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Bank Info for NB Charter 489 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
St. Johnsbury, VT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 * none * Luke P. Poland
1865-1885 George May Luke P. Poland
1886-1887 John Calvin Clark Horace Fairbanks
1888-1892 John Calvin Clark Franklin Fairbanks
1893-1894 Homer E. Smith Franklin Fairbanks
1895-1915 Homer E. Smith A. H. McLeod
1916-1931 Homer E. Smith John Calvin Clark
1932-1932 Homer E. Smith * none *
1933-1935 R. A. Pearl Homer E. Smith
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7100
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 9280
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1900
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 7000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7375
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5500
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9081
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 15651
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 567
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 12300
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 10480
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 14250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 14251 - 50198
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10901 - 33672
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7414
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3730
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 974
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 10316
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5637
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1716
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 30, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $190,000
High Bal (1883) $1,244,466
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $30,000
High Bal (1883) $449,819
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 695,482
# Small Notes 90,377
# Total Notes 785,859
$ Large Size $5,880,280
$ Small Size $705,370
$ Total Issued $6,585,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $190,000.00 $30,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $494,324.58 $203,618.00
Oct-01-1866 $517,738.59 $224,035.00
Oct-07-1867 $525,379.00 $224,146.00
Oct-05-1868 $534,754.01 $223,968.00
Oct-09-1869 $924,803.66 $400,270.00
Oct-08-1870 $965,190.09 $401,058.00
Oct-02-1871 $956,061.74 $395,857.00
Oct-03-1872 $973,458.81 $395,615.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,126,052.13 $446,635.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,128,404.24 $446,786.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,163,467.67 $439,943.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,159,456.83 $443,838.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,191,706.79 $438,238.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,176,040.93 $434,235.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,136,699.13 $447,093.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,197,662.03 $446,590.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,223,634.80 $445,253.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,244,124.88 $436,622.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,244,465.83 $449,819.00
Sep-30-1884 $932,548.80 $179,775.00
Oct-01-1885 $893,404.54 $172,528.00
Oct-07-1886 $909,888.24 $163,985.00
Oct-05-1887 $866,969.42 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,063,240.50 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,119,734.55 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $801,682.64 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $862,791.74 $43,870.00
Sep-30-1892 $821,323.03 $43,780.00
Oct-03-1893 $749,033.51 $44,550.00
Oct-02-1894 $727,476.27 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $751,156.96 $44,220.00
Oct-06-1896 $816,631.42 $157,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,021,894.08 $352,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,018,012.55 $357,060.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,124,517.88 $352,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $700,649.38 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $589,884.47 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $779,064.03 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $949,784.40 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $860,844.36 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $919,411.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $684,532.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $627,317.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $674,407.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $681,842.00 $171,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $657,160.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $651,285.00 $173,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $585,787.00 $175,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $727,994.00 $197,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $661,280.00 $196,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $696,856.00 $197,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $656,875.00 $195,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $726,258.00 $197,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $774,351.00 $195,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $877,603.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $883,114.00 $195,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $767,612.00 $192,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $827,102.00 $196,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $872,133.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $860,996.00 $195,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $896,326.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $890,674.00 $180,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $918,689.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $973,942.00 $180,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,066,638.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $822,996.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $788,818.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $693,158.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $706,732.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $787,484.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $688,023.00 $0.00

 

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