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Bank Info for NB Charter 4128 (1889 - 1991)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Portland National Bank
Portland, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1906 Charles G. Allen Frederick Edgcomb Richards
1907-1907 Charles G. Allen William W. Mason
1908-1908 * none * William W. Mason
1908-1925 Charles G. Allen William W. Mason
1926-1934 Linwood Ellis Ashton Charles G. Allen
1935-1935 Linwood Ellis Ashton Samuel L. Allen
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 - 12000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 27700
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2295
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1732
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 16000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 20001 - 78985
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 16001 - 52103
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 12232
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5442
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1410
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 13974
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8430
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1835
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 20, 1889
  • Chartered Sep 25, 1889
  • Assumed deposit liability of 1511 Sep 3, 1912
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Received Government Assistance. Insured until closed
  • on Jan 6, 1991
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $167,410
High Bal (1934) $14,849,190
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $43,640
High Bal (1901) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $295,000
# Large Notes 699,260
# Small Notes 138,743
# Total Notes 838,003
$ Large Size $5,942,350
$ Small Size $1,053,550
$ Total Issued $6,995,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $167,409.75 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,076,384.31 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $947,027.96 $43,640.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,227,665.02 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,351,973.77 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,675,716.64 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,790,174.50 $133,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,101,898.22 $132,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,410,471.44 $144,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,469,559.01 $232,950.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,653,549.49 $231,300.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,224,493.93 $298,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,694,454.68 $300,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,974,075.54 $295,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,815,531.55 $296,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,106,820.76 $293,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,446,545.00 $293,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,929,700.00 $297,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,643,915.00 $298,860.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,898,968.00 $284,910.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,284,911.00 $292,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,654,269.00 $290,243.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,091,774.00 $283,072.00
Sep-04-1912 $7,280,457.00 $287,697.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,200,505.00 $292,463.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,964,312.00 $295,648.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,201,639.00 $282,192.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,845,430.00 $293,108.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,639,278.00 $289,565.00
Aug-31-1918 $8,896,635.00 $293,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,963,560.00 $284,005.00
Sep-12-1920 $10,006,935.00 $295,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $9,471,551.00 $282,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $9,646,473.00 $294,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $10,187,449.00 $296,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $10,747,754.00 $284,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,046,399.00 $288,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,596,979.00 $295,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,174,164.00 $282,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,229,636.00 $294,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,538,150.00 $281,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $13,380,572.00 $284,200.00
Dec-31-1931 $12,378,407.00 $289,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,465,289.00 $297,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $14,011,887.00 $294,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $14,849,190.00 $295,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $14,234,317.00 $0.00

 

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