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Bank Info for NB Charter 79 (1863 - 1882)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Worcester, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 Lewis W. Hammond Parley Hammond
1865-1866 Arthur A. Goodell Parley Hammond
1867-1868 Arthur A. Goodell Edward Augustus Goodnow
1869-1873 George Francis Wood Edward Augustus Goodnow
1874-1878 Arthur M. Stone Edward Augustus Goodnow
1879-1881 Albert H. Waite Edward Augustus Goodnow
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 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4950
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4010
Original Series 50-100 1 - 710
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1980
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5470
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2936
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 260
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Sep 9, 1863
  • Liquidated May 4, 1882
  • Succeeded by 2699 (First National Bank, Worcester, MA)
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2699 (First National Bank, Worcester, MA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $577,511
High Bal (1881) $2,167,300
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $134,800
High Bal (1877) $270,000
Total Out (1881) $252,000
# Large Notes 95,324
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 95,324
$ Large Size $731,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $731,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $577,511.34 $134,800.00
Oct-02-1865 $748,787.30 $184,658.00
Oct-01-1866 $758,042.86 $184,469.00
Oct-07-1867 $879,645.23 $187,529.00
Oct-05-1868 $851,779.89 $188,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $948,880.33 $188,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,088,251.67 $187,100.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,152,782.64 $187,500.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,254,637.47 $188,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,272,825.94 $188,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,368,193.72 $188,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,486,729.68 $188,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,342,411.32 $189,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,400,541.20 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,371,784.52 $269,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,373,692.27 $269,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,855,869.18 $252,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,167,299.50 $252,000.00

 

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