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Bank Info for NB Charter 515 (1864 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Redemption of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1888 Edward A. Presbrey William D. Forbes
1889-1901 Edward A. Presbrey James B. Case
1902-1903 George G. McCausland John E. Toulmin
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 4x5 1 - 11250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 10500
Original Series 3x50-100 1 - 3280
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3000
Series 1875 3x50-100 1 - 4192
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 15000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 19399
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 8381
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 22, 1864
  • Chartered Sep 12, 1864
  • Succeeded Bank of Mutual Redemption
  • Absorbed 514 Apr 18, 1900 (Blackstone National Bank, Boston, MA)
  • Absorbed 646 Dec 10, 1901 (Shoe and Leather NB, Boston, MA)
  • Liquidated May 31, 1904
  • Absorbed by 200 (First National Bank of, Boston, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Mutual Redemption
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $3,220,033
High Bal (1902) $25,121,529
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $45,000
High Bal (1867) $800,000
Total Out (1903) $675,750
# Large Notes 283,246
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 283,246
$ Large Size $5,295,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,295,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $3,220,032.70 $0.00
Oct-02-1865 $6,004,340.09 $426,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $7,877,976.25 $775,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $7,288,444.58 $800,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $7,631,274.53 $797,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $6,764,976.50 $800,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $6,472,071.31 $795,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $7,819,451.65 $786,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $6,970,272.36 $797,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $7,673,492.51 $798,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $8,554,958.47 $680,910.00
Oct-01-1875 $8,269,113.19 $635,860.00
Oct-02-1876 $7,902,327.09 $396,060.00
Oct-01-1877 $7,094,451.16 $407,510.00
Oct-01-1878 $7,504,732.13 $498,060.00
Oct-02-1879 $7,299,313.27 $633,010.00
Oct-01-1880 $8,623,988.57 $799,960.00
Oct-01-1881 $8,058,181.35 $799,850.00
Oct-03-1882 $7,497,082.01 $799,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $8,952,183.87 $729,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $7,638,340.16 $714,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $8,677,536.13 $729,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $8,382,307.81 $549,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $7,827,098.77 $366,100.00
Oct-04-1888 $9,401,343.88 $350,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $9,947,645.67 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $9,239,744.15 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $8,220,721.07 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $10,926,477.81 $224,950.00
Oct-03-1893 $9,594,996.10 $443,400.00
Oct-02-1894 $11,381,437.39 $270,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $10,115,934.43 $180,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $8,579,820.08 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $11,945,236.69 $169,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $12,983,683.79 $178,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $13,915,311.82 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $12,082,643.57 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $11,406,611.69 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $25,121,529.16 $493,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $23,550,942.78 $675,750.00

 

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