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Bank Info for NB Charter 228 (1864 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Orwell, VT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1868 Henry Clay Holley John Leonard Hammond
1869-1869 Dorus C. Bascom John Leonard Hammond
1870-1881 Charles Edson Bush John Leonard Hammond
1882-1886 Charles Edson Bush Virtulon Rich
1887-1890 Josiah Stevens Wilcox Virtulon Rich
1891-1892 Josiah Stevens Wilcox Charles Edson Bush
1893-1897 Josiah Stevens Wilcox Stephen Northrup Warren
1898-1901 Josiah Stevens Wilcox Irving Bascom Rich
1902-1902 Davis Lucius Wells Edward Earl Young
1903-1906 Davis Lucius Wells William Bottum Wright
1907-1917 Davis Lucius Wells George Murray Wright
1918-1935 Davis Lucius Wells Wilbur B. French
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 - 4200
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2200
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 480
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 425
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4714
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4832
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2600
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1920
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3175
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2360
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3176 - 11124
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2361 - 7787
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1932
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 872
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 248
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2982
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1459
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 419
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 3, 1864
  • Succeeded Farmers Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First NB of Orwell, VT (September 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $170,224
High Bal (1887) $521,827
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $44,000
High Bal (1875) $90,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 183,928
# Small Notes 23,172
# Total Notes 207,100
$ Large Size $1,411,610
$ Small Size $177,920
$ Total Issued $1,589,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $170,224.16 $44,790.00
Oct-02-1865 $0.00 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $208,267.98 $89,915.00
Oct-07-1867 $211,380.90 $89,415.00
Oct-05-1868 $221,493.50 $89,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $225,351.04 $89,323.00
Oct-08-1870 $234,782.85 $89,091.00
Oct-02-1871 $246,833.83 $89,247.00
Oct-03-1872 $268,418.99 $88,672.00
Sep-12-1873 $360,763.36 $88,520.00
Oct-02-1874 $425,891.80 $87,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $450,141.70 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $435,737.81 $52,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $445,479.33 $74,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $449,509.79 $89,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $419,306.17 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $406,765.61 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $411,942.17 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $405,360.56 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $401,497.75 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $447,818.71 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $488,970.86 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $421,243.83 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $521,826.82 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $434,519.96 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $419,071.84 $44,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $404,216.18 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $450,412.75 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $453,856.55 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $328,752.20 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $304,045.77 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $298,225.84 $44,370.00
Oct-06-1896 $326,399.79 $85,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $284,991.84 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $270,014.07 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $291,200.52 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $272,836.42 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $225,794.60 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $211,632.75 $48,900.00
Sep-09-1903 $302,501.24 $48,320.00
Sep-06-1904 $200,736.88 $49,890.00
Aug-25-1905 $188,152.00 $49,150.00
Sep-04-1906 $201,659.00 $48,820.00
Aug-22-1907 $207,998.00 $48,375.00
Sep-23-1908 $191,341.00 $49,985.00
Sep-01-1909 $198,756.00 $48,975.00
Sep-01-1910 $217,788.00 $48,830.00
Sep-01-1911 $184,685.00 $48,745.00
Sep-04-1912 $188,153.00 $49,675.00
Aug-09-1913 $183,078.00 $48,860.00
Sep-12-1914 $180,496.00 $49,190.00
Sep-02-1915 $189,348.00 $47,025.00
Sep-12-1916 $224,019.00 $47,268.00
Sep-11-1917 $245,728.00 $48,178.00
Aug-31-1918 $281,094.00 $49,202.00
Sep-12-1919 $284,139.00 $46,982.00
Sep-12-1920 $309,057.00 $47,487.00
Sep-06-1921 $265,728.00 $47,437.00
Sep-15-1922 $288,232.00 $48,697.00
Sep-14-1923 $291,370.00 $49,597.00
Oct-10-1924 $284,868.00 $48,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $288,316.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $319,867.00 $48,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $322,784.00 $48,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $353,007.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $360,735.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $353,235.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $343,088.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $341,211.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $343,280.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $311,370.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $257,050.00 $0.00

 

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