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Bank Info for NB Charter 638 (1864 - 1904)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lynn, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 William Bassett Micajah C. Pratt
1866-1870 William Bassett William S. Boyce
1871-1872 Owen Dame William S. Boyce
1873-1883 Owen Dame John Wooldredge
1884-1896 Owen Dame Amos F. Breed
1897-1899 Charles E. Mailey Amos F. Breed
1900-1901 Charles E. Mailey Micajah Pratt Clough
1902-1903 Walter W. Johnson Micajah Pratt Clough
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 - 10000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 13500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 900
Original Series 500 1 - 100
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 7000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 18500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6100
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 800
Series 1875 500 1 - 20
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 19596
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 17902
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 974
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 9, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 20, 1864
  • Liquidated Aug 30, 1904
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lynn Mechanics Bank
  • Absorbed by Essex Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $732,372
High Bal (1903) $2,264,988
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $41,450
High Bal (1882) $449,915
Total Out (1903) $345,850
# Large Notes 395,860
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 395,860
$ Large Size $3,028,120
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,028,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $761,738.93 $214,875.00
Oct-01-1866 $783,664.53 $221,150.00
Oct-07-1867 $732,372.01 $221,200.00
Oct-05-1868 $782,276.96 $221,245.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,046,694.19 $219,750.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,100,241.38 $220,200.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,300,374.74 $219,355.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,264,480.82 $299,184.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,352,830.01 $298,317.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,337,420.11 $292,743.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,418,178.52 $293,241.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,341,927.38 $341,884.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,412,146.57 $393,609.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,518,164.02 $392,682.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,569,967.09 $435,863.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,704,364.07 $437,395.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,682,772.16 $444,059.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,587,582.11 $449,915.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,693,122.58 $442,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,572,170.23 $443,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,721,247.61 $438,050.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,572,543.20 $265,615.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,571,945.46 $268,780.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,659,610.45 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,625,701.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,709,545.22 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,450,722.52 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,597,087.61 $41,450.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,307,714.25 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,389,905.35 $43,870.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,457,470.89 $43,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,390,240.25 $88,780.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,582,050.35 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,670,233.39 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,656,652.69 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,047,034.66 $250,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,053,120.79 $250,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,251,316.32 $346,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,264,987.98 $345,850.00

 

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