National Bank of the Commonwealth, Boston, MA (Charter 1827)
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National Bank of the Commonwealth, Boston, MA (Chartered 1871 - Liquidated 1901)
Town History
Boston is located in Suffolk County.
Boston had 84 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 75 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized Apr 12, 1871
- Chartered May 27, 1871
- Liquidated Dec 24, 1901
- Absorbed by 5155 (National Shawmut Bank, Boston, MA)
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The National Bank of the Commonwealth of Boston, MA
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $2,127,730 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1871 and 1901. This consisted of a total of 215,408 notes (215,408 large size and No small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments Original Series 4x5 1 - 4000 Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 11200 Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 10585 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 14829 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13238
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1871 - 1901):
Presidents:
- Eleazer Crocker Sherman, 1871-1880
- William Augustus Tower, 1881-1881
- Albert Lee Newman, 1882-1891
- William Augustus Tower, 1892-1895
- John J. Eddy, 1896-1900
- William Augustus Tower, 1901-1901
Cashiers:
Other Known Bank Note Signers
- No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Sources
- Boston, MA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
