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Bank Info for NB Charter 614 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Lechmere National Bank of
East Cambridge, MA
2 The Lechmere National Bank of (1/24/1933)
Cambridge, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1872 John Savage, Jr. Lewis Hall
1873-1875 C. E. Richardson Lewis Hall
1876-1882 T. Henry Hudson Lewis Hall
1883-1897 George A. Lloyd Lewis Hall
1898-1900 George A. Lloyd Otis S. Brown
1901-1925 Fred B. Wheeler Otis S. Brown
1926-1926 * none * Fred B. Wheeler
1927-1930 C. W. S. Wheeler Fred B. Wheeler
1931-1931 C. W. S. Wheeler Fred Hammond Moulton
1932-1933 C. W. S. Wheeler Edward J. Fudge
1934-1935 Francis X. Buebendorf Edward J. Fudge
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: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2500
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 3500 Script: Cambridge
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1250
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 750
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 500
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4475 Script: Cambridge
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2524
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 270
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7232
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4040
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2750
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3750
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 10000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6300
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 10001 - 29145
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6301 - 18749
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3740
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1766
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 464
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1552
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 992
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 264
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 10290
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5356
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1764
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 22, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 8, 1864
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lechmere Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1894) $340,036
High Bal (1934) $3,205,015
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1933) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 323,700
# Small Notes 70,078
# Total Notes 393,778
$ Large Size $2,625,690
$ Small Size $551,890
$ Total Issued $3,177,580
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $480,863.32 $129,485.00
Oct-01-1866 $495,590.28 $131,374.00
Oct-07-1867 $564,382.93 $133,459.00
Oct-05-1868 $501,776.42 $133,179.00
Oct-09-1869 $516,195.21 $132,999.00
Oct-08-1870 $582,398.44 $133,712.00
Oct-02-1871 $552,969.94 $133,964.00
Oct-03-1872 $547,537.16 $135,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $567,786.14 $131,848.00
Oct-02-1874 $553,797.89 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $540,742.86 $124,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $555,181.12 $128,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $574,759.77 $133,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $528,411.81 $134,670.00
Oct-02-1879 $556,679.76 $134,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $525,925.89 $135,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $546,114.23 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $537,255.47 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $534,983.05 $135,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $550,786.42 $130,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $413,027.84 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $451,015.23 $88,960.00
Oct-05-1887 $419,589.38 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $409,726.43 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $444,161.68 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $422,630.93 $88,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $368,977.48 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $345,459.47 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $342,624.83 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $340,036.35 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $367,871.94 $40,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $374,354.89 $40,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $378,667.69 $40,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $400,142.19 $40,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $401,360.63 $40,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $459,359.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $507,352.25 $45,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $427,280.25 $45,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $731,676.91 $45,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $675,432.01 $45,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $837,409.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $814,787.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $947,251.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $862,494.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $876,958.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $867,233.00 $98,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $979,394.00 $99,998.00
Sep-04-1912 $972,590.00 $99,998.00
Aug-09-1913 $999,669.00 $99,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $957,614.00 $99,098.00
Sep-02-1915 $979,611.00 $98,798.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,112,082.00 $98,598.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,299,204.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,436,115.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,618,112.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,757,433.00 $98,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,705,745.00 $98,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,883,251.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,060,394.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,309,696.00 $98,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,430,994.00 $98,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,585,406.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,671,508.00 $98,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,981,094.00 $98,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,592,434.00 $93,040.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,476,977.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,430,259.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,497,437.00 $98,986.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,768,211.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,205,015.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,035,787.00 $0.00

 

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