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Bank Info for NB Charter 2112 (1873 - 1915)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First Ward National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1873-1874 Henry A. Roberts William L. Sturtevant
1875-1877 George Bement Ford William L. Sturtevant
1878-1880 George Bement Ford Charles Rankin McLean
1881-1883 George William Moses Charles Rankin McLean
1884-1884 George William Moses Stephen Huse Whidden (VP)
1885-1891 George William Moses Stephen Huse Whidden
1892-1915 Frank Freeman Cook George William Moses
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 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1298
Original Series 50-100 1 - 434
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 3998
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 10997
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2794
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 298
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21800
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9850
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1940
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 14291
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8217
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5254
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 24, 1873
  • Chartered May 24, 1873
  • Liquidated Sep 11, 1915
  • Succeeded by Metropolitan Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $456,131
High Bal (1914) $1,913,783
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $44,000
High Bal (1914) $245,120
Total Out (1915) $195,010
# Large Notes 378,340
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 378,340
$ Large Size $2,998,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,998,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1873 $456,130.76 $49,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $683,559.54 $93,295.00
Oct-01-1875 $641,681.54 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $673,790.03 $105,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $688,055.70 $156,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $676,854.82 $176,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $631,570.62 $178,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $695,948.54 $178,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $811,695.38 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $870,337.29 $177,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $843,592.31 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $774,390.27 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $773,857.89 $134,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $745,376.29 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $795,866.77 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $840,560.15 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $976,967.76 $44,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,030,472.47 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,033,214.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,169,076.43 $44,480.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,073,468.51 $89,200.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,174,774.94 $87,840.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,206,300.17 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,197,280.89 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,308,490.51 $86,520.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,429,823.24 $168,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,362,935.53 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,541,894.80 $199,510.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,514,130.55 $197,450.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,475,881.23 $195,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,553,452.57 $190,750.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,634,597.79 $191,550.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,675,124.00 $191,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,603,180.00 $195,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,676,270.00 $198,860.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,690,333.00 $193,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,743,506.00 $197,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,848,939.00 $197,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,855,128.00 $196,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,794,004.00 $197,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,712,184.00 $198,020.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,913,783.00 $245,120.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,623,071.00 $195,010.00

 

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