New Hampshire Bank Note History
The New Hampshire Bank Note History home page consolidates historical information on the National/Obsolete Banks, Bankers and Banking History of New Hampshire. It also highlights What's New, along with some Famous New Hampshire Banks & Bankers, and lists helpful Research Resources.
New Hampshire National Banks that Issued Notes
The link below is a searchable, sortable list of the 78 New Hampshire National Banks that issued notes during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935). Information shown for each bank includes Charter#, Bank Name, Town, County, Open & Close Year, Bank Fate, Number of notes Issued and Total $ Issued. The charter number for each bank is a link to that Bank Info page on the SPMC U.S. National Bank lookup website.
New Hampshire County home pages
County Bank Note History home pages provide information on the Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes for that county during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), and also the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866) (if applicable for that county). All of the county's National & Obsolete Banks are listed with links to their Bank History pages. Prominent Bankers are also listed with links to their Banker Bio pages. Several Bank Notes are featured, as well as bank postcards and other bank related ephemera.
If you have a local County Historical Society/Museum, they may be interested in adding a link on their website to their County's Bank Note History home page in our wiki.
- (There are currently no New Hampshire County home pages set up)
What's New in New Hampshire Bank Note History
- Bank Histories:
- Banker Bios:
New Hampshire Bank Histories Index
The Bank Histories are organized alphabetically by Town, then by Bank Open Date. To find the New Hampshire Bank you are looking for, select from the following Index list. You can also search the entire wiki for the Bank's town name or charter number using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
New Hampshire Banker Biographies Index
The Banker Bios are organized alphabetically by Last Name. To find the New Hampshire Banker you are looking for, select from the following Index list. For an Index list of all Banker Bios for all States, use the Banker Biographies sidebar link. You can also search the entire wiki for the Banker's last name using the Search Box in the upper right corner.
New Hampshire National Bank Stats, Lists & Graphs
The label for each of these Stats is a link to the corresponding pdf list of banks
- # Issuing Banks: 78
- # Non-Issuing Banks: 1
- # Large Size Issuers: 73
- # Small Size Issuers: 58
- # Territorial Banks: 0
- # Towns with Issuing Banks: 47
- # Counties with Issuing Banks: 10
- NBN Geo. Letter: N
- State Capital: Concord
- Statehood Date: June 21, 1788
- New Hampshire National Bank Graphs & Lists
- # of National Banks Chartered By Year
- # of National Bank Failures (Receivership) By Year
- # of National Bank Closures (Receivership/Liquidation/Closed) By Year
- # of National Banks In Operation By Year
- List of 40 New Hampshire National Banks with Lowest # of Notes Issued
- List of New Hampshire National Banks (Issued Notes) Sorted by Town by Charter#
Famous New Hampshire Banks & Bankers
New Hampshire Counties Index
This index lists New Hampshire counties that had towns with National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
New Hampshire Towns Index
This index lists New Hampshire towns that had National or Obsolete Banks (1782-1935).
New Hampshire Obsolete to National Bank Conversions
- The Bank of Lebanon (Haxby NH-165) (1828-1865) -> National Bank, Lebanon, NH (Charter 808) (1865-1991)
- The Claremont Bank (Haxby NH-21) (1846-1864) -> The Claremont National Bank, Claremont, NH (Charter 596) (1864-1934) NOTE: in 1843, the first Claremont Bank (Haxby NH-20) withdrew from business
- Amoskeag Bank, Manchester (1850-1864) -> Amoskeag National Bank, Manchester, NH (Charter 574) (1864-1986)
- Pittsfield Bank (1850-1865) -> Pittsfield National Bank, Pittsfield, NH (Charter 1020) (1865-1978)
- New Hampshire Bank (Haxby NH-271) (unk-1865) -> New Hampshire National Bank, Portsmouth, NH (Charter 1052) (1865-1972)
New Hampshire Banking History
Wiki Links
- Information on the origin and history of National Bank Notes (Wikipedia)
- General information on New Hampshire (Wikipedia)
New Hampshire Research Resources
- 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).
- The National Bank Note Census, nbncensus.com
- OCC Annual Reports 1863-1935 (U.S. Treasury Dept: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency).
- (The OCC Annual Reports are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- The Bankers Magazine 1846-1922 (New York: various publishers over the years).
- (The Bankers Magazine volumes are available online at the Currency Club of Chester County (PA) website).
- Rand McNally Banker's Directories 1879-1935 (Chicago: Rand McNally & Company).
- Polk's Banker's Encyclopedias 1895-1935 (Detroit and New York: Polk Bankers Encyclopedia Co.).
- James A. Haxby, United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 (4 volumes) (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1988).
- Paper Money Journal, 1962-present (Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors, spmc.org). Many articles over the years about the history of National & Obsolete Banks and Bankers. An archive of all back issues with search capabilities is online for SPMC members at spmc.org.
- FDIC, Bank Find History website.
- New Hampshire Historical Society website