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Bank Info for NB Charter 781 (1865 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Wamesit National Bank of
Lowell, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John H. Buttrick William A. Richardson
1867-1873 John H. Buttrick Charles Whitney
1874-1886 George W. Knowlton Charles Whitney
1887-1897 George W. Knowlton H. C. Howe
1898-1905 C. E. Goulding George W. Knowlton
1906-1926 C. E. Goulding F. H. Haynes
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 - 11000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1540
Original Series 50-100 1 - 700
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1820
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7130
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3900
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 150
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3940
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 100
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12701 - 33723
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 17, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 3, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 12, 1927
  • Absorbed by 6077 (Union NB/Union Old Lowell NB, Lowell, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wamesit Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $464,980
High Bal (1926) $1,500,506
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $38,930
High Bal (1882) $180,000
Total Out (1926) $149,997
# Large Notes 317,712
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 317,712
$ Large Size $2,882,350
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,882,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $464,979.98 $72,235.00
Oct-01-1866 $658,325.50 $177,807.00
Oct-07-1867 $704,061.04 $176,062.00
Oct-05-1868 $734,778.66 $178,354.00
Oct-09-1869 $696,645.30 $177,785.00
Oct-08-1870 $742,801.97 $178,979.00
Oct-02-1871 $718,744.43 $175,859.00
Oct-03-1872 $733,244.62 $169,885.00
Sep-12-1873 $824,492.39 $176,127.00
Oct-02-1874 $734,895.00 $176,873.00
Oct-01-1875 $686,005.30 $168,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $683,803.35 $176,650.00
Oct-01-1877 $686,092.12 $164,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $658,976.75 $177,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $685,049.49 $169,950.00
Oct-01-1880 $769,855.54 $177,350.00
Oct-01-1881 $763,291.43 $177,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $807,971.27 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $822,264.36 $176,100.00
Sep-30-1884 $816,427.62 $178,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $866,313.21 $176,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $915,027.41 $176,300.00
Oct-05-1887 $660,526.89 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $675,709.65 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $670,272.31 $42,180.00
Oct-02-1890 $673,752.32 $39,620.00
Sep-25-1891 $721,541.91 $41,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $765,644.97 $43,850.00
Oct-03-1893 $679,234.19 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $713,925.42 $41,510.00
Sep-28-1895 $689,951.79 $40,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $707,057.58 $42,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $738,133.96 $38,930.00
Sep-20-1898 $615,711.36 $44,280.00
Sep-07-1899 $721,977.24 $42,300.00
Sep-05-1900 $702,334.72 $47,700.00
Sep-30-1901 $723,162.04 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $800,847.77 $46,900.00
Sep-09-1903 $689,873.67 $47,900.00
Sep-06-1904 $697,078.32 $48,100.00
Aug-25-1905 $706,463.00 $49,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $660,066.00 $47,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $699,313.00 $48,600.00
Sep-23-1908 $699,460.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $695,826.00 $48,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $703,249.00 $48,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $708,318.00 $49,200.00
Sep-04-1912 $835,138.00 $148,497.00
Aug-09-1913 $804,294.00 $148,798.00
Sep-12-1914 $882,472.00 $148,698.00
Sep-02-1915 $849,136.00 $146,597.00
Sep-12-1916 $890,698.00 $147,397.00
Sep-11-1917 $970,954.00 $147,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,014,839.00 $148,098.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,152,469.00 $149,997.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,160,696.00 $147,597.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,147,688.00 $146,197.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,222,897.00 $149,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,263,504.00 $148,498.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,306,111.00 $149,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,301,177.00 $147,797.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,500,506.00 $149,997.00

 

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