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Bank Info for NB Charter 393 (1864 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Amherst, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1865 William P. Smith Leonard Mariner Hills
1866-1871 Reuben J. D. Westcott Leonard Mariner Hills
1872-1873 Reuben J. D. Westcott Coleman Bridgman
1874-1886 Reuben J. D. Westcott Leonard Dwight Hills
1887-1916 Herbert Towne Cowles Leonard Dwight Hills
1917-1923 Herbert Towne Cowles Ernest Miller Whitcomb
1924-1935 Edmund Wallace Elwell Ernest Miller Whitcomb
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 - 2100
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4550
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4200
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2398
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13784
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10912
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 240
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 14750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9100
1902 Plain Back 4x5 14751 - 45990
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9101 - 27786
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5726
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3114
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 816
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6010
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4491
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1140
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 20, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Shawmut Bank, N.A. in Boston, MA Oct 19, 1990
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $156,435
High Bal (1927) $2,351,506
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $33,750
High Bal (1901) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $148,750
# Large Notes 508,360
# Small Notes 69,577
# Total Notes 577,937
$ Large Size $4,082,780
$ Small Size $554,300
$ Total Issued $4,637,080
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $156,435.20 $39,495.00
Oct-02-1865 $353,529.30 $132,200.00
Oct-01-1866 $354,529.98 $134,861.00
Oct-07-1867 $372,081.84 $134,566.00
Oct-05-1868 $393,307.65 $134,742.00
Oct-09-1869 $390,715.75 $134,429.00
Oct-08-1870 $397,566.99 $134,227.00
Oct-02-1871 $420,655.00 $133,375.00
Oct-03-1872 $439,490.01 $133,936.00
Sep-12-1873 $453,703.46 $134,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $445,997.25 $130,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $422,798.51 $129,750.00
Oct-02-1876 $417,653.22 $134,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $460,134.23 $133,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $441,397.83 $129,880.00
Oct-02-1879 $506,373.53 $132,450.00
Oct-01-1880 $509,036.10 $134,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $509,139.10 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $510,839.75 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $493,825.98 $133,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $518,572.87 $131,980.00
Oct-01-1885 $564,709.50 $133,960.00
Oct-07-1886 $534,591.38 $134,965.00
Oct-05-1887 $456,276.35 $54,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $505,582.84 $54,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $551,685.62 $53,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $530,516.73 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $600,801.80 $131,630.00
Sep-30-1892 $685,223.83 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $602,145.58 $133,650.00
Oct-02-1894 $632,666.64 $135,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $661,132.52 $135,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $609,664.51 $133,430.00
Oct-05-1897 $664,811.23 $135,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $634,047.32 $133,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $552,394.46 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $689,760.24 $149,800.00
Sep-30-1901 $712,775.06 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $762,451.31 $148,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $701,596.57 $148,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $770,389.27 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $807,021.00 $149,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $819,700.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $851,932.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $918,813.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $921,437.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $954,780.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,132,342.00 $149,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,075,466.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,081,018.00 $148,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,219,853.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,202,273.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,324,887.00 $147,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,241,581.00 $148,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,207,272.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,347,812.00 $147,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,384,746.00 $146,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,471,108.00 $146,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,668,159.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,776,210.00 $148,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,888,582.00 $146,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,135,557.00 $146,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,176,668.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,351,506.00 $147,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,326,768.00 $147,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,290,653.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,303,859.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,318,105.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,049,887.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,978,225.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,179,119.00 $148,750.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,041,946.00 $0.00

 

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