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Bank Info for NB Charter 2525 (1881 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Third National Bank of
Pittsfield, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1904 Ralph B. Bardwell Henry Walbridge Taft
1905-1918 William Henry Perkins Ralph B. Bardwell
1919-1921 Gordon L. Willis Ralph B. Bardwell
1922-1928 Malcolm W. Lehman Ralph B. Bardwell
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 4x5 1 - 23421
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 468
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3150
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2820
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5350
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3660
1882 Value Back 4x5 5351 - 8080
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3661 - 5213
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 21812
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 26, 1881
  • Chartered May 14, 1881
  • Closed Aug 31, 1929
  • Consolidated with 1260 Aug 31, 1929 (Pittsfield NB/Pittsfield-Third NB, Pittsfield, MA)
  • Circulation assumed by 1260 (Pittsfield NB/Pittsfield-Third NB, Pittsfield, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $366,851
High Bal (1928) $1,920,924
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $43,100
High Bal (1881) $112,500
Total Out (1928) $50,000
# Large Notes 259,856
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 259,856
$ Large Size $1,554,310
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,554,310
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $366,850.58 $112,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $521,788.62 $111,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $408,417.52 $111,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $448,187.71 $111,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $464,643.64 $111,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $584,408.53 $111,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $513,535.80 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $536,110.49 $87,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $539,126.77 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $552,732.53 $43,100.00
Sep-25-1891 $563,286.85 $43,660.00
Sep-30-1892 $607,095.26 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $550,621.21 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $573,135.21 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $605,069.53 $44,020.00
Oct-06-1896 $587,166.04 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $664,381.59 $44,997.50
Sep-20-1898 $649,771.62 $43,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $679,384.15 $44,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $729,220.63 $49,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $711,259.49 $49,997.50
Sep-15-1902 $706,231.70 $48,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $704,162.96 $49,297.50
Sep-06-1904 $789,630.65 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $745,786.00 $49,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $769,495.00 $49,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $799,474.00 $48,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $817,698.00 $49,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $854,003.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $898,699.00 $48,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $930,162.00 $46,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $883,448.00 $49,200.00
Aug-09-1913 $984,604.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $987,851.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $917,474.00 $49,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $987,448.00 $49,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,072,518.00 $49,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,141,469.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,267,750.00 $47,600.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,308,512.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,240,055.00 $47,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,280,864.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,376,903.00 $48,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,522,829.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,560,261.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,775,508.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,918,689.00 $48,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,920,924.00 $50,000.00

 

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