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Bank Info for NB Charter 1366 (1865 - 1949)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
Providence, RI
2 The National Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of (1/21/1931)
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Joseph Howard Bourn Amos Denison Smith
1866-1876 John Foster Amos Denison Smith
1877-1883 John Foster Edward Aborn Greene
1884-1909 John Foster Robert Brayton Knight
1910-1912 Henry Lyman Wilcox Robert Brayton Knight
1913-1916 Henry Lyman Wilcox Clinton Prescott Knight, (Sr.)
1917-1918 Walter Calvin Nye Clinton Prescott Knight, (Sr.)
1919-1921 Henry Lyman Wilcox Clinton Prescott Knight, (Sr.)
1922-1926 William Howard Perry Clinton Prescott Knight, (Sr.)
1927-1931 William Howard Perry Henry Lyman Wilcox
1932-1935 F. J. Ryan Henry Lyman Wilcox
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 15400
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 19000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 13098
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 1594
1: Original Series 500-1000 1 - 80
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5900
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 40804
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 16683
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 300
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9000
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6605
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 25500
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18200
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 25501 - 79180
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 18201 - 51171
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5826
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2740
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 880
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 12422
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6112
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1284
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 55994
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5374
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2349
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 29, 1865
  • Chartered Jun 29, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Absorbed by Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company Jan 31, 1949
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; exception #5
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Commerce
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $2,136,224
High Bal (1927) $11,480,264
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $45,000
High Bal (1881) $1,278,000
Total Out (1934) $545,250
# Large Notes 1,038,112
# Small Notes 239,301
# Total Notes 1,277,413
$ Large Size $7,933,130
$ Small Size $1,718,930
$ Total Issued $9,652,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,528,781.33 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,919,323.22 $569,887.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,939,331.92 $568,902.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,801,849.34 $569,379.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,851,101.26 $567,900.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,920,520.18 $558,300.00
Oct-02-1871 $3,254,381.10 $696,300.00
Oct-03-1872 $3,282,974.18 $769,550.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,344,383.28 $770,150.00
Oct-02-1874 $3,367,371.42 $754,350.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,336,822.03 $755,050.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,204,005.26 $727,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,233,916.50 $716,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,328,532.77 $723,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,108,867.35 $725,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,565,747.69 $900,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,001,095.44 $1,278,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,420,178.55 $667,800.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,379,793.85 $667,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,162,863.22 $667,800.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,261,499.35 $666,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,131,071.05 $217,800.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,332,489.37 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,133,160.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,341,470.61 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,433,839.37 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,902,410.03 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,910,292.04 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,672,341.43 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,043,636.04 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,102,599.50 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,770,323.02 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,385,431.30 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,631,887.90 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,395,306.22 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,136,223.73 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,434,842.06 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,555,853.38 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,103,502.13 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,663,812.80 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,890,929.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,140,581.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,363,554.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,945,818.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,733,037.00 $47,650.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,710,847.00 $46,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,029,842.00 $293,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,033,001.00 $293,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,763,627.00 $289,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,920,293.00 $296,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,842,464.00 $287,597.00
Sep-12-1916 $7,119,673.00 $296,198.00
Sep-11-1917 $7,222,168.00 $297,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $8,179,038.00 $296,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,964,125.00 $287,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,301,626.00 $295,350.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,640,537.00 $292,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,225,782.00 $296,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,008,209.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,789,384.00 $293,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,372,970.00 $292,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,345,692.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $11,480,264.00 $291,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $11,442,019.00 $283,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $11,287,389.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $11,380,790.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $10,397,831.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $9,325,048.00 $550,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $8,011,573.00 $550,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $9,117,207.00 $545,250.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,730,988.00 $0.00

 

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