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Bank Info for NB Charter 974 (1865 - 1903)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Massachusetts National Bank of
Boston, MA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Henry Knox Frothingham John James Dixwell
1874-1880 Henry Knox Frothingham Henry Augustus Rice
1881-1881 Henry Knox Frothingham Abraham O. Bigelow
1882-1882 Henry Knox Frothingham Henry Augustus Rice
1883-1886 Henry Knox Frothingham Abraham O. Bigelow
1887-1887 Charles Worthen Perkins Abraham O. Bigelow
1888-1899 Charles Worthen Perkins William Abrams French
1900-1902 Frederic Haines Curtiss John Wingate Weeks
1903-1903 Frederic Haines Curtiss Daniel Gould Wing
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 - 2800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6925
Original Series 4x10 1 - 5450
Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 2350
Original Series 500-1000 1 - 58
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 17431
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 4817
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 400
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 13858
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2365
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 22, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 4, 1865
  • Liquidated Aug 5, 1903
  • Absorbed by 200 (First National Bank of, Boston, MA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Massachusetts Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $1,999,789
High Bal (1902) $7,219,300
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $39,000
High Bal (1873) $416,665
Total Out (1902) $50,000
# Large Notes 225,700
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 225,700
$ Large Size $1,916,710
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,916,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,999,789.45 $329,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $2,186,927.20 $328,715.00
Oct-07-1867 $2,194,686.30 $353,844.00
Oct-05-1868 $2,128,511.05 $390,241.00
Oct-09-1869 $2,320,405.79 $394,451.00
Oct-08-1870 $2,386,119.78 $382,973.00
Oct-02-1871 $2,446,358.28 $416,375.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,257,836.22 $415,644.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,289,910.74 $416,665.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,531,098.67 $371,404.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,297,072.60 $359,397.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,363,285.95 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $2,225,284.47 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $2,471,759.51 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,358,235.13 $179,990.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,830,331.63 $405,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,487,365.21 $405,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,439,605.81 $393,100.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,295,360.35 $401,900.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,390,070.30 $39,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,370,021.46 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,004,330.12 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,047,164.48 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,564,635.55 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,748,448.82 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,084,614.32 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,711,164.39 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,058,393.56 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,093,318.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,601,013.00 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,666,491.95 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,885,740.93 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,728,726.64 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,593,243.68 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,509,203.15 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,451,262.49 $141,800.00
Sep-30-1901 $6,808,784.68 $49,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $7,219,300.44 $50,000.00

 

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