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Bank Info for NB Charter 549 (1864 - 1908)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gloucester, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1875 George R. Bradford William A. Pew
1876-1876 George R. Bradford M. L. Wetherell
1877-1878 George R. Bradford Josiah O. Friend
1879-1893 George R. Bradford Joseph O. Proctor
1894-1902 John Gott George R. Bradford
1903-1907 Arthur H. Steele John Gott
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 - 7000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3100
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 3000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 35193
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12536
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7126
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4491
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 24, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 25, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 26, 1908
  • Absorbed by Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $360,806
High Bal (1905) $969,626
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1869) $106,546
High Bal (1902) $200,000
Total Out (1907) $196,800
# Large Notes 356,984
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 356,984
$ Large Size $2,322,730
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,322,730
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $360,806.36 $107,005.00
Oct-01-1866 $392,980.07 $107,958.00
Oct-07-1867 $392,079.00 $107,568.00
Oct-05-1868 $420,518.83 $107,916.00
Oct-09-1869 $446,287.21 $106,546.00
Oct-08-1870 $481,131.06 $107,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $475,468.06 $108,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $455,920.94 $108,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $481,471.66 $106,700.00
Oct-02-1874 $545,252.07 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $620,883.15 $179,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $587,217.58 $178,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $538,481.69 $178,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $576,918.20 $178,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $564,258.78 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $614,930.63 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $646,440.70 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $715,933.89 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $748,839.59 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $799,444.34 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $737,834.37 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $729,358.10 $179,080.00
Oct-05-1887 $712,100.24 $179,995.00
Oct-04-1888 $752,003.28 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $726,335.77 $176,930.00
Oct-02-1890 $752,497.72 $135,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $783,173.82 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $823,903.05 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $743,513.24 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $819,759.57 $176,840.00
Sep-28-1895 $761,337.99 $180,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $732,099.44 $179,997.50
Oct-05-1897 $749,106.71 $177,397.50
Sep-20-1898 $766,880.77 $179,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $848,682.49 $179,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $878,962.57 $199,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $863,372.27 $197,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $924,677.86 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $907,508.58 $197,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $949,328.57 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $969,626.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $936,885.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $939,366.00 $196,800.00

 

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