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Bank Info for NB Charter 805 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Townsend National Bank
Townsend, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1883 Edward Ordway Walter Fessenden
1884-1893 Henry A. Hill Albert Lewis Fessenden
1894-1894 Henry A. Hill * none *
1895-1903 Henry A. Hill Anson Darwin Fessenden
1904-1914 Henry A. Hill Clarence Stickney
1915-1927 C. B. Willard Henry A. Hill
1928-1935 C. P. Keefe C. B. Willard
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 - 1000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1400
Original Series 3x10-20 1901 - 3100
Original Series 20 1401 - 1900
Original Series 50-100 1 - 400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1371
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 523
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 235
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3450
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6910
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8601 - 25229
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2864
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 680
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1643
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 480
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 9, 1865
  • Chartered Feb 14, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Townsend Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $235,884
High Bal (1929) $1,136,954
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $21,780
High Bal (1900) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 185,102
# Small Notes 23,387
# Total Notes 208,489
$ Large Size $2,124,770
$ Small Size $279,470
$ Total Issued $2,404,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $292,840.19 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $240,983.43 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $248,893.13 $89,643.00
Oct-05-1868 $247,888.64 $89,713.00
Oct-09-1869 $257,810.65 $89,721.00
Oct-08-1870 $263,764.39 $89,400.00
Oct-02-1871 $272,543.35 $89,462.00
Oct-03-1872 $302,412.63 $89,416.00
Sep-12-1873 $273,866.85 $89,297.00
Oct-02-1874 $290,510.94 $89,806.00
Oct-01-1875 $276,765.31 $85,980.00
Oct-02-1876 $274,601.50 $87,680.00
Oct-01-1877 $258,433.90 $86,770.00
Oct-01-1878 $275,996.21 $87,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $279,327.23 $89,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $371,719.85 $89,050.00
Oct-01-1881 $396,693.38 $89,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $401,000.88 $87,700.00
Oct-02-1883 $374,306.74 $87,100.00
Sep-30-1884 $295,724.11 $85,700.00
Oct-01-1885 $346,710.48 $88,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $336,950.84 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $246,306.74 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $235,883.90 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $248,442.06 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $241,651.02 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $269,564.53 $21,780.00
Sep-30-1892 $272,502.64 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $326,031.26 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $343,836.96 $90,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $402,415.28 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $383,976.49 $88,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $460,766.42 $87,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $414,987.56 $89,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $446,264.86 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $443,903.49 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $420,646.10 $98,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $378,579.62 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $408,943.28 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $395,279.48 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $419,255.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $384,920.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $382,489.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $384,530.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $443,033.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $421,156.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $446,843.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $445,595.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $448,388.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $420,204.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $440,071.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $451,563.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $485,774.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $450,988.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $476,561.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $582,077.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $598,616.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $697,949.00 $99,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $753,245.00 $98,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $820,788.00 $96,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $939,078.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $974,975.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,013,032.00 $96,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,113,005.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,136,954.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,036,225.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $947,103.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $905,617.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $834,155.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $729,064.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $732,665.00 $0.00

 

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