Third National Bank/Third NB & Trust, Springfield, MA (Charter 308)
Third National Bank/Third NB & TC, Springfield, MA (Chartered 1864 - Closed (Merger) 1990)
Town History
Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. As of the 2020 Census, the city's population was 155,929, making it the third-largest city in Massachusetts, the fourth-most populous city in New England after Boston, Worcester, and Providence, and the 12th-most populous in the Northeastern United States.
Springfield was founded in 1636 by English Puritan William Pynchon as "Agawam Plantation" under the administration of the Connecticut Colony. In 1641 it was renamed after Pynchon's hometown of Springfield, Essex, England, following incidents, including trade disputes as well as Captain John Mason's hostilities toward native tribes, which precipitated the settlement's joining the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During the American Revolution, George Washington designated it as the site of the Springfield Armory for its central location, subsequently the site of Shays' Rebellion. The city would also play a pivotal role in the Civil War, as a stop on the Underground Railroad and home of abolitionist John Brown, widely known for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and for the Armory's manufacture of the famed "Springfield rifles" used ubiquitously by Union troops. Closing during the Johnson administration, today the national park site features the largest collection of historic American firearms in the world. Springfield has several nicknames—"The City of Firsts", due to the many innovations developed there, such as the first American dictionary, the first American gas-powered automobile, and the first machining lathe for interchangeable parts; "The City of Homes", due to its Victorian residential architecture; and "Hoop City", as basketball was invented in Springfield in 1891 by James Naismith.
Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, lies 24 miles south of Springfield, on the western bank of the Connecticut River. The city of Springfield is home to Springfield College, Western New England University, American International College, and Springfield Technical Community College, among other higher educational institutions.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Springfielders produced many innovations, including the first American-English dictionary (1805, Merriam-Webster); the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing (1819, Thomas Blanchard); the first American horseless car (1825, Thomas Blanchard); the mass production of vulcanized rubber (1844, Charles Goodyear); the first American gasoline-powered car (1893, Duryea Brothers); the first successful motorcycle company (1901, "Indian"); one of America's first commercial radio stations (1921, WBZ, broadcast from the Hotel Kimball); and most famously, the world's second-most-popular sport, basketball (1891, Dr. James Naismith). Springfield would play major roles in machine production, initially driven by the arms industry of the Armory, as well as from private companies such as Smith & Wesson, established by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. Similarly, the industrial economy led Thomas and Charles Wason to establish the Wason Manufacturing Company, which produced the first manufactured sleeping car. The largest railcar works in New England, Wason produced 100 cars a day at its peak; the company was eventually purchased by Brill in 1907 and closed during the Depression in 1937. Among numerous other industries, during the first half of the 20th century Springfield also produced brass goods, chemicals, clothing and knit goods, paper goods, watches, boilers, engines, manufacturing machinery, silverware, jewelry, skates, carriages, buttons, needles, toys, and printed books and magazines.
Springfield had 11 National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and 10 of those banks issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Chartered March 10, 1864
- 2: Assumed 988 by consolidation January 12, 1927, with title change (Chicopee National Bank, Springfield, MA)
- 2: Assumed circulation of 988
- Bank was Open past 1935
- For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
- Merged into Bank of New England, N.A. in Boston, MA, October 29, 1990 (formerly Merchants National Bank, Boston, MA (Charter 475)).
In December 1863, Commissioners to raise subscriptions for the capital stock of a banking association planned for Springfield to be styled the "Third National Bank of Springfield" notified the public the subscription papers were in the hands of each commissioner. The capital was $500,000 to be paid up in installments. Commissioners were George Walker, Springfield; John Wells, Springfield; John L. King, Springfield; Joseph C. Parsons, Holyoke; and Emerson Gaylord, Chicopee.[4] A meeting of the subscribers to the stock of the Third National Bank was held at the office of the Fire and Marine Insurance Company in Springfield on Tuesday, February 9, 1864 at 2 o'clock p.m. At the meeting the articles of association were presented for adoption and other measures necessary for the organization of the bank. An installment of 10% was due and the commissioners were prepared to receive and receipt at the Pynchon Bank.[5] On Saturday, February 20th, the bank perfected its organization and would start off with George Walker, president; F.H. Harris, cashier; George Walker, John L. King, Edmund Freeman, Clark W. Bryan, John Wells, Emerson Gaylord, Joseph C. Parsons, Joseph Carew and Aaron Bagg, directors. It would occupy temporarily a room in Barnes' Block for a banking house until a permanent location in that neighborhood could be found and made ready. The projectors of the Bank had already shown their skill and good judgment by choosing F.H. Harris as cashier and purchasing some weeks ago, at par, $75,000 worth of the U.S. five-twenty loan, now selling at $107.[6] On March 10, 1864, Hugh McCulloch, Comptroller of the Currency, authorized the Third National Bank to commence the business of banking.[7]
In March 1873, Frederick Harris, some years ago teller in the Second National Bank of Springfield, was appointed assistant cashier of the Third National of which his father, Mr. Frederick H. Harris was the cashier and manager. Mr. Edward W. Segur, second clerk, was advanced to the position of teller in place of Mr. William G. Twing who became connected with the Riverside paper company at Holyoke.[8]
In January 1878, the directors elected were J.C. Parsons, president; Aaron Bagg, Joseph Carew, C.W. Bryan, J.H. Newton, H.A. Gould, N.A. Leonard, C.L. Covell, J.S. McElwain. F.H. Harris was cashier.[9]
On Friday, March 12, 1886, Joseph Clark Parsons, one of a the most widely known paper manufacturers in the country, died at his home in Holyoke at the age of 72. Mr. Parsons was born in Northampton, February 6, 1814. He was educated at the Northampton Academy and at the age of 14 started to learn the drug business with Hunt & Hillyer of that town. When he was 20 years old he entered a drug store in Springfield. In 1840 he took charge of John Ames' paper mill in Northampton, and three years later assumed the management of D. & J. Ames' paper mill at South Hadley Falls. Mr. Parsons was said to have built up the reputation and enormous business of the Connecticut Valley in the paper industry, for he developed the business from small beginnings in Northampton, South Hadley Falls and Suffield, Connecticut, before he went to Holyoke. In 1844 he bought the mill at Suffield, which was credited for making the first American paper used by Congress. He organized the Eagle Mills Company, with a capital of $30,000, and in 1853 sold out his interest and came to this Holyoke, then a small village. With the late Colonel Aaron Bagg of West Springfield, he organized the Parsons Paper Company, with a capital stock of $60,000, which had never been increased, although the business amounted to $1,000,000 or more annually. His business connections in this and neighboring cities were very large, including interests in the Holyoke Warp Company, the Farr Alpaca Company, the Valley Paper Company. He had been the president of the Third National Bank of Springfield since 1872, was president of the Holyoke & Westfield Railroad, president of the City National Bank of Holyoke, and a director in many other institutions.[10]
F.H. Harris died at his home, 77 Maple Street, the evening of August 17, 1911. Even on his last day, he was at his desk in the bank where he had watched and guided the interests entrusted to him practically from its organization. Frederick Harper Harris was born in Charlestown on June 22, 1823. His father was a sea captain and when Mr. Harris was a boy, the family lived in England with his father. When he was 12 or 13 years old, he was sent to Hamburg, Germany, for his schooling and made the voyage in a sailing vessel unaccompanied by other members of the family. He remained in Hamburg for some time, but soon after his father died he returned to this country to Brattleboro, Vermont, with his mother, who was a member of the Chapin family of that town. He came here by stage coach from Brattleboro as a boy of 15 and went into the old Springfield Bank under John Howard and lived with Mr. Howard's family for a time. He was married when 22 years old to Miss Martha Bliss, daughter of Theodore Bliss, one of the prominent men of the city, who lived at the corner of Maple and Union streets. The late Edmund D. Chapin of the John Hancock National Bank, now for several years out of existence, was his senior as a banker, and was also a son-in-law of Theodore Bliss, and curiously enough Mr. Harris succeeded Mr. Chapin as clerk in the old Springfield Bank in the days before national banks were organized. Mr. Chapin began his service there in 1835 and left in 1839 when Mr. Harris entered the bank at the age of 15. His banking service had not been continuous as he was engaged in the lumber business from 1848-1857 with his father-in-law. He re-entered the banking business again, going to Boston for a short time as clerk in a banking house started by James Murray Howe. From Boston he was called back to become cashier of the Pynchon Bank to succeed Henry Alexander, Jr., who had resigned to take the presidency of the old Springfield Bank, afterward the Second National. Mr. Harris remained with the Pynchon Bank as cashier until 1863 when he became cashier of the Third National. This bank was projected by George Walker, formerly consul-general at Paris, and it was organized February 20, 1864, at the office of the Fire and Marine Insurance Company with Mr. Walker as president and Mr. Harris as cashier. Upon his death, Mr. Harris was the oldest director on the board of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, having been a member for more than 40 years. Mr. Harris was acquainted with some of the leading bankers in New York and Boston. Under him a great many prominent bankers were trained who later held important positions in banks in other cities. Mr. Harris was a good friend of Samuel Bowles, the second editor of The Republican, and Mr. Bowles at one time tried to persuade him to take charge of the business affairs of the paper. The friendship began when they were boys, Mr. Harris being 3 years the senior. When young Harris was a clerk in the old Springfield Bank which was located on State Street in the building later occupied by Stadden's art shop, he lodged in a room above the bank and this was a favorite resort of a few kindred spirits among the young men of town, including the coming editor.[11]
On Saturday, May 18, 1912, at a meeting of the directors of the Third National Bank, notice was given of a change in the bylaws creating the office of chairman of the board of directors and vice president. The resignation of Frederick Harris, president of the bank since the death of his father, Frederick H. Harris, last summer, was accepted to take effect when Joseph Shattuck, Jr., treasurer of the Springfield Institution for Savings was elected on Monday. Mr. Harris, who had been connected with the bank since 1873 as assistant cashier, cashier and president, was nearly 60 years old and wanted to lay aside some of the burdens of the bank. He would become the chairman of the board at the meeting on Monday. Frederick H. Harris remained the head of the bank until he was 88 years old. The bank had purchased the Woods property to provide adequate room for the bank. The new president moved to Springfield in 1902 and had been a director in the Third National for a number of years. He was also a director in the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, of the Mutual Fire Assurance Co. of Springfield, and of the Lawrence Duck Co., manufacturing cloth.[12]
In January 20, 1914, a contract was made with Poe Levy of Newark, New Jersey, to buy the Woods building at 383-385 Main Street for $560,000. The price set a new foot front value to Main Street property. The Third National planned to erect a new and modern fire-proof office building on the corner of eight to nine stories in height to take advantage of the maximum height of 125 feet for buildings as fixed by law. The Woods building was on the corner of Main Street and Harrison Avenue and had a Main Street frontage of 72 feet with a depth of 175 feet. The Third National opened its doors 50 years ago in the property later occupied by Forbes & Wallace. It remained there for five years and then built the Meekins, Packard & Wheat building. The bank was located at the corner of Main and Hillman Streets for more than 30 years and then oved to its present quarters in the Lyman Building. The W.J. Woods Co. moving sale advertisement stated it was the greatest, most genuine and legitimate sacrifice of $100,000 of high-grade men's and boys clothing, furnishings and shoe stock ever held in this section. The W.J. Woods Co. operated stores in Worcester, Springfield and Brockton.[13]
On Wednesday, February 16, 1916, Frederic M. Jones was elected vice president of the Third National Bank. He was formerly cashier and George C. Stebbins was appointed to fill the vacancy. Harlan S. Kaplinger was appointed assistant cashier. Mr. Jones became assistant cashier in August 1911 and cashier in August 1914. Mr. Stebbens had been in the employ of the bank since 1906 and Mr. Kaplinger since 1907, previously being with the Springfield National and Chapin National banks.[14]
On Saturday morning, August 25, 1917, Joseph Shattuck, Jr., formerly president of the Third National Bank of Springfield, and more recently a banker of Rye, New York, was killed instantly in an auto accident in Yarmouth on the Cape. Mr. Shattuck had a summer home in Chatham, not far from Yarmouth and was out for a morning drive alone. He was prominent in local banking circles until December 1915 when he resigned as president of the Third National to become associated with the New York banking house of Alfred & Co. He was born in Lawrence on April 6, 1871, son of Joseph Shattuck, president of the Essex Savings Bank. He graduated from Harvard in 1892 and entered his father's bank where he received his early training. After two years there he became associated with the Winthrop National Bank of Boston and later was affiliated with Esterbrook & Co., bankers, with whom he remained two years. In 1901 he returned to the Lawrence bank and after a short stay there became treasurer of the Springfield Institution for Savings. In 1913 he became president of the Third National Bank. During his presidency plans for the 10-story building on Main Street and Harrison Avenue were perfected. He served in many important positions in Springfield including president of the Board of Trade.[15]
On Friday, February 5, 1926, Frederick Harris, 79, president of the Third National Bank died suddenly in his home. Mr. Harris, a native of Springfield, entered the bank at the age of 19 when his father, Frederick H. Harris, was cashier. Upon his father's death in 1911, he succeeded to the presidency. He was a director of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, the Holyoke Water Power Company, and the Springfield, Holyoke & Northampton Street Railway Company. He was survived by his wife, the former Emily Osborne, two daughters, Mrs. Florence Jones, wife of Frederic M. Jones, vice president of the Third National Bank; and Mrs. Helen H. Smith, wife of James P. Smith of Boston.[16]
On Tuesday, January 11, stockholders of the Third National and Chicopee National banks were meeting to take action on plans already approved by Federal bank officials and the directors of the two institutions to merge the assets of the two banks and create the Third National Bank and Trust Company. Stockholders of the Third National Bank were asked to increase the capital stock from $1,000,000 to $1,420,000 to harmonize with the refinancing necessary for the merger. President Frederic M. Jones of the Third National was slated to head the enlarged institution.[17] With the opening of business on Thursday, January 13th, the Third National Bank and Trust Company of Springfield became the largest commercial bank in Massachusetts outside of Boston with resources in excess of $35 million. Directors of the two banks had long thought the interests of Springfield and Western Massachusetts would be better served by a larger bank. The new institution would continue to maintain the present quarter of the Chicopee National Bank as the Court Square Office of the Third National Bank and Trust Company. The directors were Harry S. Baldwin, Edward S. Bradford, Joshua L. Brooks, George G. Bulkley, Alfred H. Chapin, James P. Clark, Frank D. Fuller, Frederic W. Fuller, Edwin S. Gardner, Charles H. Hall, Frederic M. Jones, George W. Kyburg, Leo L. Ley, Horace A. Moses, Arthur T. Murray, Henry J. Perkins, John Porter, George Dwight Pratt, John C. Robinson, Clarence J. Schoo, Melvin D. Southworth, Frank D. Tait, Charles H. Tenney, H. Goodman Waters, and Frank M. West. The officers were Frederic M. Jones, president and trust officer; George J. Clark, George C. Stebbins, and Leander W. White, vice presidents; Harlan S. Kaplinger, vice president and cashier; Leland F. Bardwell, Charles G. Butterworth, Henry F. Colton, Preston D. Gilmore, Charles A. Pierce, Harlan A. Sears, and Harry A. Spaight, assistant cashiers; and Winslow Wetherbee, assistant trust officer.[18]
On Tuesday, April 29, 1930, Frederic M. Jones, president of the Third National Bank announced that Bernard Q. Bond of the Rochester Trust Company of Rochester, New Hampshire, would succeed him as president. Mr. Jones would become chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Bond had a successful banking career covering a period of 22 years, having started his career in the Littleton National Bank which had trained many prominent bankers including H.K. Hallett, chairman of the Atlantic National Bank of Boston, and R.W. Poor, former president of the Garfield National Bank of New York and a vice president of the Chase National Bank. In Rochester Mr. Bond was instrumental in consolidating the Rochester National Bank, the Norway Plains Savings Bank and the Rochester Loan and Banking Company under the name of the Rochester Trust Company, now the largest commercial bank in New Hampshire. Mr. Bond was also president of the New Hampshire Bankers' Association. Mr. Jones was a native of Charlestown and a graduate of Harvard University. Having taken a course in Architecture at Harvard, Mr. Jones later entered the office of Peabody & Stearns, architects, in Boston, where he was employed for 11 years. When the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company building was being constructed, Mr. Jones came to Springfield to represent his firm. While in Springfield he met Miss Florence Harris, daughter of Frederick Harris who was president of the Third National Bank. When the Third National was merged with the Chicopee National Bank, Mr. Jones was elected president and trust officer of the Third National Bank and Trust Company.[19]
On Monday, November 30, 1931, announcement was made by the Third National Bank & Trust Company that Bernard Q Bond, president for the past 19 months, had resigned due to ill-health. According to Mr. Jones, chairman of the board, no successor would be chosen at least until the following year.[20]
| Bank | 1926 | 1930 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Deposit & Trust | 33,255,476 | 63,395,437 | 64,870,104 |
| Union Trust | $33,731,719 | $48,745,307 | $45,201,293 |
| Third National* | $21,837,202 | $36,234,395 | $34,319,033 |
| Springfield National** | $15,547,843 | $24,146,864 | $20,906,548 |
| Chapin National | $8,891,000 | N/A | N/A |
| Chicopee National | $13,273,047 | N/A | N/A |
| Western Mass. Bank & Trust*** | $4,506,653 | $4,230,355 | 3,705,413 |
| Institute for Savings | $46,588,014 | $59,499,067 | $60,300,355 |
| Five Cents Savings | $20,734,792 | $25,474,196 | $26,238,000 |
| Hampden Savings | $9,800,000 | $11,457,285 | $11,860,288 |
| Springfield Cooperative | $3,683,929 | $4,333,000 | $4,436,203 |
| Hampden Cooperative | $500,000 | $640,335 | $655,859 |
| Totals | $212,349,675 | $278,696,241 | $271,493,096 |
Notes from Table (see above)
*Includes Chicopee National assets; merged 1927
**Includes Chapin National assets; merged 1929
***Formerly Commercial Trust Company
In January 1935, the officers of the Third National Bank were Frederic M. Jones, president; George J. Clark, executive vice president; Harlan S. Kaplinger, vice president and cashier; George C. Stebbins, and Leander W. White, vice presidents; Charles A. Pierce, assistant vice president; Leland F. Bardwell, Charles G. Butterworth, Henry F. Colton, Preston D. Gilmore, Carlos Ruggles, Jr., assistant cashiers; Mr. Jones, trust officer; Harvey H. Moses, assistant trust officer. The directors were Harry S. Baldwin, Robert E. Barrett, Edward S. Bradford, Joshua L. Brooks, George C. Bulkley, Mr. Clark, Frank D. Fuller, Frederic W. Fuller, Edwin S. Gardner, Roger, Johnson, Mr. Jones, Leo L. Ley, Horace A. Moses, Arthur T. Murray, George Dwight Pratt, John C. Robinson, Clarence J. Schoo, Melvin D. Southworth, and Charles H. Tenney.[22]
On Sunday afternoon, August 4, 1946, Frederick M. Jones, 72, of 327 Maple Street, chairman of the board and for 20 years president of the Third National Bank and Trust Co., died suddenly the result of heart failure. Born in Charlestown, June 21, 1874, Mr. Jones moved to Somerville where he attended the public schools. He then went to Harvard where he graduated in 1896 with a bachelor of arts degree and four years later he received a bachelor of science degree from the same institution. In December 29, 1931, Mr. Jones was re-elected to the presidency of the bank due to the resignation of Bernard Q. Bond and remained as president until March 19, 1946 when he was elected chairman of the board and George J. Clark, executive vice president, was elected to succeed him as president. Much of the success of the Third National, the largest bank of its kind in Massachusetts outside of Boston, had been due to his level-headed guidance.[23]
At the close of business, December 31, 1949, the Third National Bank had total assets of $80,753,568.04. The capital stock was $1,500,000, surplus $4,000,000, undivided profits $2,439,026.01, and deposits $70,873,874.45. The directors were Julius H. Appleton, lawyer; Robert E. Barrett, Jr., president and treasurer, Holyoke Water Power Co.; F. Stanley Beveridge, president, Stanley Home Products, Inc.; Hiram L. Bollum, president, Springfield Street Railway Co.; L. Loring Brooks, Jr., president, Brooks Bank Note Co.; Harry H. Caswell, treasurer and general manager, W.F. Young, Inc.; Alfred H. Chapin, chairman of the board, Moore Drop Fording Co.; Edwin S. Gardner, lawyer; William A. Herbert, president, Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Donald P. Hess, president, American Bosch Corp.; Roger Johnson, treasurer, Johnson's Bookstore, Inc.; Robert S. Kneeland, lawyer; Leo L. Ley, president, Ley Construction Co.; Donald H. Mudd, treasurer, A.G. Spalding & Bros., Inc.; Frederick L. Parker, president, United States Whip Co.; Roger L. Putnam, president, Package Machinery Co.; Clarence J. Schoo, president, General Fibre Box Co.; James P. Smith, president, Holyoke Card and Paper Co.; Melvin D. Southworth, president, Southworth Co.; Charles H. Tenney, chairman of the board, Springfield Gas Light Co.; and Edward H. Thomson, director, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. The officers were George J. Clark, president; George C. Stebbins, Charles G. Butterworth, Henry F. Colton, Harvey H. Moses, Russell B. Neff, Carlos Ruggles, Jr., vice presidents; Harlan A. Sears, vice president and cashier; Leland F. Bardwell, Robert W. Cizek, Howard E. Gath, and Preston D. Gilmore, assistant cashiers; Paul C. Larson, trust officer; Sager T. McDonald, assistant trust officer; and Carleton J. Smith, auditor.[24]
- 10/11/1983 Changed Institution Name to Bank of New England - West, National Association.
- 01/01/1985 Acquired Bank of New England - Franklin County, National Association (FDIC #2587) in Greenfield, MA (formerly the First National Bank of Franklin County, Charter 474).
- 10/16/1987 Acquired Hampshire National Bank of South Hadley (FDIC #18587) in South Hadley, MA.
- 02/16/1988 Main Office moved to One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01101.
- 03/11/1988 Acquired Berkshire Bank & Trust Company (FDIC #11801) in Pittsfield, MA
- 10/29/1990 Merged and became part of Bank of New England, National Association (FDIC #2560) in Boston, MA (formerly Merchants National Bank, Boston, MA (Charter 475)).
Official Bank Titles
1: The Third National Bank of Springfield, MA
2: The Third National Bank and Trust Company of Springfield, MA (1/12/1927)
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $11,289,420 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1864 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 1,136,527 notes (991,924 large size and 144,603 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
†Part-plate printings were first undertaken when Secretary of the Treasury William Richardson suspended printings of $10 Original Series notes. This was a labor-intensive process and each different part-plate combination required a new and distinctive Treasury sheet serial number set that complicated bookkeeping.[26]Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 12500 1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 9000 1: Original Series 3x10-20 11501 - 14500 1: Original Series 20† 9001 - 11500 Issue of $10 Original Series notes for selected banks was suspended between October 14, 1873, and June 29, 1874. This was in response to extensive counterfeiting of their notes.[25] 1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 12736 1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8499 1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 39001 1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 22915 1: 1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 5000 DEFG plate approved Sep. 7, 1906. 1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 13834 1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6150 1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 22575 HIJK plate approved July 18, 1908. 1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2000 LMNB plate approved Jan. 21, 1909 1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 6151 - 59413 1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 22576 - 25825 1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2001 - 35633 2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 12144 2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3600 2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 1232 2: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 418 2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 30614 2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 9625
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1864 - 1935):
Presidents:
- George Walker, 1864-1871
- Joseph Clark Parsons, 1872-1885
- Frederick Harper Harris, 1886-1910
- Frederick Harris, 1911-1911
- Joseph Shattuck, Jr., 1912-1915
- Frederick Harris, 1916-1926
- Frederic M. Jones, 1927-1929
- Bernard Q. Bond, 1930-1930
- Frederic M. Jones, 1931-1935
Cashiers:
- Frederick Harper Harris, 1864-1885
- Frederick Harris, 1886-1910
- Arthur Jesse Skinner, 1911-1913
- Frederic M. Jones, 1914-1915
- George Charles Stebbins, 1916-1917
- Harlan Stone Kaplinger, Sr., 1918-1935
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
- Third National Bank/Third NB & TC, Springfield, MA History (NB Lookup)
- Massachusetts Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)
Sources
- Springfield, MA, on Wikipedia
- Strahan, Derek, Corner of Main & Hillman Streets, Springfield, MA, accessed Dec 4, 2025.
- 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
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Wed., Jan. 21, 1914.
- ↑ The Republican, Springfield, MA, Tue., Mar. 11, 1913.
- ↑ The Republican, Springfield, MA, Wed., Jan. 4, 1950.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Mon., Dec. 14, 1863.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Thu., Feb. 4, 1864.
- ↑ Springfield Evening Union, Springfield, MA, Mon., Feb. 22, 1864.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Mon. Mar. 14, 1864.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Thu., Mar. 6, 1873.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Wed., Jan. 9, 1878.
- ↑ The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, Sat., Mar. 13, 1886.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Fri., Aug. 18, 1911.
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Sun., May 19, 1912.
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Wed., Jan. 21, 1914.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Thu., Feb. 17, 1916.
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Sun., Aug. 26, 1917.
- ↑ The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, Sat., Feb. 6, 1926.
- ↑ Springfield Evening Union, Springfield, MA, Tue., Jan. 11, 1927.
- ↑ The Republican, Springfield, MA, Thu., Jan. 13, 1927.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Wed., Apr. 30, 1930.
- ↑ The Republican, Springfield, MA, Tue., Dec. 1, 1931.
- ↑ The Springfield Daily Republican, Springfield, MA, Sun., Jan. 10, 1932.
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Tue., Jan. 8, 1935.
- ↑ The Morning Union, Springfield, MA, Wed., Aug. 7, 1946.
- ↑ The Republican, Springfield, MA, Wed., Jan. 4, 1950.
- ↑ Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008), p. 503.
- ↑ Huntoon, Peter, Chapter D5, "Counterfeits, Canceled Notes and Canceled Subjects on Plates," Encyclopedia of U.S. National Bank Notes, p. 2.