00 $0.00

 

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