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Bank Info for NB Charter 720 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Home National Bank of
Meriden, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Samuel Dodd, Jr. Eli Butler
1867-1880 Abiram Chamberlain, (Jr.) Eli Butler
1881-1910 Junius Silliman Norton, (Jr.) Abiram Chamberlain, (Jr.)
1911-1912 Chas. H. Wood Junius Silliman Norton, (Jr.)
1913-1913 Louis Fisk * none *
1914-1915 Louis Fisk Edgar J. Doolittle
1916-1925 Charles Smith Perkins Edgar J. Doolittle
1926-1933 G. J. Sokel Charles Smith Perkins
1934-1935 H. W. Perkins G. J. Sokel
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 - 8600
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5600
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5250
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 13300
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 39247
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 18000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 10100
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 37000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 26000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 37001 - 113167
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 26001 - 80622
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 13734
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3772
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 21504
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 5830
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 2, 1865
  • Chartered Jan 16, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Home Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $747,691
High Bal (1929) $7,704,181
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1865) $165,000
High Bal (1934) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 1,287,544
# Small Notes 132,370
# Total Notes 1,419,914
$ Large Size $10,774,790
$ Small Size $1,608,320
$ Total Issued $12,383,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $747,691.00 $165,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $762,010.79 $200,437.00
Oct-07-1867 $787,615.45 $198,423.00
Oct-05-1868 $821,111.36 $197,503.00
Oct-09-1869 $797,320.44 $201,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $910,426.91 $200,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $849,615.26 $198,800.00
Oct-03-1872 $843,480.96 $195,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $889,989.57 $201,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $996,761.62 $201,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,166,977.81 $201,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,181,096.44 $201,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,279,452.93 $246,600.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,208,887.33 $246,600.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,193,516.22 $273,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,393,317.64 $363,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,693,538.96 $480,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,677,007.27 $480,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,626,621.91 $480,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,631,498.05 $480,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,908,266.51 $480,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,764,546.36 $480,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,698,715.80 $480,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,083,489.05 $360,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,818,668.31 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,438,583.21 $180,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,602,652.59 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,701,904.53 $315,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,711,710.43 $357,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,590,741.42 $360,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,537,986.35 $348,350.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,469,209.43 $351,900.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,324,247.68 $350,600.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,013,558.17 $180,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,281,958.25 $174,650.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,264,153.77 $195,650.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,459,199.95 $295,350.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,519,909.17 $295,550.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,604,541.98 $390,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,593,277.24 $400,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,559,869.00 $400,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,577,218.00 $389,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,801,355.00 $400,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,894,575.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,804,335.00 $389,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,748,636.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,707,769.00 $391,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,937,122.00 $394,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,850,216.00 $393,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,802,681.00 $400,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,895,567.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,823,753.00 $389,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,109,141.00 $394,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,376,355.00 $392,797.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,208,613.00 $399,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,549,615.00 $388,747.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,891,252.00 $383,697.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,691,818.00 $386,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,442,459.00 $378,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,350,116.00 $375,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,229,552.00 $388,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,538,824.00 $394,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,519,243.00 $391,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,392,163.00 $387,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,704,181.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,501,230.00 $493,400.00
Dec-31-1931 $7,008,694.00 $496,520.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,504,915.00 $496,280.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,587,865.00 $493,360.00
Dec-31-1934 $6,555,161.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,330,516.00 $0.00

 

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