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Bank Info for NB Charter 394 (1864 - 1913)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Westport, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1897 Benjamin L. Woodworth Horace Staples
1898-1898 Benjamin L. Woodworth W. H. Saxton
1899-1907 Benjamin L. Woodworth * none *
1908-1908 Benjamin L. Woodworth W. H. Saxton
1909-1910 C. P. Harris Benjamin L. Woodworth
1911-1912 C. P. Harris D. B. Bradley, Jr.
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 - 9500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 17500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3000
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 7000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 9750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2925
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 18750
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4950
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3900
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5082
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3556
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Apr 20, 1864
  • Succeeded Saugatuck Bank
  • Liquidated Jul 31, 1913
  • Succeeded by Westport Bank ad Trust Company
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Saugatuck Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1898) $331,067
High Bal (1880) $682,078
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,000
High Bal (1879) $256,500
Total Out (1912) $86,900
# Large Notes 366,652
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 366,652
$ Large Size $2,135,690
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,135,690
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $516,948.72 $117,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $609,357.51 $228,700.00
Oct-01-1866 $639,255.65 $254,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $639,266.38 $252,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $628,131.73 $255,050.00
Oct-09-1869 $641,841.63 $253,750.00
Oct-08-1870 $640,373.60 $252,750.00
Oct-02-1871 $632,803.73 $254,154.00
Oct-03-1872 $658,165.23 $251,958.00
Sep-12-1873 $672,845.00 $253,068.00
Oct-02-1874 $660,578.40 $255,206.00
Oct-01-1875 $634,783.94 $247,731.00
Oct-02-1876 $636,983.38 $243,137.00
Oct-01-1877 $627,321.14 $234,548.00
Oct-01-1878 $620,329.49 $238,098.00
Oct-02-1879 $660,432.91 $256,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $682,077.56 $256,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $664,062.12 $231,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $669,048.86 $231,850.00
Oct-02-1883 $621,164.80 $193,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $647,502.58 $188,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $632,191.95 $191,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $649,352.83 $178,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $645,525.41 $176,620.00
Oct-04-1888 $464,743.71 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $423,142.45 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $414,613.08 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $448,942.47 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $445,952.56 $43,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $427,001.79 $52,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $424,426.74 $56,260.00
Sep-28-1895 $430,248.81 $58,100.06
Oct-06-1896 $429,909.68 $57,780.00
Oct-05-1897 $357,093.10 $57,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $331,066.56 $57,537.50
Sep-07-1899 $369,472.76 $79,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $363,366.52 $89,697.50
Sep-30-1901 $361,270.56 $88,837.50
Sep-15-1902 $376,502.30 $88,547.50
Sep-09-1903 $373,972.35 $87,847.50
Sep-06-1904 $378,273.86 $88,097.50
Aug-25-1905 $395,163.00 $87,198.00
Sep-04-1906 $414,712.00 $86,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $416,374.00 $86,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $417,158.00 $87,600.00
Sep-01-1909 $408,206.00 $86,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $420,602.00 $85,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $437,692.00 $85,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $477,942.00 $86,900.00

 

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