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Bank Info for NB Charter 910 (1865 - 1909)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bridgeport National Bank
Bridgeport, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 George Burroughs Sherman Hartwell
1869-1871 George Burroughs Monson Hawley
1872-1891 F. N. Benham Monson Hawley
1892-1908 F. N. Benham Thomas Bartram De Forest
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 - 2700
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3807
Original Series 50-100 1 - 484
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3680
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 5520
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 40
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 19150
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12625
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 10750
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 2000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 982
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 1310
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1344
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 7, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 18, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 20, 1909
  • Absorbed by 335 (FNB/First-Bridgeport NB, Bridgeport, CT)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bridgeport Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $599,434
High Bal (1908) $2,170,750
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $45,000
High Bal (1904) $215,850
Total Out (1908) $205,650
# Large Notes 289,520
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 289,520
$ Large Size $2,357,540
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,357,540
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $613,476.82 $146,300.00
Oct-01-1866 $644,321.57 $188,750.00
Oct-07-1867 $629,785.13 $191,350.00
Oct-05-1868 $645,142.28 $190,850.00
Oct-09-1869 $671,358.25 $190,550.00
Oct-08-1870 $603,236.35 $191,350.00
Oct-02-1871 $599,433.88 $191,350.00
Oct-03-1872 $635,977.14 $191,350.00
Sep-12-1873 $656,591.76 $191,350.00
Oct-02-1874 $630,819.33 $191,350.00
Oct-01-1875 $634,595.80 $191,350.00
Oct-02-1876 $657,989.45 $194,250.00
Oct-01-1877 $650,801.45 $194,250.00
Oct-01-1878 $660,022.33 $194,250.00
Oct-02-1879 $662,597.78 $194,250.00
Oct-01-1880 $694,197.41 $194,250.00
Oct-01-1881 $818,339.81 $194,250.00
Oct-03-1882 $748,207.88 $194,250.00
Oct-02-1883 $819,197.71 $194,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $717,921.84 $149,400.00
Oct-01-1885 $795,206.09 $149,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $835,535.72 $149,400.00
Oct-05-1887 $823,043.35 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $751,759.82 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $778,186.86 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $820,304.47 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $932,454.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,025,483.05 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $928,543.91 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $926,464.97 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,031,493.00 $89,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $973,527.58 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $979,642.06 $90,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,112,574.79 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,386,150.03 $180,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,459,336.90 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,523,828.67 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,543,446.83 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,544,526.49 $213,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,573,023.05 $215,850.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,664,723.00 $215,850.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,773,406.00 $211,450.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,737,195.00 $215,850.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,170,750.00 $205,650.00

 

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