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Bank Info for NB Charter 239 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Skowhegan, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 William Philbrick Abner Coburn
1866-1870 E. W. Farwell Abner Coburn
1871-1884 George N. Page Abner Coburn
1885-1895 George N. Page James B. Dascomb
1896-1905 George N. Page A. H. Weston
1906-1907 Edward P. Page A. H. Weston
1908-1923 Blin W. Page Charles R. Cook
1924-1935 L. H. Goldsmith Blin W. Page
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 4x5 1 - 2500
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2650
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 1300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 700
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 1411
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 347
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13728
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12201 - 37041
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4372
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1218
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3551
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1086
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 8, 1864
  • Succeeded Skowhegan Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Skowhegan Bank [?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $277,299
High Bal (1928) $3,581,428
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $98,826
High Bal (1909) $150,800
Total Out (1934) $149,000
# Large Notes 268,708
# Small Notes 38,177
# Total Notes 306,885
$ Large Size $3,321,060
$ Small Size $465,710
$ Total Issued $3,786,770
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $277,298.92 $98,826.00
Oct-02-1865 $316,742.07 $133,925.00
Oct-01-1866 $323,069.43 $134,635.00
Oct-07-1867 $336,190.93 $134,290.00
Oct-05-1868 $349,926.23 $134,780.00
Oct-09-1869 $361,177.29 $134,400.00
Oct-08-1870 $345,551.83 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $360,982.34 $133,350.00
Oct-03-1872 $382,693.06 $132,450.00
Sep-12-1873 $406,157.86 $134,910.00
Oct-02-1874 $404,851.62 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $396,740.56 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $366,031.45 $134,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $394,240.72 $130,100.00
Oct-01-1878 $387,226.62 $130,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $412,126.92 $133,270.00
Oct-01-1880 $462,050.19 $132,980.00
Oct-01-1881 $479,151.98 $133,420.00
Oct-03-1882 $487,340.24 $128,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $444,155.44 $128,080.00
Sep-30-1884 $470,507.12 $125,980.00
Oct-01-1885 $675,381.81 $129,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $639,668.22 $129,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $546,018.26 $131,600.00
Oct-04-1888 $548,662.52 $130,350.00
Sep-30-1889 $586,785.36 $129,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $650,428.01 $128,300.00
Sep-25-1891 $652,729.34 $127,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $656,193.73 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $607,486.05 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $587,244.45 $135,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $597,097.46 $134,300.00
Oct-06-1896 $579,482.75 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $593,958.24 $135,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $563,824.45 $135,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $685,297.39 $133,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $695,699.21 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $725,308.12 $149,995.00
Sep-15-1902 $765,880.94 $148,995.00
Sep-09-1903 $741,359.37 $147,545.00
Sep-06-1904 $779,662.33 $149,995.00
Aug-25-1905 $716,649.00 $149,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $788,514.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $752,820.00 $147,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $749,953.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $803,748.00 $150,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $849,459.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $906,013.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,075,696.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,089,153.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,115,098.00 $148,795.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,186,747.00 $147,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,278,482.00 $148,095.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,387,930.00 $148,395.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,654,758.00 $148,695.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,796,078.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,061,607.00 $146,695.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,086,513.00 $146,595.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,220,839.00 $149,995.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,465,728.00 $148,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,625,266.00 $148,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,730,511.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,965,756.00 $148,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,167,632.00 $148,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,581,428.00 $148,950.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,539,581.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,486,461.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,317,560.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,102,593.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,222,124.00 $149,160.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,394,748.00 $149,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,456,414.00 $0.00

 

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