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Bank Info for NB Charter 200 (1864 - 2005)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Chandler R. Ransom Abraham T. Lowe
1864-1880 John Carr Abraham T. Lowe
1881-1902 Charles H. Draper John Carr
1903-1912 Frederic Haines Curtiss Daniel Gould Wing
1913-1925 Bertram D. Blaisdell Daniel Gould Wing
1926-1927 Bertram D. Blaisdell Clifton Howard Dwinnell
1928-1928 Bertram D. Blaisdell Bernard Walton Trafford
1929-1931 Bertram D. Blaisdell Philip Stockton
1932-1932 * none * Philip Stockton
1933-1935 Rogers Day Clark Philip Stockton
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 - 9000
Original Series 4x10 1 - 8625
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 3600
Original Series 50-100 3601 - 6100
Original Series 500 1 - 659
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 10500
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 10500
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 763
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 18769
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11555
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2212
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 61765
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 49194
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 2634
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 204252
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 146860
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 7042
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 169738
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 59508
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 11145 E011145A-F011145A Not issued
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 16, 1864
  • Succeeded Safety Fund Bank
  • Absorbed 974 Aug 5, 1903 (Massachusetts National Bank, Boston, MA)
  • Absorbed 515 May 31, 1904 (National Bank of Redemption, Boston, MA)
  • Assumed 12396 by consolidation Jul 18, 1923 (International NB (No Issue), Boston, MA)
  • Assumed 13391 by consolidation Dec 14, 1929 (Old Colony NB (No Issue), Boston, MA)
  • Absorbed 643 Jun 25, 1932 (Atlantic/4th-Atl/Commonwealth/AtlNB, Boston, MA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank of America,NA in Charlotte, NC Jun 13, 2005
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Safety Fund Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $4,102,383
High Bal (1935) $672,684,546
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $44,280
High Bal (1914) $4,838,000
Total Out (1921) $494,700
# Large Notes 2,185,051
# Small Notes 1,442,344
# Total Notes 3,627,395
$ Large Size $21,252,040
$ Small Size $9,999,980
$ Total Issued $31,252,020
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $4,102,382.52 $449,850.00
Oct-02-1865 $4,575,020.88 $640,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $5,043,400.07 $795,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $4,888,639.71 $793,514.00
Oct-05-1868 $5,938,200.65 $795,405.00
Oct-09-1869 $5,164,401.95 $789,135.00
Oct-08-1870 $5,381,718.77 $786,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $6,085,197.44 $748,540.00
Oct-03-1872 $5,330,816.84 $781,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $5,454,840.13 $699,185.00
Oct-02-1874 $5,900,750.99 $709,990.00
Oct-01-1875 $6,167,954.44 $530,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $5,282,438.29 $515,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $5,227,796.60 $627,400.00
Oct-01-1878 $5,263,376.13 $788,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $5,525,104.18 $799,950.00
Oct-01-1880 $6,057,833.78 $800,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $5,978,066.93 $800,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $5,052,600.98 $787,400.00
Oct-02-1883 $5,349,298.97 $800,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $5,855,443.00 $800,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $5,992,538.94 $752,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $5,678,563.97 $494,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $5,314,971.38 $495,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $5,638,364.50 $486,870.00
Sep-30-1889 $5,405,282.26 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,568,914.95 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,120,666.40 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,705,828.07 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,217,647.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,954,133.49 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,946,306.43 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,470,852.52 $44,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $6,923,679.53 $44,580.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,247,660.75 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $7,606,090.35 $44,280.00
Sep-05-1900 $7,027,065.87 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,849,729.39 $49,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,955,311.96 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $13,078,050.34 $149,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $43,875,721.95 $1,110,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $45,648,700.00 $1,018,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $47,379,380.00 $400,398.00
Aug-22-1907 $45,324,155.00 $689,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $61,528,760.00 $1,975,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $68,890,113.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $70,527,528.00 $1,191,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $74,711,582.00 $450,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $93,981,811.00 $2,000,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $92,171,998.00 $2,000,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $105,785,251.00 $4,838,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $111,242,718.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $146,733,246.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $167,759,578.00 $500,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $204,134,902.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $257,219,849.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $246,372,275.00 $496,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $191,049,063.00 $494,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $231,308,261.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $288,783,408.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $289,583,745.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $308,226,189.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $356,407,854.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $383,265,351.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $449,768,937.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $640,302,917.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $670,229,194.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $533,999,167.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $580,937,752.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $591,290,726.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $626,822,563.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $672,684,546.00 $0.00

 

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