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Bank Info for NB Charter 690 (1865 - 1898)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce of
New Bedford, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 Thomas B. White Thomas Nye, Jr.
1869-1872 Thomas B. White Thomas Schuyler Hathaway
1873-1876 Benjamin Franklin Coombs Thomas Schuyler Hathaway
1877-1877 James Henry Tallman Thomas Schuyler Hathaway
1878-1894 James Henry Tallman Francis Hathaway
1895-1896 James Henry Tallman Charles Warren Clifford
1897-1897 James Henry Tallman Otis Norton Pierce, 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 - 7550
Original Series 4x5 1 - 16300
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5100
Original Series 3x10-20 7101 - 15106
Original Series 20 5101 - 7100
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1250
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 30
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 10000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 19419
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 200
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 16941
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6600
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 165
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 19, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 9, 1865
  • Liquidated Apr 1, 1898
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bedford Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1869) $1,373,635
High Bal (1885) $2,656,255
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $44,280
High Bal (1881) $800,000
Total Out (1897) $45,000
# Large Notes 384,954
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 384,954
$ Large Size $3,211,070
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,211,070
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,385,962.85 $434,985.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,418,873.29 $479,127.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,429,208.06 $479,401.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,489,807.48 $478,462.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,373,634.52 $474,059.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,441,843.05 $476,285.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,595,999.12 $475,077.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,454,202.92 $474,069.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,519,438.97 $477,430.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,994,731.91 $468,399.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,084,250.14 $624,662.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,163,374.60 $639,572.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,048,886.29 $589,011.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,166,825.63 $716,436.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,211,941.21 $763,629.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,521,158.11 $794,709.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,536,330.85 $800,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,606,071.15 $800,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,428,492.83 $795,890.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,538,859.86 $799,800.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,656,254.89 $794,940.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,575,959.30 $788,315.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,079,467.78 $269,700.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,978,960.49 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,143,920.34 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,887,661.88 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,998,326.55 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,021,752.64 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,784,211.84 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,807,117.00 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,830,220.12 $44,280.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,889,624.39 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,854,059.64 $45,000.00

 

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