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Bank Info for NB Charter 488 (1864 - 1867)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Newton, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Avery P. Ellis James H. Fearing
1865-1866 E. Porter Dyer, Jr. James H. Fearing
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 - 350
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1765
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 488)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 27, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 11, 1867
  • Circulation assumed by 1675 (National Security Bank, Boston, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $160,173
High Bal (1866) $519,981
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $44,380
High Bal (1865) $130,000
Total Out (1866) $129,950
# Large Notes 16,460
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 16,460
$ Large Size $130,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $130,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $160,173.42 $44,380.00
Oct-02-1865 $460,711.75 $130,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $519,980.61 $129,950.00

 

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