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Bank Info for NB Charter 736 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Provincetown, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 Elijah Smith Nathan Freeman
1867-1875 Moses Nickerson Gifford Nathan Freeman
1876-1887 Moses Nickerson Gifford Stephen Cook
1888-1889 Reuben W. Swift Moses Nickerson Gifford
1890-1917 Joseph H. Dyer Moses Nickerson Gifford
1918-1918 Joseph H. Dyer John A. Matheson
1919-1935 Horace F. Hallett John A. Matheson
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 - 2990
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2000
Original Series 50-100 1 - 1117
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 16998
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11383
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3001 - 9254
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1152
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 326
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1928
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 922
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 240
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 14, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 21, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Provincetown Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $330,146
High Bal (1929) $1,398,188
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $47,700
High Bal (1877) $180,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 229,934
# Small Notes 11,958
# Total Notes 241,892
$ Large Size $2,084,310
$ Small Size $131,900
$ Total Issued $2,216,210
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $496,588.38 $109,125.00
Oct-01-1866 $560,210.72 $167,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $571,533.34 $179,625.00
Oct-05-1868 $545,833.99 $179,625.00
Oct-09-1869 $550,519.66 $179,625.00
Oct-08-1870 $591,506.04 $179,625.00
Oct-02-1871 $551,631.55 $179,510.00
Oct-03-1872 $546,149.34 $179,925.00
Sep-12-1873 $593,274.14 $179,699.00
Oct-02-1874 $589,092.51 $175,700.00
Oct-01-1875 $549,956.00 $171,600.00
Oct-02-1876 $562,590.61 $169,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $544,304.07 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $542,626.01 $177,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $532,774.79 $179,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $560,035.39 $179,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $544,849.11 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $575,902.36 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $578,174.35 $178,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $594,853.18 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $552,122.17 $180,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $558,152.73 $180,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $580,947.43 $178,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $586,184.51 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $582,397.78 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $570,001.36 $176,850.00
Sep-25-1891 $569,816.67 $179,100.00
Sep-30-1892 $643,070.22 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $636,958.00 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $602,332.08 $179,400.00
Sep-28-1895 $562,740.78 $175,260.00
Oct-06-1896 $556,898.01 $179,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $550,548.28 $179,200.00
Sep-20-1898 $572,614.30 $178,600.00
Sep-07-1899 $403,240.01 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $439,005.62 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $409,423.57 $98,550.00
Sep-15-1902 $426,688.45 $98,600.00
Sep-09-1903 $394,661.00 $98,850.00
Sep-06-1904 $396,064.85 $99,900.00
Aug-25-1905 $401,051.00 $99,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $389,434.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $356,630.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $330,146.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $363,219.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $355,330.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $458,256.00 $49,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $449,540.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $388,021.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $443,942.00 $49,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $459,111.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $516,261.00 $49,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $505,360.00 $49,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $547,069.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $694,342.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1920 $940,636.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,035,683.00 $49,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,148,565.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,178,955.00 $48,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,234,261.00 $49,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,319,101.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,196,367.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,360,818.00 $47,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,359,808.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,398,188.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,364,258.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,170,468.00 $49,820.00
Dec-31-1932 $966,793.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $947,477.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1934 $997,373.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $977,795.00 $0.00

 

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