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Bank Info for NB Charter 3073 (1883 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ayer, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1890 Harold E. Spaulding Andrew Atwood
1891-1891 Howard B. White Andrew Atwood
1892-1903 Howard B. White Levi Wallace
1904-1910 Hobart E. Mead Howard B. White
1911-1913 Charles A. Normand Howard B. White
1914-1914 * none * Howard B. White
1915-1935 Charles A. Normand Howard B. White
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3693
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1140
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2270
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2271 - 5038
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 606
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 148
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 491
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 153
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 30, 1883
  • Chartered Nov 10, 1883
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $167,942
High Bal (1935) $1,509,056
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1914) $13,100
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $20,000
# Large Notes 39,484
# Small Notes 5,168
# Total Notes 44,652
$ Large Size $493,550
$ Small Size $62,090
$ Total Issued $555,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $167,941.85 $17,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $210,705.69 $18,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $216,943.40 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $212,765.02 $17,600.00
Oct-04-1888 $234,453.81 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $224,133.04 $17,590.00
Oct-02-1890 $257,864.25 $17,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $206,923.63 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $264,147.52 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $268,828.00 $20,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $366,019.49 $35,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $358,062.84 $36,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $343,938.41 $44,350.00
Oct-05-1897 $383,079.72 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $471,178.24 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $469,103.57 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $503,025.90 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $503,301.99 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $461,202.23 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $431,349.74 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $427,632.98 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $533,643.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $577,274.00 $20,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $499,414.00 $20,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $555,207.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $582,432.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $610,144.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $733,949.00 $19,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $671,262.00 $20,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $579,161.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $600,655.00 $13,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $622,810.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $732,794.00 $19,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $984,284.00 $19,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,376,382.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,351,564.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,143,589.00 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,109,045.00 $19,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,021,690.00 $20,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,105,249.00 $19,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,067,087.00 $20,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,257,134.00 $18,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,100,700.00 $20,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,254,686.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,222,533.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,176,762.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,233,653.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,092,394.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $956,453.00 $20,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,232,252.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,344,592.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,509,056.00 $0.00

 

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