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Bank Info for NB Charter 941 (1865 - 1983)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Canal National Bank of
Portland, ME
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1886 Benjamin C. Somerby William Widgery Thomas, (Sr.)
1887-1896 George Chase Peters William Widgery Thomas, (Sr.)
1897-1898 George Chase Peters Elias Thomas
1899-1913 Edward Deering Noyes Elias Thomas
1913-1924 Edward Deering Noyes William Widgery Thomas, (III)
1925-1930 Charles Thomas Peters William Widgery Thomas, (III)
1931-1935 Philip Ingersoll Milliken William Widgery Thomas, (III)
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4310
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6100
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2100
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 3570
Original Series 500 1 - 100
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6700
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 4900
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 2150
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3860
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4624
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1697
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8650
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 5940
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 200
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 23250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15800
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 760
1902 Plain Back 4x5 23251 - 101092
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 15801 - 28700
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 34268
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 132540
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 15, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 27, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Depositors Trust Company of Southern Maine in
  • Portland, ME Sep 1, 1983
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Canal Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1898) $1,360,158
High Bal (1933) $9,757,330
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1933) $593,250
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 738,518
# Small Notes 338,148
# Total Notes 1,076,666
$ Large Size $6,464,140
$ Small Size $1,690,740
$ Total Issued $8,154,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,755,499.56 $291,090.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,939,904.21 $441,550.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,722,368.36 $477,465.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,806,025.71 $476,980.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,670,609.95 $477,850.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,727,303.86 $479,550.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,708,001.60 $479,550.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,813,638.68 $479,550.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,883,360.92 $478,770.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,859,004.41 $459,810.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,888,934.94 $469,510.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,938,091.03 $479,560.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,886,731.60 $477,650.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,897,595.28 $477,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,913,935.48 $478,800.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,032,099.72 $476,400.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,144,960.44 $444,600.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,266,096.02 $440,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,203,761.01 $445,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,210,294.17 $450,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,081,059.89 $442,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,772,335.65 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,616,186.55 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,663,579.42 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,621,332.18 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,521,903.48 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,553,648.60 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,617,029.69 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,547,098.41 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,697,990.12 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,579,351.94 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,634,397.56 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,541,599.91 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,360,157.95 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,413,536.51 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,508,862.81 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,742,429.94 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,785,550.19 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,048,668.88 $110,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,058,985.26 $120,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,118,361.00 $135,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,391,060.00 $210,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,429,753.00 $284,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,612,382.00 $259,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,485,245.00 $237,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,513,381.00 $231,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,864,199.00 $295,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,373,798.00 $288,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,169,325.00 $286,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,232,291.00 $291,050.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,633,257.00 $285,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,664,490.00 $292,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,584,816.00 $282,820.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,711,172.00 $296,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,891,980.00 $288,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,021,835.00 $298,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,415,615.00 $296,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,591,062.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,610,772.00 $297,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,530,996.00 $295,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,100,340.00 $221,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,328,614.00 $225,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,275,897.00 $221,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,067,286.00 $221,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,673,542.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,055,965.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,576,405.00 $225,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,912,503.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,757,330.00 $593,250.00
Dec-31-1934 $8,430,730.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $9,478,718.00 $0.00

 

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