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The Arcade Bank, at first located at No. 30, in the second story of the Arcade Building, was incorporated in June, 1831. Among its prominent incorporators were Earl P. Mason and George B. Holmes. Successive presidents were: Stephen Waterman, up to about 1843; Paris Hill succeeded, continuing until 1855; Earl P. Mason, 1855 to 1877; Henry Lippitt, 1877 to the present time. Its cashiers were: Joseph Hodges, to 1850; Benjamin W. Ham, about 1851 to 1858; Manton E. Hoard, 1858 to 1872; Stephen H. Tabor, 1872 to 1886; Frank A. Chase, 1887 to the present time. The bank was reorganized as the Rhode Island National Bank in March, 1865. As the Arcade Bank, its capital at first was $200,000; about 1846 it was increased to $500,000, and some five years later this sum was doubled; but some ten years later its actual capital was reported at $396,000. In the meantime the bank moved from its original location; first to No. 3 Washington Building, and about 1853 to the second floor of 56 Broad street. About 1858 its number was 56 Weybosset, where it con- tinued until 1867, when it removed to No. 70 Weybosset. Thence it removed in 1881 to 19 and 21 Custom House street, its present location. With its reorganization its capital was fixed at $600,000, and at that figure it has since remained, though a surplus has been growing for several years, which now amounts to $170,000. The present directors are: Henry Lippitt, Benjamin F. Thurston, W. W. Hoppin, E. Philip Mason, S. S. Sprague, William T. Nicholson, F. A. Chase, John McAuslan, Charles Fletcher and William A. Leete.
The Weybosset Bank was incorporated in June, 1831, with a stock capital of $300,000. Its early location was at No. 2 Weybosset street.
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About 1847 it was moved to 55 Westminster street, which location it still maintains. Its capital increased from year to year, until 1859, when it was fixed at $500,000. In June, 1865, it became a national bank, and its capital continued at the amount last named. William Rhodes, its early president, continued until 1854; Alex- ander F. Adie, 1855 to 1862: Robert F. Stafford, 1862 to 1866; Fred- eriek M. Ballou, 1866 to 1867; George A. Seagrave, 1867 to 1884; George B. Calder, 1885 to the present time. Luke Green, the early cashier, continued until 1856, when he was succeeded by William C. Townsend, 1856 to 1864; William R. Greene, 1864 to 1876; Ollys A. Jillson, 1876 to the present time. The present directors are: George B. Calder, F. M. Ballou, George W. Whitford, Augustus O. Bourn. James Tillinghast, Robert E. Northam, James F. Field, Frank E. Seagrave, Benjamin W. Persons and Herbert N. Fenner.
The Blackstone Canal Bank was incorporated as a state bank in January, 1831. It became a national bank in July, 1865. Its in- creasing capital reached $500,000 about 1852, at which limit it has since remained. The early location of the bank was at 23 South Main street: in 1847 it was at 21 South Main; in 1853 at No. 6 What Cheer Building: in 1880 at 23 Market Square, and in 1882 at 25 Mar- ket Square. Nicholas Brown was succeeded as president, by John Carter Brown, in 1844. About 1852 Tully D. Bowen followed, con- tinuing in the position until 1868; J. H. De Wolf, 1869 to 1875; William Ames, 1876 to the present time. Oren Westcott was teller in 1876, Charles T. Dorrance in 1877, and Robert G. Manton, from 1880 to the present time. William Chace has been book-keeper since 1876. Successive cashiers have been: Thomas B. Fenner, to about 1846; Daniel W. Vaughan, from that time to 1854; John Luther, 1855 to 1876; Oren Westcott. 1877 to the present time. The directors are F. S. Hoppin, William Ames, Amos N. Beckwith, Charles F. Page, Herbert F. Hinckley, Edward P. Chapin, Charles S. Sprague and George W. Butts, Jr.
The Globe Bank was incorporated in January, 1831. The capital, in 1853 had reached $600,000. Its location was at 25 South Main street; in 1852, at 27; in 1855, at 33; in 1859 at 56 of the same street; in 1866 at 62 Westminster, and in 1885 at 48 Weybosset, its present location. Its capital is now $300,000, which amount was settled upon about 1877, the figures up to that time having been double the present. The bank adopted the national garb in June, 1865. Its successive presidents have been: William Sprague, up to 1875; Jesse Metcalf, 1875 to 1879; Henry J. Steere for a short time, followed by Benjamin A. Jackson, from 1880 to the present time. Cashiers have been: John L. Noyes, to 1858; Thophilus Salisbury, 1858 to 1888; George C. Noyes, 1889. The directors are Benjamin A. Jackson, .Christopher Robinson, Henry J. Steere, Jesse Metcalf, John R. Bart-
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lett, Charles S. Bush, C. H. Sheldon, Jr., D. F. Longstreet, and Gaid- ner C. Sims.
The Old National Bank, organized in the days when the national class of banks was unknown, was incorporated as the National Bank, in October, 1833. When it was reorganized as a national bank the name "Old" was prefixed to give some indication of its new character. Its capital in 1838 was $100,000; in 1841, $120,000; in 1853. $140,000; in 1855, $160,000; in 1858, $200,000; in 1860, $350,000; in 1861. $500,000; and that limit has since been maintained. Its location was at 11 Market Square; in 1859, at 19 Weybosset street; and in 1867, at. 21 Weybosset, where it still remains. E. Wade was succeeded as president, by George W. Hallett, about 1843; the latter continuing during a long term, and being succeeded in 1879 by John O. Water- man. He was followed in 1881, by Christopher Lippitt, who remains at the present time. Three successive cashiers have served about as follows: Ezra Bourn, to 1855; Henry C. Cranston, 1855 to 1865; Francis A. Cranston, 1865 to the present time. The directors are Henry C. Cranston, James E. Cranston, Christopher Lippitt, Fred W. Arnold, William T. Barton, Charles J. Wheeler, D. Russell Brown and Julius Palmer.
The City Bank was incorporated in 1833. Its capital was $200,000. In 1853 it was $300,000. It was reorganized as the City National Bank in 1865, its capital since that time being $500,000. It now has a surplus of $170,000. Its location was in 1838 at No. 8 Union Build- ing; in 1852 at 41 Westminster street; in 1861 at 78 Weybosset, and in 1867 at 98 Weybosset street, where it still remains. Anthony B. Arnold, its early president, was succeeded about 1845, by Amos C. Barstow, who holds that office at the present time, having served nearly half a century. Successive cashiers have been: William R. Watson, followed about 1840 by Henry Earle; he about 1850 by Amos W. Snow, who continued till 1866; Samuel Salisbury, 1866 to 1867; Edwin A. Smith, 1867 to the present time. The directors now are Amos C. Barstow, Henry A. Howland, T. A. Richardson, Charles Dudley, William B. Greene, Rowland Hazard, Edwin A. Smith, Amos C. Barstow. Jr., and Joseph Davol.
The American Bank, at first located at 23 South Main street, was incorporated in October, 1833. Its capital was at first $200,000, but this was gradually increased, until in 1856, it reached the sum of $2,000,000. At this figure it remained until the reorganization of the bank under the national system, as the American National Bank, in August, 1865, with a capital of $1,437,650. At this amount it has since remained. Henry P. Franklin was president until about 1849: Amos D. Smith followed for a year or two; Stephen Harris succeeded about 1851, to 1855; Shubael Hutchins, 1855-to 1868; Stephen Harris. 1868 to 1879; F. W. Carpenter, 1879 to the present time. The cashier's office has been successively held by: S. K. Rathbone, up to
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1856; William H. Dart, 1856 to 1861; William Olney, 1861 to 1881; Horatio A. Hunt, 1881 to the present time. The location of the bank was changed to 21 What Cheer Building, about 1852; in 1868 it was at 25 Market Square, and in 1877 it was at 97 Westminster street, where it remains at the present time. The directors are Thomas Brown, E. H. Robinson, William Grosvenor, Francis W. Carpenter, Alfred A. Reed, George C. Nightengale, Jr., Jeffrey Davis and Stephen H. Arnold.
The Commercial Bank was incorporated in January, 1833. Its capital, increasing from $200,000, in 1853 was made a half million, and in 1855 it became a million, which figure has been ever since maintained. For several years it was located at 123 South Main street; about 1845 it was at 143 of the same street, and in 1859 it was at 11 Market Square, where it continued several years. About 1880 it was moved to its present location at 53 Westminster street. It was reorganized as the Commercial National Bank in 1865. Its successive presidents have been: Richmond Bullock, up to about 1849; William P. Bullock following, to 1862; William Comstock, 1863 to 1874; Daniel Day. 1874 to 1886; Daniel E. Day, 1886 to the present time. The cashiers have been: David Andrews, up to 1857; S. P. Wardwell, 1858 to 1874; Joshua A. Wilbour, 1874; Henry G. Arnold, 1875 to the present time. The board of directors comprises the following: Daniel E. Day, Andrew Comstock, Eugene W. Mason, Thomas Har- ris, Amos C. Barstow, Jr., Edward P. Taft, Isaac M. Potter.
The Bank of North America was incorporated in October, 1823, and had a capital of $100,000. For several years its location was frequently changed, but about 1857 it found a place at 36 Weybosset street, which some ten years later was changed to No. 48 of the same street, at which number the bank still remains. Its capital increased quite rapidly, until in 1862 it had reached $1,000,000. It was reor- ganized in 1865 as the National Bank of North America. Cyrus But- ler was an early president. About 1840 he was followed by Amory Chapin, who was in turn followed by Elisha Harris about 1846. Seth Padelford succeeded the latter in 1861, and was followed by Jesse Metcalf in 1879. The last mentioned is still in office. Benjamin W. Ham was cashier in 1838. Henry E. Hudson succeeded about 1840, continuing to 1861, when C. E. Jackson, the present cashier, followed him, making for the last named a term of about 30 years. The pres- ent directors are Jesse Metcalf, Charles H. Merriman, A. D. Chapin, Arnold B. Chace, Charles D. Owen, Lucien Sharpe, E. C. Bucklin, William Wanton Dunnell and Stephen O. Metcalf.
The Phenix Bank was incorporated in October, 1833. Its first president was James F. Simmons, who continued until about 1843, when he was followed by Samuel B. Wheaton. He was succeeded by Edward Pearce in 1851. After about 30 years of service he was fol- lowed by Jonathan Chace, the present official, in 1881. The capital
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of this bank in 1838 had reached $160,000; and in subsequent years it increased until in 1863 it reached $437,650. In 1865 it was reorgan- ized as the Phenix National Bank, with a capital of $450,000. The capital has since remained the same in name, but a surplus has been accumulating which now amounts to $350,000. The first cashier was Jesse N. Olney, followed by Benjamin White, previous to 1838, who continued till 1875, when he was succeeded by George E. Martin, who for several years had served as assistant cashier, and still holds the office of cashier. This bank was originally located at Pawtucket, under the name of Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, but afterward moved to Providence, where it received the new name. Here, in 1838, it was located at 39 Market street; in 1844 at 41 Market street; in 1852 at 7 What Cheer Building, where it remained until 1889, when it was domiciled at 58 Dorrance street, in the Narragansett Hotel building. The present directors are Smith Owen, Franklin H. Rich- mond, John S. Ormsbee. Scott W. Mowry, Jonathan Chace, Edward Pearce, Jr., George E. Martin, Webster Knight, Henry A. Munroe and Frederick E. Perkins.
The Traders' Bank was incorporated in June, 1836, with a capital of $200,000, which limit has since been maintained. Its location has been, even to the present time, in the Union Building, No. 4 West- minster street. It was reorganized in 1865 as the Traders' National Bank. Successive presidents of this bank have been: Erastus F. Knowlton, to about 1840; Earl Carpenter, from that time to 1862; Z. R. Tucker, 1863 to 1873; Henry A. Webb, 1874 to the present time. The cashiers have been: Henry S. Angell, to about 1840; Henry A. Webb, from that time to 1857: Edwin Knight, 1858 to the present time. The directors are Henry A. Webb, Lewis W. Anthony, Albert H. Manchester, Jr., William A. Tucker, Almon Wade, William Ses- sions and Benjamin W. Spink.
The Pawtuxet Bank was incorporated about the year 1815. Its existence never appears very vigorous. Its capital varied at differ- ent times from $100,000 to $150,000. It was located at 19 Westmin- ster and at 41 of the same street from 1852 to 1872, and after that at 87 Westminster. Christopher Rhodes was its president in 1847 and forward to 1861, and Arthur M. Kimball from 1862 to the time of its closing, in 1874. Thomas R. Greene was cashier from an early date, previous to 1847, to 1867, and Stephen D. Greene from 1868 to the close of its active career. It never adopted the national style.
The Lime Rock Bank was incorporated in January, 1823. The bank was then located at the village of Lime Rock, in the town of Smithfield, whence it was removed to Providence in 1847. It was then domiciled at 25 Westminster street and had a capital of $100,000. The presidents from that time have been: George Olney. Josiah Sea- grave and, from 1855 to the present time, Thomas J. Hill. A. W. Spencer was cashier until 1855, when he was succeeded by John W.
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Angell, the present cashier. It was reorganized as the Lime Rock National Bank June 30th, 1865. Its capital was raised to $250,000 about 1852, and in 1882 that amount was doubled, the present capital being $500,000. Its location was changed about 1852 to 8 What Cheer Building: 1857 to 42 Weybosset; 1867 to 56 Weybosset; 1875 to 41 Westminster, its present location. The directors are Thomas J. Hill, James S. Phettteplace, John W. Angell, Lyman Pierce, Fred B. Ev- ans, James C. Goff and John D. Lewis.
The State Bank was incorporated in May, 1850, with a capital of $150,000. It was located at 34 Westminster street; in 1855 its num- ber was 32, and in 1866 it was 36 of the same street. In 1871 it moved to 4 Weybosset, and in 1880 to 65 Westminster, its present location. Its capital has varied at different times, for the last ten years or more being $77,225. In 1860 it was as high as $154,450. The first president was Duty Evans, who was followed by John P. Meriam, who served over 20 years. He was succeeded by Albert G. Utley about 1877. and he by James B. Arnold, 1885 to the present time. The first cashier was C. R. Drowne, followed by Thomas H. Rhodes, 1854 to 1858; Fayette P. Brown, 1858 to 1863; Edwin A. Smith, 1863 to 1866: Samuel Kennedy, 1866 to 1874; Henry B. Dean, 1878 to the present time. The first board of directors were: Thomas H. Rhodes, Duty Evans, John N. Francis, David S. Carr, John P. Meriam, Lewis P. Mead, William O. Darling, N. A. Eddy and Walter W. Updike. The present directors are: Samuel W. Peckham, James B. Arnold, Henry B. Dean, Benjamin F. Arnold and Hiram Kendall.
The Bank of Commerce of Providence was incorporated in May, 1851. It was located in the What Cheer Building, and had a stock capital of $1,000,000. The first board of directors consisted of: Amos D. Smith, William Foster, Byron Sprague, Robert L. Lippitt. Walter Manton, Robert W. Watson, Edward A. Greene, Jabez C. Knight and John F. Chapin. Since 1854 the bank has been located at No. 4 Market Square. In 1865 it became a national bank, its capital paid in to that time having reached the sum of $1,709,200, which amount has since that time been the capital of the bank. Amos D. Smith, its first president, continued in that office till 1876, when he was succeeded by Edward A. Greene, who in turn was followed by Rob- ert Knight, the present head, in 1884. The first cashier was Joseph H. Bourn, who continued until 1866, and was then followed by John Foster, who is still in the position. The vice-presidents since 1869 have been: Edward A. Greene, to 1876; Charles M. Smith, 1876 to 1884: Harvey E. Wellman, 1884 to the present time. The directors at present are: Edward A. Greene, William B. Weeden, Robert Knight, George C. Nightingale, Harvey E. Wellman, Henry F. Richards, Dutee Wilcox, Frederick Grinnell and William A. Spicer.
The What Cheer Bank was incorporated in May, 1853, with a capital of $100,000. It was located at No. 4 Union Building, and was
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open for business until 1866. Its capital increased until, by 1864, it reached $160,400. During the term of its existence it president was Henry A. Hidden and its cashier Albert C. Greene.
The Continental Bank was incorporated as a state bank in 1853. It was located in the What Cheer Building, and had a capital of $200,000. The first directors were: Benjamin R. Almy, George A. Seagrave, Christopher T. Keith. Rhodes B. Chapman, S. S. Bradford, George W. Butts, Bailey W. Evans, Ezekiel Owen and Henry P. Knight. The capital of the bank increased until 1867, when it was fixed at $500,000, and has remained at that amount ever since, though it has had a varying surplus, which in 1872 amounted to $100,000. In 1865 it was reorganized as the Fourth National Bank, its location re- maining in the What Cheer Building until 1882, when the bank was removed to its present location at 65 Westminster street. The first president was Benjamin R. Almy. He was succeeded in 1855 by Rhodes B. Chapman, whose long term of service extended to 1886, when he was followed by Bailey W. Evans, the present incumbent. The first cashier, A. G. Durfee, held that position till 1872. He was then followed by Henry R. Chace, who was succeeded in 1880 by Thomas Boyd, Jr., the present cashier. The present directors are: Bailey W. Evans, Ezekiel Owen, Christopher T. Keith, Henry R. Chace, James Tucker. Thomas Boyd, Jr., Albert W. Smith and Rob- ert B. Chapman.
The Bank of America was incorporated in May, 1851. It was lo- cated in Duncan's Building, No. 48 Broad street, and its capital was $132,950. Its early board of directors was composed of: Adnah Sackett, Henry W. Gardner, John P. Smith, George H. Wilbur, Wil- liam Spencer and Pardon M. Stone. The bank was moved about 1867 to 62 Weybosset street, which location has been since preserved. Its capital for the last 30 years has been $200,000. This has remained a state bank. The first president was Adnah Sackett, who was fol- lowed, in 1860, by Zechariah Chafee. After a long term of service he was succeeded in 1889 by William S. Hayward. Edward N. Davis. the first cashier, remained in that office until 1876, being succeeded by A. C. Tourtellot, the present cashier. The directors are: William Spencer, Solomon Tyler, William S. Hayward, Zechariah Chafee, Marsden J. Perry and Leander R. Peck.
The Atlantic Bank was first located at 48 Broad street, and was in- corporated in May, 1853. Its capital at first was $100,000, which soon began creeping upward, but standing at about $131,000 from about 1858 to 1883, when it rose to $225,000, its present figure. From Broad street it removed to 48 Weybosset about 1861, and to its pres- ent location, 62 Weybosset, in 1867. Its first directors were: Hiram Hill, Caleb G. Burrows, John N. Francis, Eli Aylsworth, Charles M. Stone, John B. Hartwell, Thaddeus Curtis, Robert Knight, 2d, and Benjamin M. Jackson. It was reorganized as a national bank April
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6th, 1883. Hiram Hill, the first president, was succeeded by Caleb G. Burrows, the present incumbent, about 1877. The first cashier, Charles M. Stone, occupied the position until succeeded by Henry S. Mansfield in 1883. The latter was followed by the present cashier, William R. Greene, in 1885. The present directors are: Caleb G. Burrows, Henry F. Richards, Charles Dudley, Henry P. Richmond, Louis H. Comstock. Joseph Davol, William H. Ballon and Herbert W. Ladd.
The Grocers' and Producers' Bank was incorporated in May, 1853, with a capital of $100,000. A. B. Dike was president until 1856; John R. Balch, 1856 to 1858; Esek Tallman, 1858 to 1878. Thomas J. Doyle was cashier from the starting until 1855: William J. Dexter, to 1857; H. J. Steere, to 1858; D. K. Hoxsie, to 1870; E. F. Phillips, to 1875: J. B. Calder, to 1878. The first directors were A. B. Dike, Welcome Fenner, Godfrey Work, George W. Buffington, P. W. Gardner, Esek Tallman. George H. Whitney. J. S. Harris, N. G. Hoxsie and Dexter Daniels. The bank was located at 32 West- minster street: in 1857 at 38 Weybosset: in 1859 at 56 Westminster; in 1866 at 62 Westminster, remaining there until 1878. The stock capital at that time was $160,000, and the directors were Esek Tall- man, A. B. Dike, N. G. Hoxsie, Godfrey Work, E. F. Phillips, Sulli- van Moulton and William Barton.
The Butchers' and Drovers' Bank was incorporated in May, 1853, with a capital of $250,000, and located at 25 Broad street. Its first directors were B. B. Knight, Alfred Anthony, Henry J. Burroughs, Welcome B. Sayles, Albert S. Gallup, Daniel Remington, Nathaniel A. Eddy, John Stokes, David S. Carr. J. S. Tourtellot and William (. Darling. The president of the bank during the whole period of its active existence. up to 1887. was Benjamin B. Knight, with the exception of perhaps a year about 1858, when the office was filled by Henry J. Burroughs. The first cashier. W. Knight, was succeeded, in 1868, by Newton C. Dana, who remained till 1887. The bank loca- tion was changed about 1859, to 25 Weybosset, in 1867 to 29 Wey- bosset, and about 1880 to 49 Weybosset, where it remained till 1887. The capital of the bank then was $150,010, at which amount it had stood for several years. The directors were Benjamin B. Knight, Jeremiah Knight, Edwin Knowles, Charles M. Sheldon, Newton C. Dana, Edward Shaw, 2d, and Henry Fiske.
The Liberty Bank was incorporated in May, 1854, with a capital of $100,000. It was located at No. 4 Canal street. The president from the beginning to 1882 was Duty Evans, and the cashier during the whole term was C. R. Drowne. The first directors were Duty Evans, Robert W. Potter, Arnold C. Hawes, George W. Payton, John Eddy, Charles W. Holbrook. George E. Cleveland, George L. Clark, Henry B. Metcalf, D. B. Lewis, Henry F. Tingley, C. R. Drowne and John N. Francis. The bank was moved several times, but about
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1880 was located at 62 Westminster street, and its capital then bad returned to the original figure, though about 1862 it had been as high as $154,150. The directors in 1882 were Duty Evans, John Eddy, Charles W. Holbrook. C. R. Drowne, Sylvester G. Martin, George Chatterton and William Oscar Cornell.
The Atlas Bank was incorporated in May, 1854, with a capital of $100,000. It was located at 307 North Main street, from which it re- moved, about 1866, to 235 of the same street; its business record clos- ing a year or two after that. Its president, during this term was Henry J. Angell. The cashier was Harvey F. Payton, to 1861, and Thomas H. Brownell during the remainder of the time. The first directors were Sylvanus G. Martin, David Burt, Henry J. Angell, Harvey F. Payton, Smith S. Sweet, Otis M. Cook, Stephen Martin, Benjamin A. Holbrook, Samuel J. Tripp, David Heaton and George W. Bowen.
The Westminster Bank was incorporated in May, 1854, with a ·capital of $100,000. It was located at No. 72 Westminster street, from which it moved, and after making two or three shifts, settled in its present location at 56 Weybosset street about 1867. Its capital soon showed a rising inclination, and kept up a gradual increase until about 1875, when it reached $200,000, the present amount. The first directors were William B. Lawton. John B. Winslow, Asa B. Clark, Hollis Chaffin, John Kendrick, Charles M. Howlett, William A. Williams, and Gilbert Spaulding. The first president was Gilbert Spaulding, who was succeeded by David Sisson, 1855 to 1857; William B. Lawton, 1857 to 1858: Eli Aylsworth, 1858 to the present time. The first cashier was A. B. Clark, who was succeeded by F. W. Anthony, 1855 to 1858; R. G. Place, 1858 to 1861; Sullivan Fenner, 1861 to 1866; N. J. Smith, 1866 to 1868; G. A. Phil- lips. 1868 to 1872; A. W. Simons, 1872 to the present time. Ira C. W. Aylsworth has been teller since 1871. The present directors are Eli Aylsworth, Arnold B. Chace, George H. Darling. Edward D. Bassett, Oliver Johnson, Henry A. Cory, William O. Cornell, William H. Washburn and Micah J. Talbot.
The Mercantile Bank was incorporated in May, 1854. It was first located at 49 Westminster street, and had a capital of $100,000. Its first board of directors were Thomas Davis, Allen Brown. D. G. Hall, Edmund Davis, William H. Greene. W. W. Updike, Asa Potter, William Hicks, and David C. Anthony. In 1865 this bank assumed the new form of organization as the First National Bank. About 1858 the bank was moved to 47 Westminster street, where it re- mains at the present time. The presidents have succeeded each other as follows: W. W. Updike to 1857; William H. Greene, 1857 to 1863; Amasa Sprague, 1863 to 1874; Samuel Foster, 1874 to 1879; Nelson W. Aldrich, 1879 to 1881: William J. King, 1881 to 1886; H. H. Thomas, 1886 to the present time. The first cashier was Asa
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