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Bank Info for NB Charter 1492 (1865 - 1986)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Newport National Bank
Newport, RI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 Henry Clay Stevens William Vernon, (Sr.)
1868-1869 Henry Clay Stevens Edward Fare Newton
1870-1891 Henry Clay Stevens William Brownell
1892-1894 Henry Clay Stevens William Gilpin
1895-1909 Henry Clay Stevens Henry Bull, Jr.
1910-1910 Henry Clay Stevens, Jr. Henry Bull, Jr.
1911-1922 Henry Clay Stevens, Jr. George William Sherman
1923-1923 W. Straus George William Sherman
1924-1930 William Stevens George William Sherman
1931-1932 William Stevens William Peckham Carr
1933-1934 Charles Edwin Livesey William Peckham Carr
1935-1935 Charles Edwin Livesey B. Norman
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 - 5700
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1850
Original Series 50-100 1 - 300
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 83
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2482
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2075
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 169
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9627
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8254
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 635
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5050
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2610
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 190
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 237
1902 Plain Back 4x5 9001 - 27185
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6001 - 17193
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 238 - 429
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2348
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1458
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 436
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 114
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 36
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 11172
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 20, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 26, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank of New England - Old Colony, N.A.
  • in Providence, RI Mar 25, 1986
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Newport Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $292,369
High Bal (1931) $1,409,174
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $10,680
High Bal (1905) $110,000
Total Out (1934) $110,000
# Large Notes 347,540
# Small Notes 37,524
# Total Notes 385,064
$ Large Size $2,890,245
$ Small Size $321,900
$ Total Issued $3,212,145
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $292,369.31 $89,915.00
Oct-07-1867 $331,225.62 $105,785.00
Oct-05-1868 $346,286.19 $107,501.00
Oct-09-1869 $348,765.34 $107,545.00
Oct-08-1870 $351,134.64 $106,502.00
Oct-02-1871 $398,022.78 $102,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $405,774.42 $105,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $438,729.64 $105,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $386,248.39 $107,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $428,833.94 $104,045.00
Oct-02-1876 $388,058.68 $103,480.00
Oct-01-1877 $402,359.81 $107,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $393,593.84 $104,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $420,684.40 $104,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $466,157.05 $104,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $494,630.28 $103,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $517,138.20 $104,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $483,993.07 $101,400.00
Sep-30-1884 $615,650.99 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $579,458.03 $100,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $528,006.98 $107,710.00
Oct-05-1887 $502,334.78 $107,030.00
Oct-04-1888 $523,762.42 $103,100.00
Sep-30-1889 $678,127.08 $105,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $584,494.91 $106,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $559,213.76 $106,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $614,924.94 $91,780.00
Oct-03-1893 $575,903.31 $94,660.00
Oct-02-1894 $649,043.10 $95,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $533,910.52 $89,030.00
Oct-06-1896 $547,498.85 $96,160.00
Oct-05-1897 $574,354.21 $97,090.00
Sep-20-1898 $600,353.90 $98,880.00
Sep-07-1899 $589,750.33 $95,270.00
Sep-05-1900 $642,154.79 $108,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $638,624.92 $107,040.00
Sep-15-1902 $632,791.85 $109,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $621,869.46 $104,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $652,030.67 $108,800.00
Aug-25-1905 $600,453.00 $110,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $626,105.00 $105,650.00
Aug-22-1907 $612,570.00 $107,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $617,017.00 $110,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $647,647.00 $108,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $653,597.00 $103,850.00
Sep-01-1911 $620,099.00 $104,750.00
Sep-04-1912 $612,928.00 $108,200.00
Aug-09-1913 $607,085.00 $108,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $612,334.00 $108,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $615,412.00 $107,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $645,759.00 $107,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $707,720.00 $107,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $766,470.00 $107,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $749,614.00 $105,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $862,370.00 $109,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $852,655.00 $107,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $873,321.00 $108,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,067,694.00 $107,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $933,088.00 $108,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,339,309.00 $10,680.00
Dec-31-1926 $944,768.00 $108,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $996,589.00 $106,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,105,761.00 $107,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,022,771.00 $101,780.00
Dec-31-1930 $983,715.00 $110,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,409,174.00 $107,200.00
Dec-31-1932 $803,110.00 $108,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $639,869.00 $108,300.00
Dec-31-1934 $687,878.00 $110,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $626,848.00 $0.00

 

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