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Bank Info for NB Charter 4488 (1890 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Reading, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1896 William A. Lang Wendell Bancroft
1897-1897 Henry Wells Wendell Bancroft
1898-1901 Henry Wells Alden Batchelder
1902-1906 Clarence Cassius White Alden Batchelder
1907-1930 Clarence Cassius White Walter Scott Parker
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 - 7590
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2934
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1367
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 797
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3550
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3551 - 13455
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2801 - 9266
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1070
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 446
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 158
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 11, 1890
  • Chartered Dec 19, 1890
  • Liquidated Aug 28, 1931
  • Succeeded by 13558 (First National Bank, Reading, MA)
  • Circulation assumed by 13558 (First National Bank, Reading, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $143,000
High Bal (1929) $2,678,837
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,240
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1930) $50,000
# Large Notes 141,636
# Small Notes 10,044
# Total Notes 151,680
$ Large Size $1,098,090
$ Small Size $77,820
$ Total Issued $1,175,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $143,000.46 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1892 $178,527.20 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $163,064.89 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $187,213.55 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $208,995.38 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $197,060.11 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $218,292.29 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $221,107.31 $43,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $245,284.16 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $310,861.63 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $354,454.37 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $381,161.53 $48,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $390,803.30 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $381,035.24 $49,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $337,486.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $383,015.00 $48,900.00
Aug-22-1907 $371,195.00 $49,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $409,899.00 $47,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $406,895.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $406,013.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $462,066.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $530,697.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $518,302.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $559,855.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $530,958.00 $49,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $660,751.00 $49,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $720,301.00 $49,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $700,653.00 $49,398.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,029,282.00 $47,798.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,280,232.00 $49,198.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,336,278.00 $48,397.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,520,404.00 $48,898.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,792,224.00 $49,098.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,969,387.00 $48,498.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,087,613.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,272,825.00 $49,497.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,606,500.00 $48,697.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,594,634.00 $48,698.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,678,837.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,516,724.00 $50,000.00

 

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