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Bank Info for NB Charter 1429 (1865 - 1900)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Providence, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 Amos W. Snow Amos Chafee Barstow
1866-1866 Samuel Salisbury Amos Chafee Barstow
1867-1893 Edwin Augustus Smith Amos Chafee Barstow
1894-1894 Frank Edmund Chafee Amos Chafee Barstow
1895-1899 Frank Edmund Chafee Edwin Augustus Smith
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 4x5 1 - 8250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 7000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 700
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2997
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1409
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 25633
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 8, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 11, 1865
  • Liquidated Jan 17, 1900
  • Consolidated with Union Trust Company
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion; Note: This Bank stipulates to waive circulation in excess of 1/3 of the amount of its capital
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded City Bank
  • Absorbed by Union Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $792,073
High Bal (1881) $1,373,754
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1881) $360,000
Total Out (1899) $45,000
# Large Notes 189,738
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 189,738
$ Large Size $1,543,860
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,543,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $792,072.51 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $942,125.02 $149,950.00
Oct-07-1867 $914,092.74 $149,180.00
Oct-05-1868 $922,624.17 $149,985.00
Oct-09-1869 $851,902.54 $149,020.00
Oct-08-1870 $952,117.23 $148,560.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,049,210.49 $248,495.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,009,520.12 $247,015.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,050,739.60 $245,810.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,188,869.42 $243,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,186,508.71 $250,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,197,176.89 $250,650.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,074,053.26 $224,950.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,123,503.67 $247,650.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,204,304.50 $301,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,225,319.47 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,373,754.32 $360,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,217,635.16 $283,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,248,334.40 $283,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,280,284.17 $283,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,290,239.24 $283,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,062,791.55 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,025,530.34 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,056,643.38 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,019,509.63 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,030,617.45 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,054,548.50 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,122,870.51 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,073,294.55 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,113,923.77 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,205,880.64 $135,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,160,893.78 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,100,063.77 $135,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,087,838.98 $135,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,150,332.20 $45,000.00

 

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