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Bank Info for NB Charter 743 (1865 - 1919)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
New Bedford, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1869 Eliphalet Williams Hervey Thomas Mandell
1870-1881 Eliphalet Williams Hervey William Wallace Crapo
1882-1896 James Walter Hervey William Wallace Crapo
1897-1897 Lemeul Tobey Terry William Wallace Crapo
1898-1898 Eliphalet Williams Hervey William Wallace Crapo
1899-1903 Edward Sisson Brown William Wallace Crapo
1904-1914 Edward Sisson Brown Henry Howland Crapo II
1915-1918 Harry Childs Robinson Edward Sisson Brown
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 7000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 8875
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6700
Original Series 3x10-20 7951 - 13950
Original Series 20 6701 - 7950
Original Series 50-100 1 - 950
Original Series 500 1 - 150
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 5500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 9040
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 670
Series 1875 500 1 - 50
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 37545
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 15034
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 951
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 11500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 24750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 18300
1902 Plain Back 4x5 24751 - 32145
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 18301 - 22346
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 29, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 23, 1865
  • Closed Feb 24, 1919
  • Consolidated with 261 Feb 24, 1919 (First National Bank, New Bedford, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,395,558
High Bal (1918) $6,267,934
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $156,600
High Bal (1881) $480,000
Total Out (1918) $275,898
# Large Notes 697,332
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 697,332
$ Large Size $5,775,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,775,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,395,557.60 $415,505.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,432,729.01 $476,449.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,524,439.18 $479,445.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,551,712.17 $479,103.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,435,564.30 $478,541.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,447,832.67 $472,310.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,502,829.23 $473,926.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,570,505.62 $473,546.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,560,770.25 $471,531.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,601,066.09 $463,266.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,639,536.68 $466,024.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,716,716.86 $455,625.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,629,940.94 $461,240.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,538,548.95 $471,619.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,597,812.57 $478,800.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,661,552.21 $476,600.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,888,507.72 $480,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,812,474.27 $468,690.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,862,922.12 $475,640.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,835,537.44 $466,170.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,887,328.23 $470,480.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,790,216.39 $473,780.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,838,733.34 $474,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,817,323.53 $253,940.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,926,649.87 $252,040.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,620,616.90 $164,600.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,586,387.63 $156,600.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,702,683.68 $163,600.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,735,155.98 $193,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,656,130.61 $193,300.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,864,794.85 $189,317.50
Oct-06-1896 $1,754,793.64 $192,297.50
Oct-05-1897 $1,758,216.30 $192,797.50
Sep-20-1898 $2,009,990.82 $187,277.50
Sep-07-1899 $2,670,483.11 $195,300.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,710,942.38 $212,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,518,522.11 $213,600.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,521,148.27 $215,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,432,348.13 $264,350.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,430,566.53 $269,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,877,130.00 $268,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,956,586.00 $267,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,860,776.00 $270,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,946,846.00 $270,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,398,078.00 $272,785.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,177,089.00 $271,525.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,250,128.00 $274,920.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,317,901.00 $275,570.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,217,831.00 $276,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,515,137.00 $277,870.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,617,630.00 $275,787.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,835,693.00 $272,298.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,050,736.00 $274,898.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,267,934.00 $275,898.00

 

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