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Bank Info for NB Charter 279 (1864 - 1922)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Newburyport, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1875 Jacob Stone Charles H. Coffin
1876-1881 Thomas P. Stickney Charles H. Coffin
1882-1888 William F. Houston Charles H. Coffin
1889-1893 William F. Houston Eben Sumner
1894-1907 William F. Houston Edward Payson Shaw
1908-1908 William F. Houston Geo. W. Piper
1909-1921 William F. Houston Edward F. Little
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 - 10000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4800
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1200
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5320
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7086
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2478
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10746
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6600
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12401 - 23336
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 25, 1864
  • Liquidated Jun 29, 1922
  • Absorbed by 1011 (Ocean NB/First and Ocean NB, Newburyport, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $478,199
High Bal (1881) $1,254,475
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $33,750
High Bal (1879) $269,992
Total Out (1921) $146,000
# Large Notes 283,864
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 283,864
$ Large Size $2,946,320
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,946,320
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $720,568.47 $179,785.00
Oct-02-1865 $834,228.96 $269,860.00
Oct-01-1866 $853,701.49 $269,725.00
Oct-07-1867 $856,040.49 $269,985.00
Oct-05-1868 $832,395.29 $268,885.00
Oct-09-1869 $812,318.39 $269,915.00
Oct-08-1870 $825,253.93 $268,580.00
Oct-02-1871 $845,050.55 $268,895.00
Oct-03-1872 $843,216.46 $268,480.00
Sep-12-1873 $825,245.61 $266,605.00
Oct-02-1874 $845,547.86 $269,988.00
Oct-01-1875 $872,554.36 $269,981.00
Oct-02-1876 $910,417.83 $252,993.00
Oct-01-1877 $982,187.73 $257,695.00
Oct-01-1878 $885,570.18 $268,995.00
Oct-02-1879 $995,361.80 $269,992.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,159,122.61 $267,289.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,254,474.55 $269,968.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,084,327.72 $269,988.00
Oct-02-1883 $767,803.86 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $725,997.02 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $665,431.16 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $720,570.28 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $484,623.64 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $478,198.65 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $561,519.69 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $673,961.59 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $578,501.43 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $618,074.78 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $657,506.92 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $762,675.40 $135,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $799,023.04 $135,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $796,386.45 $135,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $742,547.64 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $639,167.02 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $765,661.04 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $710,960.36 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $787,272.85 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $769,825.81 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $753,919.36 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $744,670.94 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $819,592.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $866,946.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $732,210.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $776,140.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $833,089.00 $140,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $781,482.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $857,169.00 $148,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $884,208.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $804,107.00 $149,995.00
Sep-12-1914 $892,675.00 $149,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $823,618.00 $148,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,024,345.00 $148,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,087,124.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $970,106.00 $147,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,071,350.00 $143,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,068,691.00 $147,555.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,115,946.00 $146,000.00

 

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