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Bank Info for NB Charter 335 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bridgeport, CT
2 The First-Bridgeport National Bank (7/21/1909)
Bridgeport, CT
3 The First National Bank of (1/29/1921)
Bridgeport, CT
4 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (11/1/1929)
Bridgeport, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1892 William Elmer Seeley Edmund S. Hawley
1893-1905 O. H. Brothwell William Elmer Seeley
1906-1917 O. H. Brothwell Charles G. Sanford
1918-1920 O. H. Brothwell Edmund Stanley Wolfe
1921-1934 R. A. Beers Edmund Stanley Wolfe
1935-1935 E. M. Beach Edmund Stanley Wolfe
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 - 8000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 7000
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 700
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4002
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 396
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3000
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 17476
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1000
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 16500
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 9300
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3286
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1319
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 50550
2: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 49100
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 50551 - 103550
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 49101 - 86600
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 112381
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 50773
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 51632
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3884
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1948
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 652
4: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 35834
4: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 16776
4: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 4708
4: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 25890
4: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 13254
4: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3545
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 24, 1864
  • 1: Succeeded Farmers Bank
  • 1: Absorbed 910 Jul 20, 1909 (Bridgeport National Bank, Bridgeport, CT)
  • 2: Assumed 928 by consolidation Dec 3, 1913 (Pequonnock National Bank, Bridgeport, CT)
  • 2: Assumed its circulation
  • 3: Assumed 927 by consolidation Jan 29, 1921 assumed its circulation (Connecticut National Bank, Bridgeport, CT)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $676,058
High Bal (1929) $24,282,710
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $116,560
High Bal (1931) $928,000
Total Out (1934) $328,000
# Large Notes 1,913,468
# Small Notes 425,501
# Total Notes 2,338,969
$ Large Size $15,075,110
$ Small Size $3,291,070
$ Total Issued $18,366,180
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $683,185.29 $116,560.00
Oct-02-1865 $676,057.71 $160,750.00
Oct-01-1866 $757,247.21 $187,200.00
Oct-07-1867 $707,940.10 $188,334.00
Oct-05-1868 $688,543.62 $186,778.00
Oct-09-1869 $767,605.27 $188,894.00
Oct-08-1870 $773,419.65 $179,702.00
Oct-02-1871 $891,191.14 $180,837.00
Oct-03-1872 $785,851.93 $181,633.00
Sep-12-1873 $818,441.98 $182,511.00
Oct-02-1874 $784,718.57 $189,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $785,034.10 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $800,930.54 $187,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $759,669.96 $182,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $833,395.61 $176,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $778,025.36 $184,100.00
Oct-01-1880 $998,731.25 $180,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $936,888.59 $189,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $921,999.24 $187,250.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,000,186.85 $172,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $944,952.76 $175,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,102,947.26 $183,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,183,342.13 $188,200.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,111,864.06 $187,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,166,362.35 $186,150.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,159,394.50 $186,650.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,171,206.56 $189,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,236,297.61 $144,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,451,522.28 $144,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,214,545.34 $141,600.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,331,599.30 $144,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,338,715.74 $144,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,207,144.06 $141,350.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,364,111.32 $142,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,376,487.63 $144,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,490,591.66 $153,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,539,799.33 $210,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,682,457.62 $210,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,885,576.45 $206,650.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,819,593.48 $206,600.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,834,214.29 $210,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,920,236.00 $210,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,185,791.00 $246,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,266,065.00 $250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,325,680.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,525,667.00 $453,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,365,584.00 $447,447.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,808,747.00 $460,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,127,921.00 $453,670.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,182,322.00 $465,850.00
Sep-12-1914 $7,937,039.00 $603,448.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,842,275.00 $593,748.00
Sep-12-1916 $12,173,040.00 $605,248.00
Sep-11-1917 $13,910,615.00 $604,050.00
Aug-31-1918 $15,930,407.00 $609,650.00
Sep-12-1919 $17,647,335.00 $615,850.00
Sep-12-1920 $17,352,216.00 $598,650.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,672,563.00 $887,950.00
Sep-15-1922 $19,923,227.00 $919,050.00
Sep-14-1923 $20,037,356.00 $927,850.00
Oct-10-1924 $19,603,687.00 $899,250.00
Sep-28-1925 $20,494,011.00 $914,350.00
Dec-31-1926 $22,103,554.00 $902,250.00
Oct-10-1927 $22,819,770.00 $895,850.00
Dec-31-1928 $24,229,409.00 $895,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $24,282,710.00 $927,850.00
Dec-31-1930 $22,738,820.00 $898,450.00
Dec-31-1931 $22,023,129.00 $928,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $18,830,123.00 $914,320.00
Dec-30-1933 $20,136,983.00 $911,700.00
Dec-31-1934 $21,505,790.00 $328,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $22,708,090.00 $0.00

 

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