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Bank Info for NB Charter 1827 (1871 - 1901)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of the Commonwealth of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1878 John J. Eddy E. C. Sherman
1879-1880 Abram T. Collier E. C. Sherman
1881-1881 Abram T. Collier William Augustus Tower
1882-1891 Abram T. Collier Albert Lee Newman
1892-1895 Abram T. Collier William Augustus Tower
1896-1900 Abram T. Collier John J. Eddy
1901-1901 Abram T. Collier William Augustus Tower
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 - 4000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 11200
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10585
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14829
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13238
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 12, 1871
  • Chartered May 27, 1871
  • Liquidated Dec 24, 1901
  • Absorbed by 5155 (National Shawmut Bank, Boston, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $1,922,988
High Bal (1899) $12,193,316
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1876) $45,000
High Bal (1893) $630,000
Total Out (1901) $50,000
# Large Notes 215,408
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 215,408
$ Large Size $2,127,730
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,127,730
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $1,922,987.82 $250,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,788,260.16 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,907,623.38 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $4,575,038.72 $300,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $6,358,785.63 $300,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $4,421,076.96 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $4,198,425.27 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $4,006,853.49 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,794,110.48 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $5,203,553.50 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $5,092,037.09 $198,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $4,180,732.46 $288,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,527,137.73 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,890,247.66 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $5,449,735.09 $67,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $5,494,185.24 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $5,230,040.99 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $5,603,344.94 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $6,385,050.62 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $6,000,101.34 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,933,537.58 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $8,883,324.03 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $8,592,692.60 $630,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $9,286,441.67 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $8,207,599.14 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $7,764,281.99 $315,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $10,151,029.71 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $10,732,080.23 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $12,193,316.31 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $10,728,842.98 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $10,814,393.19 $50,000.00

 

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