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Bank Info for NB Charter 3668 (1887 - 1907)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
New Britain, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1893 William Elijah Attwood V. B. Chamberlain
1894-1900 William Elijah Attwood John Butler Talcott
1901-1904 H. B. Boardman John Butler Talcott
1905-1906 H. B. Boardman William Elijah Attwood
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 4x5 1 - 8605
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10589
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 72
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 29, 1887
  • Chartered Apr 6, 1887
  • Liquidated Apr 20, 1907
  • Merged with New Britain Trust Company
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by New Britain Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $295,214
High Bal (1906) $1,312,999
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1901) $100,000
Total Out (1906) $100,000
# Large Notes 77,064
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 77,064
$ Large Size $705,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $705,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $295,213.95 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $329,013.98 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $340,940.37 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $480,059.85 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $504,999.87 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $712,437.42 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $641,286.68 $87,350.00
Oct-02-1894 $649,009.49 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $812,669.80 $89,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $683,022.26 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $672,554.97 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $665,452.55 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $844,774.91 $89,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $760,347.74 $99,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $935,228.43 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,076,892.11 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,198,601.74 $98,200.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,191,216.31 $93,750.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,191,939.00 $98,800.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,312,999.00 $100,000.00

 

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