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Bank Info for NB Charter 927 (1865 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Connecticut National Bank of
Bridgeport, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 John T. Shelton Hervey Higby
1867-1874 Henry B. Drew Hervey Higby
1875-1876 Henry B. Drew D. H. Sterling
1877-1892 Henry B. Drew Samuel W. Baldwin
1893-1906 Hamilton S. Shelton Samuel W. Baldwin
1907-1914 Louis B. Powe Samuel W. Baldwin
1915-1919 Louis B. Powe Hamilton S. Shelton
1920-1920 R. A. Beers Louis B. Powe
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 - 10600
Original Series 4x5 1 - 10800
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3248
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7100
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6060
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8950
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 15820
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 14000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 29820
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 29821 - 49338
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 17, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 23, 1865
  • Closed Jan 29, 1921
  • Consolidated with 335 Jan 29, 1921 (FNB/First-Bridgeport NB, Bridgeport, CT)
  • Circulation assumed by 335 (FNB/First-Bridgeport NB, Bridgeport, CT)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Connecticut Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $825,138
High Bal (1920) $6,546,973
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $84,960
High Bal (1904) $332,000
Total Out (1920) $307,450
# Large Notes 503,664
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 503,664
$ Large Size $5,013,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,013,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $842,163.45 $150,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $932,271.91 $225,250.00
Oct-07-1867 $825,137.85 $224,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $904,261.03 $224,700.00
Oct-09-1869 $993,462.28 $224,900.00
Oct-08-1870 $967,803.37 $225,400.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,094,974.95 $225,400.00
Oct-03-1872 $969,459.65 $224,800.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,056,873.70 $225,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $887,799.07 $222,800.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,042,029.32 $200,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $949,533.15 $222,600.00
Oct-01-1877 $946,473.54 $198,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $913,956.43 $206,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $952,510.66 $205,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $990,026.47 $117,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,157,452.18 $205,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,232,690.20 $207,900.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,193,563.94 $207,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,225,346.33 $203,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,220,730.77 $206,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,356,232.01 $206,800.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,125,394.01 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,314,006.47 $88,150.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,218,121.95 $88,540.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,237,204.14 $90,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,375,037.25 $84,960.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,346,909.19 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,233,968.46 $88,320.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,332,694.05 $87,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,295,207.54 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,279,613.65 $88,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,290,552.64 $88,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,389,000.89 $88,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,504,312.05 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,527,765.43 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,608,187.89 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,822,588.02 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,712,648.20 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,380,747.40 $332,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,095,578.00 $332,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,271,905.00 $332,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,277,994.00 $332,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,341,339.00 $332,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,538,684.00 $332,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,556,958.00 $325,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,716,835.00 $332,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,804,823.00 $332,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,152,515.00 $332,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,015,772.00 $330,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,689,122.00 $326,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,334,536.00 $304,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,410,202.00 $307,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,608,833.00 $308,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,355,501.00 $312,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,546,973.00 $307,450.00

 

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