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Bank Info for NB Charter 462 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Adams, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Harvey H. Wellington Amasa W. Richardson
1867-1869 Harvey H. Wellington Charles H. Ingalls
1870-1892 Harvey H. Wellington Henry J. Bliss
1893-1900 Harvey H. Wellington James Renfrew, (Jr.)
1901-1909 Geo. F. Sayles James C. Chalmers
1910-1913 William P. Martin James C. Chalmers
1914-1917 William P. Martin Edwin F. Jenks
1918-1920 Harry J. Sheldon Edwin F. Jenks
1921-1925 M. R. Buck Edwin F. Jenks
1926-1930 William W. Wilson Edwin F. Jenks
1931-1935 H. J. Arnold Edwin F. Jenks
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 - 7700
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2280
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 900
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2650
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2200
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9375
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8533
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8300
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6255
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 8251 - 23165
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5901 - 15480
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8760
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4175
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1305
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1864
  • Assumed 1439 by consolidation Dec 8, 1865 (Birkshire NB (No Issue), Adams, MA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $176,843
High Bal (1922) $1,281,006
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $33,750
High Bal (1904) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 373,952
# Small Notes 14,240
# Total Notes 388,192
$ Large Size $2,783,200
$ Small Size $111,650
$ Total Issued $2,894,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $176,843.04 $67,100.00
Oct-02-1865 $179,032.15 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $421,477.66 $127,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $398,406.67 $127,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $434,606.61 $127,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $435,380.44 $127,500.00
Oct-08-1870 $452,154.02 $127,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $486,872.69 $127,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $469,748.10 $127,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $471,563.52 $127,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $486,501.86 $126,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $475,277.35 $127,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $470,778.11 $127,800.00
Oct-01-1877 $461,804.42 $131,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $413,027.30 $131,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $464,727.45 $129,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $504,554.21 $128,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $539,992.83 $134,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $605,372.17 $130,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $590,967.40 $130,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $589,373.27 $132,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $545,735.95 $135,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $481,693.05 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $491,319.46 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $437,836.83 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $517,359.93 $44,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $535,548.03 $44,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $390,270.37 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $615,067.28 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $560,111.88 $86,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $592,046.38 $86,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $521,828.99 $88,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $510,481.30 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $526,935.48 $88,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $505,524.66 $88,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $535,771.84 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $512,060.96 $149,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $518,600.51 $148,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $407,825.52 $36,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $487,809.73 $149,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $505,749.47 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $440,159.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $444,275.00 $98,750.00
Aug-22-1907 $479,751.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $460,233.00 $98,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $488,855.00 $98,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $492,749.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $499,243.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $521,430.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $533,725.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $551,315.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $548,184.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $678,552.00 $98,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $838,553.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,029,368.00 $99,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $966,689.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $998,068.00 $97,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $913,204.00 $97,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,281,006.00 $98,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,181,398.00 $97,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,106,594.00 $98,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,134,465.00 $98,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,026,928.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,224,436.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,132,987.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,080,478.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,034,344.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $937,176.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $768,681.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $754,356.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $875,996.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $845,802.00 $0.00

 

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