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Bank Info for NB Charter 524 (1864 - 1899)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Continental National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1872 James Swan Oliver Ditson
1873-1882 Charles F. Smith Oliver Ditson
1883-1896 Charles F. Smith William T. Hart
1897-1898 Charles F. Smith Phineas Pierce
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 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6900
Original Series 50-100 1 - 3134
Original Series 500 1 - 490
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 25000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 31750
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 11300
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 350
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2256
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2983
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 28, 1864
  • Chartered Sep 30, 1864
  • Assumed 156 Nov 23, 1868 (First National Bank, Dorchester, MA)
  • Liquidated Jan 9, 1899
  • Succeeded by 5163 (Colonial National Bank, Boston, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Continental Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $992,838
High Bal (1882) $3,359,782
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $35,000
High Bal (1881) $800,000
Total Out (1898) $45,000
# Large Notes 371,214
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 371,214
$ Large Size $2,786,870
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,786,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $992,837.87 $0.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,334,890.76 $382,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,545,747.01 $444,118.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,728,810.62 $442,966.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,853,337.61 $443,997.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,352,352.56 $566,563.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,477,253.18 $567,431.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,501,275.77 $568,050.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,426,153.91 $578,600.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,412,326.22 $556,450.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,773,072.16 $563,600.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,066,737.35 $560,790.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,640,607.61 $535,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,418,885.16 $584,700.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,728,714.18 $652,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,551,678.92 $664,700.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,233,199.71 $797,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,297,128.52 $800,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,359,781.53 $774,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,268,973.69 $779,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,223,891.87 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,732,488.27 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,844,893.85 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,788,381.09 $35,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,040,179.70 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,990,233.23 $42,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,890,289.59 $43,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,748,605.12 $43,850.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,074,999.39 $42,390.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,777,522.03 $43,700.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,871,021.07 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,919,856.49 $43,650.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,555,293.96 $43,400.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,170,116.88 $43,900.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,980,970.82 $45,000.00

 

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