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Bank Info for NB Charter 688 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Waltham National Bank of
Waltham, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John S. Williams Samuel Butterick Whitney
1867-1867 John S. Williams Frederick Mason Stone
1868-1868 John S. Williams Samuel Butterick Whitney
1869-1881 John S. Williams Frederick Mason Stone
1882-1894 Joseph Field Gibbs Frederick Mason Stone
1895-1903 Joseph Field Gibbs Hamblin Levi Hovey
1904-1906 Joseph Field Gibbs Charles Henry Moulton
1907-1914 Henry Percival Buncher Charles Henry Moulton
1915-1915 Henry Percival Buncher Henry Noah Fisher
1916-1924 Henry Percival Buncher Ptolemy P. Adams
1925-1932 Henry Percival Buncher Francis Bacon Sears, (Jr.)
1933-1935 Chester Lester Harris Francis Bacon Sears, (Jr.)
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 - 6220
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2460
Original Series 50-100 1 - 200
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 240
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3965
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1590
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 514
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6886
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2767
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 604
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 860
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 160
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3850
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3120
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 100
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 100
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3851 - 11254
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3121 - 7972
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2936
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1824
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 488
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6586
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3478
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1026
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 28, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 9, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Waltham Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $354,592
High Bal (1935) $7,128,389
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $43,550
High Bal (1933) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 205,412
# Small Notes 42,578
# Total Notes 247,990
$ Large Size $1,643,550
$ Small Size $344,310
$ Total Issued $1,987,860
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $364,925.66 $115,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $354,592.17 $130,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $384,054.29 $132,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $420,537.55 $133,900.00
Oct-09-1869 $422,359.09 $133,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $448,553.86 $130,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $448,721.37 $131,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $460,529.92 $129,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $543,632.00 $130,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $514,394.01 $128,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $485,960.76 $131,500.00
Oct-02-1876 $502,892.41 $125,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $500,697.43 $133,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $528,069.51 $128,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $526,905.17 $132,700.00
Oct-01-1880 $569,934.97 $133,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $665,471.21 $133,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $596,674.92 $131,300.00
Oct-02-1883 $656,008.02 $132,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $633,577.67 $125,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $688,504.34 $121,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $758,859.84 $130,800.00
Oct-05-1887 $678,598.43 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $678,825.66 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $783,753.98 $43,890.00
Oct-02-1890 $865,916.14 $43,550.00
Sep-25-1891 $828,550.81 $43,570.00
Sep-30-1892 $970,331.99 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $761,575.38 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $885,368.99 $44,020.00
Sep-28-1895 $838,676.52 $44,430.00
Oct-06-1896 $719,236.83 $44,210.00
Oct-05-1897 $859,950.93 $44,320.00
Sep-20-1898 $750,690.31 $44,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $868,634.77 $44,090.00
Sep-05-1900 $929,443.56 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $862,546.49 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $968,562.44 $49,200.00
Sep-09-1903 $954,645.96 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,012,121.56 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,140,276.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,257,931.00 $48,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,050,426.00 $48,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,176,977.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,317,123.00 $48,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,278,067.00 $49,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,408,096.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,506,657.00 $49,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,539,199.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,594,528.00 $49,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,722,566.00 $49,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,857,205.00 $49,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,013,268.00 $49,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,033,485.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,566,780.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,192,370.00 $49,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,799,845.00 $48,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,350,310.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,930,841.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,424,750.00 $49,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,446,445.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,663,379.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,637,597.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,699,671.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,320,595.00 $46,820.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,740,130.00 $49,160.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,528,195.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,929,617.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,148,526.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,668,321.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $7,128,389.00 $0.00

 

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