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Bank Info for NB Charter 533 (1864 - 1906)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chelsea, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1887 William R. Pearmain Isaac Stebbins
1888-1889 Walter Whittlesey William R. Pearmain
1890-1896 Walter Whittlesey Thomas Martin
1897-1905 Walter Whittlesey Sylvester Baxter Hinckley
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 - 3500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3150
Original Series 50-100 1 - 2250
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2200
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1996
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4206
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1438
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 649
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 108
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 5, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 14, 1864
  • Receivership Aug 17, 1906
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Tradesmens Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $728,614
High Bal (1901) $1,400,117
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $43,800
High Bal (1867) $270,000
Total Out (1905) $50,000
# Large Notes 72,404
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 72,404
$ Large Size $1,479,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,479,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $728,613.75 $267,840.00
Oct-01-1866 $736,957.46 $269,585.00
Oct-07-1867 $774,608.21 $270,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $751,761.12 $270,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $849,663.25 $269,100.00
Oct-08-1870 $861,313.15 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $977,345.77 $268,700.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,026,225.90 $270,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $969,887.38 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $949,958.22 $269,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,012,458.73 $269,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $916,749.28 $257,400.00
Oct-01-1877 $880,148.57 $269,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $895,698.91 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,135,835.06 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $958,174.04 $269,950.00
Oct-01-1881 $945,793.67 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,043,920.69 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,020,954.43 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,066,397.22 $256,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,127,410.12 $263,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,163,912.48 $266,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $958,264.30 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,097,967.15 $87,850.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,176,165.52 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,111,360.00 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,018,121.03 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,045,609.93 $43,800.00
Oct-03-1893 $984,531.11 $53,100.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,087,399.03 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,060,947.51 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $994,297.51 $44,550.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,062,475.10 $43,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,088,059.52 $44,270.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,128,712.09 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,127,600.41 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,400,116.81 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,284,665.31 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,338,229.79 $49,150.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,360,568.40 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,336,114.00 $50,000.00

 

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