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Bank Info for NB Charter 799 (1865 - 1983)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
New Bedford, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1876 Peleg C. Howland Charles R. Tucker
1877-1885 Peleg C. Howland Jonathan Bourne
1886-1889 Henry Carroll Wright Mosher Jonathan Bourne
1890-1898 Henry Carroll Wright Mosher Gilbert Allen
1899-1910 Lloyd S. Swain Henry Carroll Wright Mosher
1911-1923 H. W. Taber Henry Carroll Wright Mosher
1924-1932 J. H. Coffin Edmund Henry Leland
1933-1933 Lester Albert Potter Edmund Henry Leland
1934-1935 Lester Albert Potter Mark M. Duff
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 - 5000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 12537
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 15400
Original Series 50-100 1 - 2699
Original Series 50 2700 - 2700
Original Series 500 1 - 40
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 11900
Series 1875 4x20 1 - 3922
Series 1875 50 1 - 5565
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 47428
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 25570
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1650
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 21050
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 12970
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 360
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 53330
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 34268
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 53331 - 155099
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 34269 - 96561
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 25904
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 13260
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3664
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6804
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4356
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2160
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 25, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 14, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into BayBank United, NA in Taunton, MA Mar 19, 1983
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $1,769,791
High Bal (1927) $15,585,101
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $45,000
High Bal (1885) $843,300
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 1,648,772
# Small Notes 270,288
# Total Notes 1,919,060
$ Large Size $14,435,740
$ Small Size $2,133,180
$ Total Issued $16,568,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,774,955.94 $409,870.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,853,681.07 $479,640.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,946,753.78 $479,212.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,769,790.70 $479,005.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,055,435.14 $478,200.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,290,823.28 $476,500.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,429,093.78 $599,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,457,816.27 $598,200.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,511,110.40 $597,700.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,526,240.70 $582,500.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,912,552.99 $735,260.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,992,450.54 $727,900.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,817,625.47 $726,100.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,694,762.58 $800,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,751,701.40 $799,980.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,766,189.04 $800,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $3,091,455.61 $799,940.00
Oct-03-1882 $3,136,589.39 $810,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,101,353.01 $819,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,154,719.80 $841,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,191,399.05 $843,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,033,632.88 $841,960.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,161,910.65 $837,365.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,998,449.95 $663,300.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,963,186.77 $407,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,405,620.31 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,402,262.14 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,552,465.17 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,530,429.78 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,524,204.30 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,688,043.43 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,808,042.01 $243,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,059,298.24 $288,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,184,009.15 $288,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,656,034.82 $393,170.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,397,266.82 $252,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,686,782.46 $302,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,592,450.21 $52,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,673,122.18 $187,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,803,502.92 $277,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,977,725.00 $277,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,597,129.00 $450,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,275,775.00 $549,998.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,901,323.00 $579,997.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,090,424.00 $579,998.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,013,290.00 $569,898.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,910,022.00 $573,097.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,237,016.00 $580,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,223,245.00 $580,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,506,419.00 $577,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,611,473.00 $573,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,378,586.00 $575,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,887,935.00 $576,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,255,139.00 $569,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $10,520,440.00 $575,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $12,048,791.00 $565,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $10,770,516.00 $570,798.00
Sep-15-1922 $11,180,260.00 $575,198.00
Sep-14-1923 $12,555,978.00 $575,197.00
Oct-10-1924 $12,496,886.00 $575,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $14,624,488.00 $551,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $13,642,399.00 $560,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $15,585,101.00 $560,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,596,994.00 $552,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $14,982,377.00 $560,200.00
Dec-31-1930 $14,346,840.00 $560,200.00
Dec-31-1931 $12,104,118.00 $555,700.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,333,702.00 $560,200.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,547,613.00 $762,420.00
Dec-31-1934 $8,872,034.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,137,625.00 $0.00

 

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