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Bank Info for NB Charter 1451 (1865 - 1908)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Traders Bank of
Portland, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Edward Gould Rufus Horton
1867-1879 Edward Gould Ambrose Kingman Shurtleff
1880-1886 Edward Gould Frederick G. Messer
1887-1892 Edward Gould William G. Davis
1893-1901 John Mead Gould William G. Davis
1902-1908 John Mead Gould Leander Webster Fobes
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2110
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1375
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4850
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2499
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1200
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4875
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3100
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1156
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1507
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 27, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 17, 1865
  • Liquidated Sep 15, 1908
  • Absorbed by Fidelity Trust Company, Portland
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Manufacturers and Traders Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Manufacturers and Traders Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $647,096
High Bal (1880) $1,015,322
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $44,420
High Bal (1877) $269,950
Total Out (1907) $49,200
# Large Notes 98,026
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 98,026
$ Large Size $1,288,950
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,288,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $731,158.67 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $883,909.59 $211,100.00
Oct-07-1867 $703,590.23 $223,250.00
Oct-05-1868 $729,251.06 $223,250.00
Oct-09-1869 $742,328.65 $223,250.00
Oct-08-1870 $759,626.92 $223,250.00
Oct-02-1871 $757,761.22 $223,250.00
Oct-03-1872 $763,221.04 $223,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $760,697.95 $223,250.00
Oct-02-1874 $829,265.88 $215,950.00
Oct-01-1875 $834,164.27 $215,050.00
Oct-02-1876 $891,005.19 $243,850.00
Oct-01-1877 $939,914.82 $269,950.00
Oct-01-1878 $860,166.38 $267,880.00
Oct-02-1879 $862,827.31 $247,879.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,015,322.18 $269,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $981,948.79 $268,300.00
Oct-03-1882 $986,808.84 $267,300.00
Oct-02-1883 $838,090.43 $154,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $838,527.03 $154,800.00
Oct-01-1885 $845,897.72 $154,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $831,283.89 $154,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $856,187.35 $153,100.00
Oct-04-1888 $837,897.90 $154,800.00
Sep-30-1889 $811,874.19 $154,600.00
Oct-02-1890 $816,173.97 $154,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $704,646.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $686,501.14 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $673,769.98 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $829,420.66 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $774,986.23 $44,420.00
Oct-06-1896 $721,024.47 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $759,680.13 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $822,835.37 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $796,443.02 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $647,096.35 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $691,621.32 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $681,956.65 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $677,618.41 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $703,556.77 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $737,025.00 $46,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $753,120.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $761,367.00 $49,200.00

 

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