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Bank Info for NB Charter 978 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Whaling Bank of
New London, CT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1878 Joseph C. Douglass Sebastian Duffy Lawrence
1879-1879 Aug. Brandagee, Jr. Sebastian Duffy Lawrence
1880-1908 Belton A. Copp Sebastian Duffy Lawrence
1909-1910 S. S. Hinkley Belton A. Copp
1911-1911 * none * Belton A. Copp
1912-1929 Harold G. Pond Belton A. Copp
1930-1935 R. H. Stearns Harold G. Pond
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 - 8300
Original Series 4x5 1 - 11700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2500
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5084
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1460
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4101 - 9479
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3526
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2594
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 208
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 14004
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 8172
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 20, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 5, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Whaling Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1935) $118,768
High Bal (1932) $1,507,487
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $22,150
High Bal (1932) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 168,892
# Small Notes 60,144
# Total Notes 229,036
$ Large Size $1,311,650
$ Small Size $438,120
$ Total Issued $1,749,770
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $391,306.69 $85,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $427,937.51 $125,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $425,247.71 $134,900.00
Oct-05-1868 $429,724.16 $134,500.00
Oct-09-1869 $440,830.80 $133,972.00
Oct-08-1870 $470,460.13 $133,919.00
Oct-02-1871 $458,439.00 $133,600.00
Oct-03-1872 $478,938.15 $132,911.00
Sep-12-1873 $515,310.97 $132,957.00
Oct-02-1874 $449,568.09 $133,600.00
Oct-01-1875 $450,765.86 $134,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $451,942.91 $127,950.00
Oct-01-1877 $450,033.85 $130,300.00
Oct-01-1878 $421,536.65 $129,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $441,090.57 $133,800.00
Oct-01-1880 $430,640.46 $133,800.00
Oct-01-1881 $424,393.07 $133,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $434,576.37 $125,100.00
Oct-02-1883 $385,347.42 $75,700.00
Sep-30-1884 $427,617.63 $76,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $401,033.23 $84,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $431,858.58 $84,900.00
Oct-05-1887 $408,390.17 $84,100.00
Oct-04-1888 $463,748.05 $85,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $389,457.48 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $375,111.79 $36,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $380,904.33 $33,550.00
Sep-30-1892 $382,363.63 $33,050.00
Oct-03-1893 $392,629.94 $32,450.00
Oct-02-1894 $397,691.24 $31,450.00
Sep-28-1895 $394,118.74 $28,950.00
Oct-06-1896 $425,607.36 $25,750.00
Oct-05-1897 $411,157.50 $26,350.00
Sep-20-1898 $425,070.88 $22,150.00
Sep-07-1899 $429,740.60 $27,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $423,186.41 $32,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $433,165.75 $36,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $434,049.99 $31,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $425,493.23 $31,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $451,841.91 $30,400.00
Aug-25-1905 $432,665.00 $35,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $444,177.00 $36,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $478,179.00 $36,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $464,897.00 $37,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $484,569.00 $35,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $478,214.00 $35,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $504,069.00 $35,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $632,226.00 $37,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $741,727.00 $36,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $722,550.00 $36,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $944,728.00 $36,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,016,270.00 $36,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,097,221.00 $36,900.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,260,224.00 $36,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,304,067.00 $35,695.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,184,172.00 $37,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,089,853.00 $37,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,047,066.00 $37,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,076,599.00 $37,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,206,403.00 $37,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,232,872.00 $37,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,304,119.00 $37,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,391,514.00 $36,950.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,398,697.00 $37,050.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,400,641.00 $37,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,471,245.00 $37,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,434,719.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,507,487.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,338,260.00 $148,150.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,329,041.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $118,768.00 $0.00

 

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