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Bank Info for NB Charter 1409 (1865 - 1915)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Union Bank of
Woonsocket, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1877 Elisha T. Read Willis Cook
1878-1881 James Sullivan Read Willis Cook
1882-1884 James Sullivan Read Bradbury C. Hill
1885-1908 James Sullivan Read George S. Read
1909-1911 James Sullivan Read Warren Aldrich Cook
1912-1914 Frank Arnold Jillson Warren Aldrich Cook
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 - 890
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2850
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2220
Original Series 50-100 1 - 631
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 2000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4410
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2462
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 100
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 18909
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8275
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12862
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 31, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 8, 1865
  • Liquidated May 4, 1915
  • Absorbed by The Woonsocket Trust Company
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Smithfield Union Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $207,749
High Bal (1913) $552,117
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $88,020
High Bal (1904) $150,000
Total Out (1914) $148,550
# Large Notes 242,974
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 242,974
$ Large Size $2,213,430
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,213,430
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $207,749.03 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $297,806.02 $132,365.00
Oct-07-1867 $308,901.38 $134,834.00
Oct-05-1868 $304,546.17 $134,058.00
Oct-09-1869 $322,108.09 $134,461.00
Oct-08-1870 $311,572.78 $134,272.00
Oct-02-1871 $321,790.38 $133,756.00
Oct-03-1872 $325,421.96 $132,672.00
Sep-12-1873 $332,273.88 $132,833.00
Oct-02-1874 $338,279.60 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $346,245.26 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $346,179.09 $134,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $344,413.26 $133,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $328,568.75 $129,097.00
Oct-02-1879 $334,881.40 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $337,297.59 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $335,837.59 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $330,703.12 $134,998.00
Oct-02-1883 $330,948.37 $134,997.00
Sep-30-1884 $326,610.05 $132,097.00
Oct-01-1885 $331,327.82 $134,982.00
Oct-07-1886 $330,266.85 $134,035.00
Oct-05-1887 $331,030.86 $134,970.00
Oct-04-1888 $328,724.10 $132,385.00
Sep-30-1889 $285,714.24 $89,890.00
Oct-02-1890 $285,315.85 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $281,040.80 $89,620.00
Sep-30-1892 $281,726.52 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $282,806.79 $88,020.00
Oct-02-1894 $278,229.52 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $277,143.17 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $283,816.50 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $277,688.48 $89,770.00
Sep-20-1898 $277,844.09 $89,410.00
Sep-07-1899 $278,688.87 $89,730.00
Sep-05-1900 $289,932.13 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $290,747.40 $99,790.00
Sep-15-1902 $283,739.52 $98,200.00
Sep-09-1903 $293,251.37 $99,670.00
Sep-06-1904 $351,096.73 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $354,349.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $378,127.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $408,068.00 $149,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $421,524.00 $147,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $449,735.00 $149,270.00
Sep-01-1910 $471,748.00 $149,440.00
Sep-01-1911 $479,863.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $542,097.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $552,117.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $545,741.00 $148,550.00

 

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