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Bank Info for NB Charter 1564 (1865 - 1885)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The West River National Bank of
Jamaica, VT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John Elson Butler James H. Phelps
1867-1884 John A. Butler William Harris
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 - 4500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1300
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1160
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2474
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 906
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 17, 1865
  • Chartered Sep 21, 1865
  • Liquidated Aug 17, 1885
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded West River Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $126,185
High Bal (1869) $205,673
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $53,365
High Bal (1868) $76,555
Total Out (1884) $54,000
# Large Notes 49,360
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 49,360
$ Large Size $265,580
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $265,580
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $205,592.25 $66,161.00
Oct-07-1867 $205,499.39 $76,300.00
Oct-05-1868 $205,221.22 $76,555.00
Oct-09-1869 $205,672.75 $76,305.00
Oct-08-1870 $203,007.68 $76,424.00
Oct-02-1871 $202,795.29 $76,348.00
Oct-03-1872 $204,361.35 $76,393.00
Sep-12-1873 $202,138.91 $75,701.00
Oct-02-1874 $193,783.54 $76,313.00
Oct-01-1875 $193,486.79 $74,512.00
Oct-02-1876 $185,627.10 $74,120.00
Oct-01-1877 $150,648.11 $66,329.00
Oct-01-1878 $151,281.63 $67,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $159,958.77 $66,795.00
Oct-01-1880 $155,292.03 $66,760.00
Oct-01-1881 $155,548.87 $67,360.00
Oct-03-1882 $126,185.18 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $127,585.83 $53,365.00
Sep-30-1884 $131,534.80 $54,000.00

 

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