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Bank Info for NB Charter 3923 (1888 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Boston, MA
2 The Commercial Security National Bank of (1/2/1923)
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1900 George Bement Ford Otis Hinman
1901-1910 Benjamin B. Perkins William Osgood Blaney
1911-1922 Thomas W. Saunders Benjamin B. Perkins
1923-1927 Thomas W. Saunders Albert E. Gladwin
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: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14114
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2868
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2000
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 2000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 29600
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 28100
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 29601 - 50700
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 28101 - 42150
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 55670
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 7, 1888
  • Chartered Aug 27, 1888
  • 1: Absorbed 1675 Dec 31, 1922 (National Security Bank, Boston, MA)
  • 2: Closed Oct 31, 1928
  • 2: Consolidated with 643 Oct 31, 1928 (Atlantic/4th-Atl/Commonwealth/AtlNB, Boston, MA)
  • 2: Circulation assumed by 643 (Atlantic/4th-Atl/Commonwealth/AtlNB, Boston, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $299,896
High Bal (1925) $7,742,157
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $36,550
High Bal (1916) $798,400
Total Out (1927) $191,800
# Large Notes 678,008
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 678,008
$ Large Size $4,359,080
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,359,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $299,896.44 $0.00
Sep-30-1889 $988,535.21 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,158,092.09 $44,400.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,121,144.37 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,236,129.57 $42,880.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,209,365.75 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,525,930.94 $41,700.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,398,966.25 $43,560.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,135,702.05 $44,280.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,473,091.15 $43,920.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,298,138.49 $41,640.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,349,859.26 $44,400.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,159,032.86 $36,550.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,908,386.88 $49,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,103,865.17 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,218,017.46 $49,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,475,853.75 $48,800.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,296,584.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,329,447.00 $49,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,220,048.00 $49,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,354,036.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,735,663.00 $148,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,860,054.00 $246,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,668,838.00 $248,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,779,967.00 $244,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,766,574.00 $247,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,800,750.00 $248,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,815,649.00 $248,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,208,145.00 $798,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,461,146.00 $195,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,566,857.00 $197,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,889,599.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,887,053.00 $196,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,384,367.00 $193,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,770,868.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,004,274.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,932,296.00 $194,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,742,157.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,171,920.00 $196,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,165,154.00 $191,800.00

 

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