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Bank Info for NB Charter 13558 (1931 - 1933)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank in
Reading, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1931-1932 Benjamin M. Hartshorn Sr. Clarence Cassius White
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
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1798
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 906
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 218
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 216
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 13558)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 22, 1931
  • Chartered Jun 29, 1931
  • Succeeded 4488 (First National Bank, Reading, MA)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
  • Liquidated Nov 1, 1933
  • Succeeded by 13796 (First National Bank (No Issue), Reading, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1932) $1,823,673
High Bal (1931) $2,168,380
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1931) $50,000
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 17,748
# Total Notes 17,748
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $135,540
$ Total Issued $135,540
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Dec-31-1931 $2,168,380.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,823,673.00 $100,000.00

 

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