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Bank Info for NB Charter 2396 (1878 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Berkshire National Bank of
North Adams, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1879-1884 Charles Halstead Ingalls Jarvis Rockwell
1885-1888 A. D. Cady James Hunter
1889-1900 W. W. Butler W. H. Gaylord
1901-1904 W. W. Butler C. H. Cutting
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
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 3000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 31336
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3930
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3721
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 6, 1878
  • Chartered Aug 29, 1878
  • Liquidated Nov 21, 1904
  • Absorbed by North Adams Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $306,868
High Bal (1903) $772,601
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $42,460
High Bal (1881) $180,000
Total Out (1904) $130,000
# Large Notes 167,948
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 167,948
$ Large Size $906,370
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $906,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1879 $306,868.43 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $549,680.42 $179,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $656,883.26 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $651,653.52 $176,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $633,126.11 $177,100.00
Sep-30-1884 $585,897.97 $179,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $552,750.22 $178,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $570,080.13 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $457,392.77 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $479,448.22 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $421,055.04 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $461,928.56 $43,100.00
Sep-25-1891 $453,973.29 $42,460.00
Sep-30-1892 $507,405.56 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $474,840.72 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $495,023.84 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $520,695.58 $43,310.00
Oct-06-1896 $537,876.01 $44,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $526,194.34 $44,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $509,799.54 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $493,314.97 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $534,060.25 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $569,311.80 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $534,921.96 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $772,601.42 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $659,587.47 $130,000.00

 

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