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Bank Info for NB Charter 1382 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Meriden National Bank
Meriden, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1890 Owen Brainard Arnold Joel I. Butler
1891-1900 George Montame Clark Owen Brainard Arnold
1901-1903 George Montame Clark Levi Elmore Coe
1904-1904 George Montame Clark * none *
1905-1914 William Merrifield Quested George Montame Clark
1915-1915 William Merrifield Quested Herman Hess
1916-1922 Harris Stanlee Bartlett Herman Hess
1923-1931 John Edgar Raven Harris Stanlee Bartlett
1932-1934 Harold Francis Merz Harris Stanlee Bartlett
1935-1935 Harold Francis Merz Burton Leonard Lawton
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 - 2000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3000
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 660
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 10615
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5729
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13265
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11457
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 9000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5800
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16915
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11634
1902 Plain Back 4x5 16916 - 57015
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11635 - 38333
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 8278
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3918
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1002
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4812
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2384
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 465
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Meriden Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $519,098
High Bal (1929) $2,638,753
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $44,250
High Bal (1882) $239,490
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 658,096
# Small Notes 86,849
# Total Notes 744,945
$ Large Size $5,180,150
$ Small Size $660,860
$ Total Issued $5,841,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $519,097.67 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $621,753.55 $160,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $610,064.72 $163,774.00
Oct-05-1868 $620,284.56 $165,595.00
Oct-09-1869 $593,336.06 $166,755.00
Oct-08-1870 $616,869.24 $165,041.00
Oct-02-1871 $584,184.85 $160,515.00
Oct-03-1872 $595,085.18 $164,484.00
Sep-12-1873 $630,572.44 $165,745.00
Oct-02-1874 $609,372.25 $165,252.00
Oct-01-1875 $650,708.02 $161,150.00
Oct-02-1876 $624,445.70 $156,790.00
Oct-01-1877 $620,399.28 $157,490.00
Oct-01-1878 $616,345.22 $157,790.00
Oct-02-1879 $653,240.91 $180,990.00
Oct-01-1880 $649,071.31 $188,790.00
Oct-01-1881 $690,376.44 $198,990.00
Oct-03-1882 $759,678.21 $239,490.00
Oct-02-1883 $753,824.61 $223,390.00
Sep-30-1884 $812,493.18 $227,790.00
Oct-01-1885 $796,644.68 $227,790.00
Oct-07-1886 $755,698.12 $162,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $748,358.00 $99,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $754,717.59 $99,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $791,694.16 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $749,070.83 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $813,367.73 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $794,586.94 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $697,252.26 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $678,974.71 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $729,076.93 $44,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $684,466.06 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $634,526.35 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $649,512.19 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $661,856.22 $44,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $628,242.22 $49,050.00
Sep-30-1901 $672,617.10 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $667,899.61 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $667,163.80 $197,100.00
Sep-06-1904 $673,451.14 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $720,804.00 $195,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $721,607.00 $197,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $753,843.00 $196,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $738,947.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $785,817.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $771,499.00 $196,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $764,887.00 $195,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $846,449.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $811,729.00 $197,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $809,999.00 $198,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $863,772.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $858,015.00 $194,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $942,537.00 $197,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $968,062.00 $196,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,136,014.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,298,670.00 $196,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,332,885.00 $191,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,518,769.00 $197,900.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,776,862.00 $198,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,997,755.00 $197,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,986,866.00 $197,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,166,106.00 $198,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,279,956.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,471,927.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,638,753.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,425,343.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,453,907.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,090,975.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,822,828.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,654,210.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,606,330.00 $0.00

 

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