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Bank Info for NB Charter 932 (1865 - 1905)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mechanics National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1885 Alvan Simonds James Wheaton Converse
1886-1887 C. O. L. Dillaway James Wheaton Converse
1888-1904 Samuel A. Merrill C. O. L. Dillaway
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 - 8000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4900
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3440
Original Series 50-100 1 - 650
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3550
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3736
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 300
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5646
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3768
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 514
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 220
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 12
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 18, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 24, 1865
  • Liquidated Jul 29, 1905
  • Succeeded by Mechanics Trust Company of
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Mechanics Bank of South Boston
  • Succeeded by Mechanics Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $672,360
High Bal (1899) $2,124,969
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $43,920
High Bal (1872) $199,942
Total Out (1904) $49,500
# Large Notes 139,992
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 139,992
$ Large Size $1,106,520
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,106,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $705,750.39 $145,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $679,332.55 $199,875.00
Oct-07-1867 $672,359.56 $199,587.00
Oct-05-1868 $705,298.12 $199,387.00
Oct-09-1869 $727,910.65 $199,803.00
Oct-08-1870 $756,740.02 $198,821.00
Oct-02-1871 $851,846.59 $198,428.00
Oct-03-1872 $830,920.24 $199,942.00
Sep-12-1873 $840,101.44 $195,079.00
Oct-02-1874 $807,676.35 $193,250.00
Oct-01-1875 $803,190.46 $198,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $728,371.35 $184,850.00
Oct-01-1877 $692,980.29 $147,060.00
Oct-01-1878 $715,098.71 $155,850.00
Oct-02-1879 $762,283.66 $160,300.00
Oct-01-1880 $831,928.06 $175,500.00
Oct-01-1881 $847,234.51 $175,500.00
Oct-03-1882 $880,676.55 $172,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $792,249.45 $175,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $844,798.55 $173,120.00
Oct-01-1885 $827,914.46 $170,100.00
Oct-07-1886 $814,734.35 $174,910.00
Oct-05-1887 $710,160.91 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,407,522.50 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,623,415.06 $44,270.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,914,073.30 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,951,048.02 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,836,264.27 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,387,254.83 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,585,743.54 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,642,638.55 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,659,696.12 $44,400.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,775,658.50 $44,450.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,737,384.48 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,124,968.60 $43,920.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,927,738.60 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,102,573.81 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,036,818.75 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,958,946.75 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,919,096.17 $49,500.00

 

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