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Bank Info for NB Charter 4769 (1892 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Melrose National Bank
Melrose, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1892 John Larrabee Decius Beebe
1893-1910 Walter I. Nickerson Decius Beebe
1911-1915 Don E. Curtis Decius Beebe
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 - 10750
1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 2850
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1330
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4307
1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 4017
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 9600
1902 Plain Back 4x10 9601 - 9696
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 9, 1892
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1892
  • Liquidated Jan 22, 1916
  • Succeeded by Melrose Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $256,422
High Bal (1915) $1,389,723
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $21,600
High Bal (1907) $100,000
Total Out (1915) $99,997
# Large Notes 133,000
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 133,000
$ Large Size $1,045,160
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,045,160
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $256,421.68 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $263,119.28 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $378,240.99 $21,820.00
Sep-28-1895 $408,976.43 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $409,459.15 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $493,301.06 $22,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $407,156.42 $21,600.00
Sep-07-1899 $458,178.25 $63,040.00
Sep-05-1900 $493,936.77 $46,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $448,902.64 $47,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $423,257.51 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $421,542.18 $24,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $592,796.90 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $533,410.00 $24,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $654,460.00 $45,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $679,408.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $654,545.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $685,976.00 $99,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $683,406.00 $97,997.00
Sep-01-1911 $888,592.00 $98,598.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,055,124.00 $99,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,098,260.00 $99,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,236,633.00 $99,397.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,389,723.00 $99,997.00

 

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