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Bank Info for NB Charter 628 (1864 - 1917)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Ware National Bank
Ware, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 William Hyde Orrin Sage
1865-1866 Henry Ives William Hyde
1867-1887 William Sage Hyde William Hyde
1888-1889 William H. Cutler William Sage Hyde
1890-1898 Henry Knight Hyde William Sage Hyde
1899-1916 Alvan Hyde Henry Knight Hyde
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 - 6000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 7100
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 8288
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 21226
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 11250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 22000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 17400
1902 Plain Back 4x5 22001 - 25357
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 17401 - 20088
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 10, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 16, 1864
  • Liquidated Mar 1, 1917
  • Succeeded by Ware Trust Company, Ware
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Ware Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $611,089
High Bal (1913) $1,501,371
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $45,000
High Bal (1875) $355,000
Total Out (1916) $296,200
# Large Notes 422,236
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 422,236
$ Large Size $4,187,240
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,187,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $794,349.72 $303,970.00
Oct-01-1866 $804,535.35 $309,755.00
Oct-07-1867 $783,284.85 $314,145.00
Oct-05-1868 $805,796.73 $314,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $875,545.15 $313,760.00
Oct-08-1870 $915,703.96 $313,410.00
Oct-02-1871 $922,422.01 $314,920.00
Oct-03-1872 $916,983.97 $313,485.00
Sep-12-1873 $936,488.09 $314,935.00
Oct-02-1874 $923,870.54 $315,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,000,751.11 $355,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $913,079.53 $340,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $947,496.55 $350,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $927,174.68 $340,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $764,945.35 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $792,881.89 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $797,371.31 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $793,923.43 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $775,485.04 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $771,013.80 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $762,376.97 $270,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $611,088.88 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $659,121.75 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $693,120.15 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $705,649.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $779,190.77 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $658,961.87 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $676,941.50 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $626,571.23 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $637,134.06 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $662,766.30 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $760,026.38 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $713,860.38 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $838,236.64 $94,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $790,591.89 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,009,068.95 $300,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $884,860.62 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $777,049.57 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,096,846.98 $260,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,083,616.48 $300,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,041,612.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $922,283.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,093,049.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,142,886.00 $220,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,168,718.00 $260,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,454,636.00 $260,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,350,812.00 $257,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,497,187.00 $260,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,501,371.00 $255,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,476,937.00 $297,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,351,877.00 $296,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,429,201.00 $296,200.00

 

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