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Bank Info for NB Charter 2304 (1875 - 1915)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchandise National Bank of
Boston, MA
2 The Winthrop National Bank of (1/23/1890)
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1876-1876 Edward Otis Rockwood Israel Goodwin Whitney
1877-1883 James Franklin Rand Foss Israel Goodwin Whitney
1884-1889 Charles H. Kilham Israel Goodwin Whitney
1890-1890 Charles H. Kilham Nathaniel F. Tenney
1891-1906 Charles Hallett Ramsay Wilmot R. Evans Sr.
1907-1914 Charles Hallett Ramsay Robert Frederick Herrick Sr.
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: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 11000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 36374
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3799
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 167
2: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5024
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 42500
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 16900
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 33461
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 21072
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1875
  • Chartered Oct 13, 1875
  • 2: Liquidated Jun 7, 1915
  • 2: Consolidated with 475 (Merchants National Bank, Boston, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $1,162,738
High Bal (1903) $5,082,667
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $44,990
High Bal (1914) $697,598
Total Out (1914) $697,598
# Large Notes 680,854
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 680,854
$ Large Size $4,515,780
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,515,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1876 $1,654,032.45 $179,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,285,184.29 $179,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,370,592.32 $267,700.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,511,539.43 $269,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,969,679.08 $356,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,935,634.12 $360,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,032,977.25 $351,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,817,217.77 $353,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,613,021.09 $357,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,708,496.04 $358,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,634,078.64 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,426,701.61 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,367,874.01 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,162,737.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,339,085.44 $44,990.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,050,416.37 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,084,042.01 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,427,748.52 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,645,830.52 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,304,323.72 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,742,507.30 $176,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,993,660.28 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,465,914.40 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,739,687.19 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,740,930.66 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,312,041.03 $298,150.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,493,008.57 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $5,082,667.24 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,427,670.48 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,881,940.00 $278,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,477,912.00 $300,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,743,289.00 $295,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,929,801.00 $295,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,622,714.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,545,259.00 $298,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,436,317.00 $289,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,445,204.00 $288,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,113,166.00 $248,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,908,745.00 $697,598.00

 

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