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Bank Info for NB Charter 250 (1864 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
West Meriden, CT
2 The First National Bank of (6/15/1881)
Meriden, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1869 Wolcott A. Hull Joel H. Guy
1870-1880 Charles L. Rockwell Joel H. Guy
1881-1901 Charles L. Rockwell John D. Billard
1902-1922 Floyd Curtis Charles L. Rockwell
1923-1932 R. E. King Floyd Curtis
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: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 10824
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 17775
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 5000
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7125
1: Series 1875 4x10 1 - 8037
2: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5000
2: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2000
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 38444
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10083
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 14750
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 1500
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6400
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20415
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 14500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 534
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 20416 - 60777
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 14501 - 46732
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 535 - 1134
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 11036
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5322
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3590
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 718
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 12, 1864
  • 2: Liquidated Dec 28, 1933
  • 2: Absorbed by The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company, Hartford
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $232,470
High Bal (1929) $2,545,288
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $43,450
High Bal (1878) $450,000
Total Out (1932) $200,000
# Large Notes 942,324
# Small Notes 102,456
# Total Notes 1,044,780
$ Large Size $6,363,150
$ Small Size $675,530
$ Total Issued $7,038,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $232,469.86 $62,535.00
Oct-02-1865 $414,919.66 $151,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $562,196.07 $177,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $580,388.79 $177,412.00
Oct-05-1868 $576,754.54 $178,247.00
Oct-09-1869 $580,929.78 $178,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $583,533.32 $178,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $583,168.46 $178,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $613,005.41 $178,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $715,929.13 $178,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $601,550.65 $175,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,025,664.59 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,142,684.94 $353,875.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,096,939.77 $444,400.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,096,038.39 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,165,945.10 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,206,745.78 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,290,116.45 $450,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,307,585.34 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,249,544.05 $450,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,249,566.78 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,172,270.48 $450,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $819,050.67 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,019,436.54 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,384,713.59 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $943,118.96 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $954,534.07 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,020,288.97 $44,960.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,078,342.11 $43,700.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,110,677.21 $44,390.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,058,487.59 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $876,901.00 $43,450.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,079,445.79 $270,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,086,776.78 $270,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $868,267.78 $180,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,423,908.29 $176,580.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,335,798.35 $194,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,434,960.12 $193,450.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,613,340.33 $191,800.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,590,535.66 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,480,266.24 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,426,781.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,431,209.00 $196,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,632,166.00 $196,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,745,074.00 $194,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,833,881.00 $195,600.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,812,397.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,810,360.00 $197,280.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,823,143.00 $195,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,906,870.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,820,339.00 $198,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,892,541.00 $193,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,883,815.00 $194,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,897,854.00 $197,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,994,389.00 $194,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,973,001.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,302,433.00 $190,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,050,049.00 $191,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,911,809.00 $195,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,830,707.00 $198,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,124,168.00 $192,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,314,759.00 $193,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,389,201.00 $195,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,288,258.00 $191,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,294,507.00 $193,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,545,288.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,464,761.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,438,055.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,276,268.00 $200,000.00

 

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