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Bank Info for NB Charter 657 (1864 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Thames National Bank
Norwich, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1871 Charles Bard Franklin Nichols
1871-1888 Edward Nathan Gibbs Franklin Nichols
1889-1890 Stephen B. Meech Franklin Nichols
1891-1893 Stephen B. Meech Edward Nathan Gibbs
1894-1896 Charles W. Gale Edward Nathan Gibbs
1897-1908 Charles W. Gale Stephen B. Meech
1909-1912 Charles W. Gale Willis A. Briscoe
1913-1918 Charles W. Gale Charles L. Hubbard
1919-1922 Nathan A. Gibbs Arthur Henry Brewer
1923-1926 Nathan A. Gibbs O. L. Johnson
1927-1928 Nathan A. Gibbs A. M. Brown
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 - 20000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 32200
Original Series 4x10 1 - 11500
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 4609
Original Series 100-100 1 - 500
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 3806
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 23000
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 12925
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 2761
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 204732
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 59696
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 26900
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 21240
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6660
1902 Plain Back 4x5 8351 - 33245
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6661 - 16780
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 10, 1864
  • Chartered Dec 29, 1864
  • Liquidated Aug 2, 1929
  • Succeeded by The Thames Bank, Norwich
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Thames Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $2,258,523
High Bal (1920) $6,159,468
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $45,000
High Bal (1902) $999,998
Total Out (1928) $99,350
# Large Notes 1,894,576
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,894,576
$ Large Size $13,294,070
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $13,294,070
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,304,218.30 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,593,783.91 $674,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,258,522.98 $674,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,317,268.49 $674,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,452,005.03 $674,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,483,842.89 $674,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,936,878.70 $685,680.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,413,699.40 $749,994.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,419,538.62 $743,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,407,751.01 $735,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,631,023.93 $783,100.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,565,236.35 $791,700.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,609,979.14 $752,990.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,635,466.56 $797,210.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,814,801.57 $800,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,865,655.30 $792,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,874,551.36 $800,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,103,427.62 $900,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,029,828.95 $892,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,960,672.83 $899,940.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,206,134.94 $900,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,143,603.74 $900,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,434,412.68 $900,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,410,957.11 $899,997.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,530,720.01 $899,997.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,507,864.36 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,493,388.18 $648,700.00
Sep-30-1892 $4,013,486.53 $900,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,906,865.87 $900,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,947,047.83 $900,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $3,027,827.87 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $3,978,910.66 $900,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $4,209,588.67 $900,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $4,199,228.60 $899,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $4,330,968.30 $899,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $4,525,011.36 $992,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,113,844.26 $987,797.50
Sep-15-1902 $4,317,759.33 $999,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $4,294,098.26 $989,895.00
Sep-06-1904 $4,325,274.84 $999,995.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,279,223.00 $999,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,301,607.00 $989,598.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,195,550.00 $749,998.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,311,038.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,608,737.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,551,195.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,621,465.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,687,166.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,368,411.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,976,510.00 $99,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,706,817.00 $98,998.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,978,753.00 $99,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,366,008.00 $99,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,657,557.00 $98,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,897,573.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,159,468.00 $99,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,070,684.00 $388,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,088,752.00 $395,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,292,165.00 $397,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,477,771.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,865,744.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,967,838.00 $99,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,545,566.00 $99,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,190,910.00 $99,350.00

 

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