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Bank Info for NB Charter 19 (1863 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portsmouth, NH
2 The First National Bank of (6/8/1910)
Portsmouth, NH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1870 Samuel Lord William Henry Young Hackett
1871-1877 Edward Payson Kimball William Henry Young Hackett
1878-1881 Edward Payson Kimball Ichabod Goodwin
1910-1913 Charles Albert Hazlett John Kimball Bates
1914-1915 Ralph Wallace Junkins John Kimball Bates
1916-1916 Alfred Lathrop Mansfield John Kimball Bates
1917-1921 Ralph Wallace Junkins John Kimball Bates
1922-1922 John Malcolm McPhee John Kimball Bates
1923-1934 Ralph Wallace Junkins James A. Borthwick
1935-1935 B. M. Hartshorn James A. Borthwick
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 10710
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 9250
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 6000
1: Original Series 4x20 1 - 2000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1399
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2294
1: Series 1875 4x20 1 - 1250
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8900
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8901 - 18303 Plate dated 1902
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 14748 Plate dated 1922
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5172
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1412
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 11216
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2975
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 2, 1863
  • 1: Succeeded Piscataqua Exchange Bank
  • 1: Liquidated Apr 29, 1882
  • 1: Succeeded by 2672 (First National Bank, Portsmouth, NH)
  • 2: Charter 19 reassigned to 2672 Jun 8, 1910 (First National Bank, Portsmouth, NH)
  • 2: Absorbed 401 Aug 1, 1931 (National Mechanics and Traders Bank, Portsmouth, NH)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Piscataqua Exchange Bank
  • Succeeded by 2672 (First National Bank, Portsmouth, NH)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1863) $100,556
High Bal (1931) $4,159,835
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $147,700
High Bal (1866) $286,000
Total Out (1934) $248,600
# Large Notes 263,816
# Small Notes 53,695
# Total Notes 317,511
$ Large Size $2,510,840
$ Small Size $651,420
$ Total Issued $3,162,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-28-1863 $100,556.00 $0.00
Nov-25-1864 $509,626.86 $150,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $811,084.24 $282,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $927,406.62 $286,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $878,718.94 $286,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $890,888.47 $285,058.00
Oct-09-1869 $943,742.92 $286,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $883,254.70 $286,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $900,995.28 $286,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $903,353.87 $280,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $929,682.21 $284,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $927,943.91 $285,990.00
Oct-01-1875 $980,325.28 $286,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,036,792.64 $286,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,009,290.49 $284,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,159,938.74 $283,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,012,051.47 $284,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $976,523.32 $284,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,128,067.13 $286,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,088,372.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,203,959.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,245,266.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,213,400.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,219,511.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,300,134.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,518,829.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,088,278.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,750,880.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,436,229.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,402,976.00 $147,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,075,917.00 $149,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,928,039.00 $149,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,057,408.00 $149,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,907,950.00 $149,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,468,876.00 $148,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,664,584.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,052,449.00 $148,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,320,794.00 $148,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,012,923.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,086,730.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,159,835.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,880,932.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,429,120.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,745,184.00 $248,600.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,721,059.00 $0.00

 

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