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Bank Info for NB Charter 885 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Lee National Bank
Lee, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1867 John M. Howk Harrison Garfield
1868-1885 John L. Kilbon Harrison Garfield
1886-1890 John L. Kilbon P. C. Baird
1891-1898 John L. Kilbon C. C. Benton
1899-1907 John L. Kilbon C. C. Holcombe
1908-1915 John L. Kilbon Mark T. Robbins
1916-1921 Malcolm W. Lehman Mark T. Robbins
1922-1924 F. J. Diamond Mark T. Robbins
1925-1935 F. J. Diamond James O'Brien
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 - 10462
Original Series 4x5 1 - 9050
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3600
Original Series 50-100 1 - 175
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3282
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14132
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4488
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8950
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6840
1902 Plain Back 4x5 8951 - 28135
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6841 - 19360
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3654
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2002
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 492
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6334
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3684
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 960
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 1, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 14, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lee Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1898) $370,491
High Bal (1929) $1,406,971
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $42,800
High Bal (1881) $189,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 422,386
# Small Notes 47,866
# Total Notes 470,252
$ Large Size $2,976,400
$ Small Size $376,490
$ Total Issued $3,352,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $510,281.48 $123,200.00
Oct-01-1866 $551,789.79 $187,200.00
Oct-07-1867 $537,192.41 $187,182.00
Oct-05-1868 $522,597.89 $186,634.00
Oct-09-1869 $575,462.43 $187,239.00
Oct-08-1870 $550,231.53 $186,308.00
Oct-02-1871 $585,324.19 $187,190.00
Oct-03-1872 $566,541.97 $186,140.00
Sep-12-1873 $587,749.18 $185,690.00
Oct-02-1874 $567,937.65 $183,990.00
Oct-01-1875 $561,955.92 $188,490.00
Oct-02-1876 $555,631.08 $187,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $544,917.03 $185,800.00
Oct-01-1878 $545,539.50 $187,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $572,865.52 $184,600.00
Oct-01-1880 $615,840.64 $184,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $613,623.89 $189,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $601,805.44 $187,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $584,317.70 $186,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $587,378.02 $188,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $562,991.93 $178,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $585,259.49 $178,505.00
Oct-05-1887 $501,295.12 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $557,025.80 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $519,623.06 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $512,239.31 $42,800.00
Sep-25-1891 $530,895.18 $43,610.00
Sep-30-1892 $533,779.62 $43,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $483,553.78 $44,360.00
Oct-02-1894 $504,606.55 $43,080.00
Sep-28-1895 $527,051.99 $44,210.00
Oct-06-1896 $396,775.33 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $394,852.77 $44,270.00
Sep-20-1898 $370,491.14 $44,230.00
Sep-07-1899 $387,986.12 $43,140.00
Sep-05-1900 $383,670.94 $48,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $419,759.39 $48,930.00
Sep-15-1902 $400,213.61 $47,450.00
Sep-09-1903 $521,790.29 $98,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $521,547.42 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $492,395.00 $98,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $575,076.00 $94,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $571,853.00 $96,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $610,758.00 $98,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $561,673.00 $95,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $592,474.00 $94,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $573,207.00 $99,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $627,517.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $599,222.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $578,009.00 $99,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $608,152.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $713,710.00 $98,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,037,652.00 $98,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,128,084.00 $98,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,057,118.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,007,070.00 $98,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $905,134.00 $97,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,059,855.00 $99,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,088,484.00 $98,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,112,462.00 $98,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,090,099.00 $97,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,302,469.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,298,100.00 $97,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,332,944.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,406,971.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,285,767.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,215,941.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $976,129.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $978,451.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,006,372.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $921,468.00 $0.00

 

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