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Bank Info for NB Charter 268 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Amesbury, MA
2 The First National Bank of (1/31/1877)
Merrimac, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1868 William Henry Haskell Patten Sargent
1869-1873 J. L. Pearson William Henry Haskell
1874-1899 Daniel Jefferson Poore, (Jr.) William Henry Haskell
1900-1900 William B. Sargent Daniel Jefferson Poore, (Jr.)
1901-1901 William B. Sargent Edward Byron Sargent
1902-1902 William B. Sargent Samuel Chase Pease
1903-1907 William B. Sargent Wm. L. Smart
1908-1919 William B. Sargent Benjamin F. Sargent Sr.
1920-1921 William B. Sargent Byron Huntington Sargent
1922-1922 M. B. Sargent Byron Huntington Sargent
1923-1931 William B. Sargent Byron Huntington Sargent
1932-1935 Howard Carleton Lovell Byron Huntington Sargent
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 - 300
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 5740
1: Original Series 2x10-20-50 1 - 1930
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2000
2: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6750
2: Series 1875 2x10-20-50 1 - 1653
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13546
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6290
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 602
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2355
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1688
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4500
2: 1902 DB/PB 4x5 4501 - 4750 Type uncertain
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 4751 - 12825
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3500
2: 1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 3501 - 3660 Type uncertain
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3661 - 8998
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1812
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 988
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 238
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1750
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1215
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 340

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 19, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $180,033
High Bal (1882) $614,769
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $19,480
High Bal (1877) $179,950
Total Out (1934) $49,250
# Large Notes 257,504
# Small Notes 21,533
# Total Notes 279,037
$ Large Size $2,127,390
$ Small Size $169,900
$ Total Issued $2,297,290
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $180,033.23 $19,480.00
Oct-02-1865 $217,398.72 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $227,343.39 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $227,857.65 $89,448.00
Oct-05-1868 $238,326.95 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $237,581.31 $89,006.00
Oct-08-1870 $243,369.01 $88,600.00
Oct-02-1871 $257,191.52 $88,990.00
Oct-03-1872 $346,086.90 $133,600.00
Sep-12-1873 $347,678.94 $133,555.00
Oct-02-1874 $374,983.09 $134,920.00
Oct-01-1875 $490,473.42 $179,930.00
Oct-02-1876 $460,919.95 $178,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $480,400.05 $179,950.00
Oct-01-1878 $483,405.63 $175,240.00
Oct-02-1879 $513,998.11 $179,735.00
Oct-01-1880 $541,849.21 $179,250.00
Oct-01-1881 $551,889.15 $179,875.00
Oct-03-1882 $614,769.19 $179,905.00
Oct-02-1883 $589,444.60 $177,045.00
Sep-30-1884 $557,875.06 $179,435.00
Oct-01-1885 $553,939.63 $178,350.00
Oct-07-1886 $567,278.46 $179,235.00
Oct-05-1887 $587,242.66 $179,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $453,616.02 $89,985.00
Sep-30-1889 $447,725.29 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $488,308.21 $88,460.00
Sep-25-1891 $470,927.88 $88,755.00
Sep-30-1892 $472,839.59 $89,995.00
Oct-03-1893 $403,848.32 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $354,849.60 $89,970.00
Sep-28-1895 $390,728.07 $88,610.00
Oct-06-1896 $377,650.61 $89,635.00
Oct-05-1897 $360,940.79 $89,840.00
Sep-20-1898 $363,917.28 $89,355.00
Sep-07-1899 $375,573.65 $89,585.00
Sep-05-1900 $373,732.83 $98,420.00
Sep-30-1901 $395,079.63 $98,460.00
Sep-15-1902 $280,228.77 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $297,675.79 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $317,733.42 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $267,322.00 $24,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $282,403.00 $24,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $308,560.00 $24,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $285,661.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $356,748.00 $73,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $360,995.00 $72,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $352,515.00 $73,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $278,277.00 $49,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $236,857.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $226,605.00 $49,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $220,896.00 $49,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $252,662.00 $49,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $241,150.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $241,246.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $261,834.00 $47,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $277,363.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $293,804.00 $48,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $289,553.00 $48,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $288,621.00 $49,070.00
Oct-10-1924 $303,083.00 $47,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $316,238.00 $48,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $311,581.00 $47,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $312,213.00 $47,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $303,283.00 $49,350.00
Dec-31-1929 $305,899.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $309,695.00 $49,220.00
Dec-31-1931 $304,866.00 $49,220.00
Dec-31-1932 $252,496.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $268,661.00 $49,160.00
Dec-31-1934 $255,751.00 $49,250.00
Dec-31-1935 $206,120.00 $0.00

 

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