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Bank Info for NB Charter 331 (1864 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lowell, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 George Francis Hunt Arthur Perkins Bonney
1866-1879 George B. Allen Arthur Perkins Bonney
1880-1891 Walter M. Sawyer James Cochran Abbott
1892-1895 John Franklin Sawyer James Cochran Abbott
1896-1898 John Franklin Sawyer William Harrison Parker
1899-1901 John Franklin Sawyer Walter Lang Parker
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 3x1-2 1 - 6000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 700
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1320
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2940
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2592
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 574
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5410
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3185
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1130
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 22, 1864
  • Liquidated Jan 4, 1902
  • Succeeded by 6077 (Union NB/Union Old Lowell NB, Lowell, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $530,609
High Bal (1890) $1,299,013
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,810
High Bal (1881) $225,000
Total Out (1901) $50,000
# Large Notes 134,596
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 134,596
$ Large Size $1,193,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,193,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $530,609.43 $122,780.00
Oct-02-1865 $656,493.04 $224,740.00
Oct-01-1866 $801,746.68 $224,610.00
Oct-07-1867 $923,676.82 $224,200.00
Oct-05-1868 $905,978.48 $223,933.00
Oct-09-1869 $696,757.06 $223,422.00
Oct-08-1870 $775,847.17 $224,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $716,911.25 $223,300.00
Oct-03-1872 $726,576.78 $222,169.00
Sep-12-1873 $840,072.95 $220,340.00
Oct-02-1874 $838,817.27 $215,981.00
Oct-01-1875 $824,000.04 $220,660.00
Oct-02-1876 $732,636.66 $217,947.00
Oct-01-1877 $751,131.05 $214,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $727,433.79 $220,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $788,207.47 $221,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $734,224.92 $220,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $842,636.65 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $857,218.98 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,022,673.52 $225,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,069,264.04 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,244,630.08 $225,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $926,841.81 $108,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $792,040.86 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,057,694.19 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,279,873.97 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,299,013.42 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $983,885.47 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,024,912.75 $43,810.00
Oct-03-1893 $831,604.77 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $935,378.00 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $858,472.13 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $812,156.71 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $886,412.78 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $905,596.12 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,020,172.15 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,074,257.82 $49,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $973,886.99 $50,000.00

 

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