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Bank Info for NB Charter 6077 (1902 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Union National Bank of
Lowell, MA
2 Union Old Lowell National Bank (5/31/1930)
Lowell, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1923 John Franklin Sawyer Arthur G. Pollard
1924-1927 I. O. Small Arthur G. Pollard
1928-1929 I. O. Small John Franklin Sawyer
1930-1930 W. E. Cleworth John Franklin Sawyer
1931-1935 H. W. Bougeois John Franklin Sawyer
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14750
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8850
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 650
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 28200
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 20600
1: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 240
1: 1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 400
1: 1882 Value Back 4x5 28201 - 54065
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 20601 - 35853
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 46900
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 35985
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7838
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2952
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 20970
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 9534
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 20976
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8508
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 2, 1901
  • Chartered Jan 2, 1902
  • Opened for business Jan 6, 1902
  • 1: Succeeded 331,506,753
  • 1: Absorbed 960 Mar 18, 1908 (Prescott National Bank, Lowell, MA)
  • 1: Absorbed 781 Jul 12, 1927 (Wamesit National Bank, Lowell, MA)
  • 1: Assumed 1329 by consolidation May 31, 1930 with title change (Old Lowell National Bank, Lowell, MA)
  • 1: Assumed its circulation
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds First National Bank, Merchants National Bank. & Railroad National Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 331 (First NB), 506 (Merchants NB), 753 (Railroad NB)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $2,108,418
High Bal (1930) $13,811,006
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $49,050
High Bal (1931) $550,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 788,992
# Small Notes 277,248
# Total Notes 1,066,240
$ Large Size $6,222,350
$ Small Size $1,803,360
$ Total Issued $8,025,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $2,264,987.02 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,108,418.16 $49,050.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,475,918.18 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,581,644.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,271,524.00 $196,747.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,377,711.00 $199,997.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,119,539.00 $194,497.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,477,831.00 $349,997.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,086,424.00 $343,097.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,253,167.00 $346,097.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,414,831.00 $349,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,289,501.00 $349,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,395,712.00 $350,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,436,218.00 $346,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,855,328.00 $349,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,497,396.00 $345,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,813,350.00 $344,950.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,823,869.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,680,960.00 $346,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,187,396.00 $338,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,743,987.00 $343,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,673,714.00 $350,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,694,781.00 $342,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,406,401.00 $342,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,028,163.00 $346,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,891,467.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,426,811.00 $339,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,773,647.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $13,811,006.00 $534,820.00
Dec-31-1931 $12,989,335.00 $550,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,742,215.00 $550,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $12,628,919.00 $550,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $12,116,556.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $12,713,935.00 $0.00

 

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