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Bank Info for NB Charter 888 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Newport, NH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1874 Frederick Wilcox Lewis Thomas W. Gilmore
1875-1889 Frederick Wilcox Lewis Dexter Richards
1890-1898 Samuel DeWolf Lewis Dexter Richards
1899-1910 Samuel DeWolf Lewis Seth Mason Richards
1911-1915 Samuel DeWolf Lewis William Francis Richards
1916-1935 Samuel DeWolf Lewis John McCrillis
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 - 2600
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2950
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1840
Original Series 50-100 1 - 100
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3000
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1900
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 12406
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6671
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 3400
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2240
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7030
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5508
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7031 - 23600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5509 - 16742
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4592
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1522
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 384
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5316
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1689
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 591
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 17, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 14, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Sugar River Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $207,419
High Bal (1927) $809,312
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1877) $73,000
High Bal (1901) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 311,196
# Small Notes 46,584
# Total Notes 357,780
$ Large Size $2,406,770
$ Small Size $330,450
$ Total Issued $2,737,220
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $207,419.22 $73,585.00
Oct-01-1866 $230,905.12 $89,816.00
Oct-07-1867 $218,418.41 $89,355.00
Oct-05-1868 $219,897.99 $89,049.00
Oct-09-1869 $213,230.68 $88,913.00
Oct-08-1870 $244,231.42 $88,068.00
Oct-02-1871 $254,127.26 $88,750.00
Oct-03-1872 $234,887.48 $86,937.00
Sep-12-1873 $240,584.62 $87,186.00
Oct-02-1874 $239,075.65 $82,071.00
Oct-01-1875 $254,693.22 $83,516.00
Oct-02-1876 $235,035.86 $81,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $240,508.45 $73,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $232,987.73 $85,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $252,714.16 $87,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $253,448.37 $89,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $259,955.38 $86,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $268,562.42 $87,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $267,338.75 $86,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $252,281.18 $85,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $276,574.02 $86,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $258,905.72 $89,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $257,688.39 $89,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $267,515.72 $89,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $289,390.20 $88,400.00
Oct-02-1890 $283,780.62 $88,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $280,799.44 $87,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $288,197.97 $87,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $283,970.55 $89,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $297,915.70 $86,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $313,944.23 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $292,002.23 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $290,378.26 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $282,968.04 $89,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $310,649.02 $88,240.00
Sep-05-1900 $311,051.07 $98,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $319,699.92 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $352,719.73 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,580.22 $97,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $355,603.99 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $347,729.00 $96,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $394,474.00 $98,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $383,653.00 $98,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $386,645.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $417,967.00 $98,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $408,397.00 $95,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $448,114.00 $90,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $447,795.00 $97,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $501,463.00 $95,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $501,727.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $453,188.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $453,493.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $600,587.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $543,699.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $687,000.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $767,746.00 $99,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $632,066.00 $97,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $765,162.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $738,491.00 $99,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $714,954.00 $99,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $788,553.00 $94,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $695,595.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $809,312.00 $96,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $720,850.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $759,390.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $801,756.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $680,738.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $583,500.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $632,623.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $647,999.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $577,970.00 $0.00

 

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