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Bank Info for NB Charter 134 (1863 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 George Metcalf Daniels Amasa Sprague, (Jr.)
1865-1866 William Comstock Townsend Amasa Sprague, (Jr.)
1867-1873 Joshua Wilbour Amasa Sprague, (Jr.)
1874-1876 Horatio Allin Hunt Samuel Foster
1877-1880 Horatio Allin Hunt Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich
1881-1884 Cyrus Edward Lapham William J. King, (Sr.)
1885-1890 Cyrus Edward Lapham Hiram Hayward Thomas
1891-1901 Cyrus Edward Lapham George Leander Littlefield
1902-1903 Cyrus Edward Lapham Edwin Barrows
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 - 23000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 27000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 9500
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 950
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 13280
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 15000
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 9345
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 500
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 46272
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 14728
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1945
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Nov 28, 1863
  • Liquidated Jun 24, 1904
  • Absorbed by Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Absorbed by Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $1,403,393
High Bal (1874) $2,299,017
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $45,000
High Bal (1868) $508,000
Total Out (1903) $148,998
# Large Notes 647,080
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 647,080
$ Large Size $3,884,790
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,884,790
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $1,461,084.70 $362,955.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,435,863.46 $507,867.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,692,535.37 $507,268.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,639,645.48 $507,400.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,464,414.62 $508,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,675,276.50 $507,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,718,696.70 $502,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,931,539.04 $503,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,834,353.34 $503,600.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,157,063.18 $507,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,299,017.30 $508,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,167,065.98 $489,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,271,837.57 $499,215.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,620,904.08 $508,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,558,921.25 $501,350.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,571,010.31 $507,535.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,684,273.16 $502,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,471,573.86 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,641,793.20 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,842,110.86 $443,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,829,733.82 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,752,814.19 $431,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,555,843.87 $225,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,403,392.79 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,586,463.72 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,816,373.54 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,835,182.52 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,891,228.26 $133,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,035,437.48 $225,900.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,822,042.55 $270,900.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,043,304.88 $405,900.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,044,944.42 $397,100.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,874,421.81 $400,630.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,846,032.64 $315,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,913,107.87 $312,617.50
Sep-07-1899 $1,981,026.08 $225,897.50
Sep-05-1900 $1,936,305.52 $150,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $2,066,679.04 $147,297.50
Sep-15-1902 $1,992,089.02 $145,697.50
Sep-09-1903 $2,158,986.44 $148,997.50

 

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