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Bank Info for NB Charter 884 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gardner, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1871 John Davis Edgell Amasa Bancroft
1872-1881 John Davis Edgell Charles Heywood
1882-1903 Volney W. Howe John Davis Edgell
1904-1909 Amasa B. Bryant Volney W. Howe
1910-1911 Amasa B. Bryant Louis E. Carlton
1912-1913 J. Myron Moore Amasa B. Bryant
1914-1918 Frederic S. Pope Amasa B. Bryant
1919-1931 Marcus N. Wright Amasa B. Bryant
1932-1935 Marcus N. Wright E. R. Bishop
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 - 800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2650
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1600
Original Series 50-100 1 - 140
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3375
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2054
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 150
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4450
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4775
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 13500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 13501 - 49075
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9001 - 26959
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 9322
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3242
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 788
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 78
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 267
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 25, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 13, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $247,949
High Bal (1928) $4,272,172
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $32,450
High Bal (1932) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 401,532
# Small Notes 80,457
# Total Notes 481,989
$ Large Size $3,231,400
$ Small Size $571,800
$ Total Issued $3,803,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $254,038.04 $85,675.00
Oct-01-1866 $272,159.53 $89,463.00
Oct-07-1867 $247,948.83 $89,600.00
Oct-05-1868 $317,372.76 $89,600.00
Oct-09-1869 $284,131.13 $88,770.00
Oct-08-1870 $268,101.08 $89,821.00
Oct-02-1871 $315,265.27 $89,365.00
Oct-03-1872 $308,749.89 $89,700.00
Sep-12-1873 $295,528.37 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $328,554.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $355,473.54 $91,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $397,978.65 $110,175.00
Oct-01-1877 $386,710.18 $94,905.00
Oct-01-1878 $371,478.39 $100,915.00
Oct-02-1879 $387,008.00 $99,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $395,731.36 $99,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $402,877.63 $102,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $453,245.02 $102,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $418,855.83 $98,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $385,669.48 $53,100.00
Oct-01-1885 $445,744.27 $53,100.00
Oct-07-1886 $436,663.72 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $450,472.74 $44,350.00
Oct-04-1888 $422,254.12 $44,400.00
Sep-30-1889 $423,821.11 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $461,142.90 $32,650.00
Sep-25-1891 $461,934.95 $32,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $483,919.81 $32,450.00
Oct-03-1893 $466,965.07 $33,050.00
Oct-02-1894 $451,588.13 $33,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $454,028.69 $33,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $405,920.89 $33,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $497,788.19 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $442,465.11 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $549,275.27 $33,750.00
Sep-05-1900 $555,931.43 $37,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $579,483.82 $37,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $563,424.55 $37,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $591,445.19 $37,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $686,622.96 $37,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $640,356.00 $37,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $863,877.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $889,851.00 $146,650.00
Sep-23-1908 $983,038.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $952,798.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $984,779.00 $146,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,042,550.00 $148,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,008,949.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,077,147.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,134,125.00 $149,200.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,236,847.00 $148,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,361,057.00 $147,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,485,354.00 $147,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,896,064.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,636,401.00 $142,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,733,533.00 $144,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,282,013.00 $148,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,914,255.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,225,594.00 $146,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,244,866.00 $146,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,264,196.00 $147,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,709,259.00 $148,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,721,013.00 $144,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,272,172.00 $148,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,072,649.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,390,195.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,880,910.00 $147,780.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,920,870.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,568,554.00 $197,540.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,320,617.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,262,214.00 $0.00

 

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