The Howard National Bank of
Boston, Massachusetts
Assets
| Year | assets | loans | odraft | bonds_circ | bonds_hand | bond_premiums | securities_and_mortgages | securities | due_from_nb | due_from_ra | due_from_other_nb | due_from_other_nb_and_sb | due_from_sb | real_estate | oreo_and_mortgages | current_expenses | exchanges | bills_nb | checks_and_other | currency | legal_tender | specie | lawful_money | us_debt | redemption_fund | due_from_treasurer | suspense_assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1865 | 2,104,990 | 1,276,920.53 | 400,000 | 2,050 | 12.50 | 154,415.86 | 271,591.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1866 | 1,997,531.48 | 1,136,371.72 | 510,000 | 950 | 113,763.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1867 | 1,986,578.60 | 999,497 | 0 | 510,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92,635.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,613 | 155,465.08 | 616.51 | 159,000 | 27,271.68 | 36,480 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1868 | 1,739,883.32 | 896,607.96 | 0 | 510,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128,850.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 65,843.91 | 609.25 | 71,000 | 5,152.02 | 61,320 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1869 | 2,187,787.32 | 1,323,596.13 | 0 | 510,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117,130.79 | 4,162.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63,302.20 | 0 | 133,000 | 1,595.58 | 35,000 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1870 | 2,160,717.91 | 1,214,286.46 | 4,952.39 | 510,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115,325.20 | 11,964.87 | 3,444.58 | 0 | 312.40 | 101,004.35 | 10,375 | 308.53 | 552.52 | 94,000 | 10,177.88 | 35,000 | 49,013.73 | |||||||
| 1871 | 2,645,933.82 | 1,574,749.93 | 5,451.19 | 500,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 183,774.67 | 12,837.78 | 716.61 | 0 | 36.52 | 109,409.68 | 18,323 | 4,239.24 | 886.72 | 176,000 | 350 | 0 | 49,158.48 | |||||||
| 1872 | 2,586,226.48 | 1,632,634.91 | 3,293.37 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138,791.95 | 37,272.31 | 2,217.90 | 0 | 28.60 | 54,800 | 26,994 | 4,246.72 | 946.72 | 181,000 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1873 | 2,786,958.82 | 1,765,863.82 | 2,321.19 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,639.60 | 38,450.14 | 0 | 0 | 15,964.54 | 38,203.95 | 40,084 | 691.85 | 939.73 | 103,000 | 30,800 | 110,000 | 0 | |||||||
| 1874 | 3,086,212.41 | 2,086,710.11 | 52.23 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155,156.60 | 25,862.15 | 0 | 703 | 104,209.24 | 14,620 | 1,207.93 | 1,071.15 | 101,000 | 18,120 | 55,000 | 22,500 | 0 | |||||||
| 1875 | 3,267,406.35 | 2,074,582.27 | 3,201.03 | 500,000 | 0 | 713.11 | 0 | 0 | 186,746.95 | 53,759.80 | 0 | 0 | 124,375.61 | 33,159 | 27,326.02 | 1,063.47 | 59,000 | 979.09 | 180,000 | 22,500 | 0 | ||||||
| 1876 | 3,000,653.94 | 1,965,210.70 | 6,436.51 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251,114.14 | 56,557.82 | 0 | 654.01 | 67,249.23 | 27,642 | 10,403.84 | 4,853.69 | 8,000 | 35,032 | 45,000 | 22,500 | 0 | ||||||
| 1877 | 3,145,593.22 | 2,145,914.96 | 2,175 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 3,112.71 | 0 | 195,270.64 | 47,198.88 | 0 | 711.36 | 78,690.91 | 15,787 | 2,331.64 | 39.55 | 15,000 | 32,660.57 | 95,000 | 11,700 | 0 | ||||||
| 1878 | 3,216,095.85 | 1,950,973.52 | 7,100.90 | 600,000 | 0 | 2,843.75 | 16,230.23 | 0 | 187,207.91 | 55,285.07 | 15,050.74 | 1,652.01 | 135,409.85 | 35,813 | 5,023.24 | 45.78 | 30,000 | 76,459.85 | 70,000 | 27,000 | 0 | ||||||
| 1879 | 3,461,691.23 | 2,092,657.35 | 93.15 | 600,000 | 0 | 0 | 16,122.92 | 0 | 164,070.38 | 189,616.32 | 36,658.54 | 1,689.90 | 109,707.68 | 33,637 | 3,706.19 | 56.30 | 6,000 | 50,675.50 | 130,000 | 27,000 | 0 | ||||||
| 1880 | 3,745,986.14 | 2,226,785.50 | 36.60 | 720,000 | 0 | 13,929.17 | 16,117.77 | 0 | 339,271.09 | 103,466.98 | 35,658.54 | 1,064.65 | 62,755.54 | 14,603 | 4,952.40 | 48.90 | 28,000 | 146,896 | 0 | 32,400 | 0 | ||||||
| 1881 | 4,265,533.92 | 2,788,431.53 | 2,766.20 | 720,000 | 0 | 0 | 13,133.79 | 0 | 205,579.91 | 79,629.98 | 34,658.54 | 1,075.05 | 168,005.18 | 7,882 | 14,472.76 | 58.98 | 25,000 | 172,440 | 0 | 32,400 | 0 | ||||||
| 1882 | 4,026,377.23 | 2,674,854.07 | 6,566.10 | 570,000 | 0 | 0 | 32,236 | 0 | 103,131.70 | 122,288.83 | 31,658.54 | 960.80 | 133,415.24 | 28,910 | 6,467.11 | 69.84 | 20,000 | 265,169 | 5,000 | 25,650 | 0 | ||||||
| 1883 | 3,486,172.37 | 2,332,482.95 | 20.78 | 385,000 | 0 | 0 | 19,736 | 0 | 344,772.91 | 80,188.06 | 46,508.54 | 781.03 | 66,038.02 | 17,969 | 4,494.11 | 92.47 | 83,000 | 85,763.50 | 0 | 19,325 | 0 | ||||||
| 1884 | 3,833,343.01 | 2,374,949.39 | 2,362.78 | 385,000 | 0 | 0 | 17,736 | 0 | 209,308.74 | 411,707.40 | 53,908.54 | 0 | 63,188.47 | 30,890 | 17,167.89 | 134.80 | 24,000 | 214,664 | 5,000 | 23,325 | 0 | ||||||
| 1885 | 4,132,758.22 | 2,780,913.08 | 7,502.92 | 320,000 | 0 | 0 | 50,142.25 | 0 | 248,169.67 | 220,052.94 | 53,089.62 | 82.50 | 99,196.65 | 33,672 | 12,436.74 | 98.85 | 61,400 | 221,601 | 10,000 | 14,400 | 0 | ||||||
| 1886 | 3,590,762.10 | 2,479,577.30 | 52.43 | 320,000 | 0 | 0 | 7,576 | 0 | 196,888.36 | 186,958.52 | 66,390.66 | 584.95 | 50,214.10 | 14,907 | 12,115.93 | 100.85 | 43,010 | 197,986 | 0 | 14,400 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1887 | 3,325,590.32 | 2,498,542.87 | 135.06 | 50,000 | 0 | 4,718.75 | 26,576 | 0 | 221,330.28 | 114,827.48 | 66,276.21 | 1,943.72 | 73,074.66 | 13,277 | 6,912.78 | 102.01 | 41,646 | 203,977.50 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1888 | 3,349,821.83 | 2,431,625.26 | 2,102.64 | 50,000 | 0 | 3,718.75 | 89,626 | 0 | 225,352.14 | 149,935.72 | 57,335.14 | 150.89 | 69,464.54 | 19,941 | 15,486.74 | 130.51 | 25,310 | 207,392.50 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1889 | 3,772,944.54 | 2,740,073.21 | 1,135.27 | 50,000 | 0 | 2,818.75 | 49,475 | 267,710.55 | 132,174.63 | 2,516.19 | 38,939.26 | 14,750 | 0 | 189,236.33 | 6,470 | 11,339.02 | 136.33 | 64,000 | 199,920 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1890 | 3,705,180.94 | 2,522,325.08 | 457.28 | 50,000 | 0 | 11,875 | 49,475 | 238,257.83 | 233,083.13 | 0 | 35,680.61 | 23,402.18 | 344.84 | 285,238.43 | 12,433 | 4,239.61 | 85.50 | 53,480 | 180,510.50 | 0 | 2,250 | 2,042.95 | 0 | ||||
| 1891 | 3,423,226.48 | 2,529,399.48 | 993.63 | 50,000 | 0 | 9,125 | 47,766.66 | 180,109.88 | 106,419.23 | 2,026.20 | 33,727.40 | 13,783.88 | 18,836.89 | 163,423.83 | 7,377 | 3,863.46 | 124.94 | 107,435 | 126,564 | 20,000 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1892 | 3,537,053.51 | 2,623,984.69 | 4,307.97 | 50,000 | 0 | 8,000 | 20,344.66 | 216,284.99 | 115,554.06 | 651.43 | 31,160.77 | 55,068.82 | 0 | 133,463.81 | 9,140 | 9,190.59 | 94.72 | 35,018 | 222,539 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1893 | 3,556,121.99 | 2,471,913.15 | 9,000.06 | 170,000 | 0 | 19,843.75 | 23,194.66 | 241,371.54 | 166,954.28 | 3,970.67 | 28,252.60 | 54,638.58 | 138.31 | 101,213.79 | 3,839 | 16,941.93 | 245.17 | 55,000 | 178,954.50 | 0 | 7,650 | 3,000 | 0 | ||||
| 1894 | 4,042,834.89 | 2,490,253.71 | 2,560.80 | 170,000 | 0 | 19,843.75 | 103,428.22 | 336,179.95 | 221,465.29 | 10,113.85 | 26,970.58 | 151,542.38 | 193,094.66 | 11,737 | 5,126.01 | 210.19 | 53,607 | 232,051.50 | 0 | 7,650 | 7,000 | 0 | |||||
| 1895 | 3,937,452.62 | 2,873,274.11 | 4,528.46 | 50,000 | 0 | 6,375 | 51,250.58 | 286,667.18 | 182,967.60 | 25,412.22 | 23,408.12 | 86,852.51 | 37,225.74 | 7,123 | 7,329.78 | 450.57 | 45,684 | 246,653.75 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1896 | 3,531,739.97 | 2,512,038.14 | 6,129.06 | 50,000 | 0 | 6,375 | 45,819.90 | 237,395.54 | 158,179.24 | 6,850.07 | 21,485.73 | 100,267.19 | 121,015.58 | 9,013 | 3,634.73 | 371.29 | 117,520 | 133,395.50 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1897 | 4,249,161.69 | 2,998,363.40 | 12,814.37 | 50,000 | 0 | 6,375 | 73,351.71 | 290,308.11 | 243,811.82 | 13,384.78 | 20,066.02 | 100,994.67 | 60,083.23 | 7,417 | 29,825.70 | 798.88 | 191,126 | 142,191 | 0 | 2,250 | 6,000 | 0 | |||||
| 1898 | 4,072,562.27 | 2,814,846.87 | 8,682.15 | 50,000 | 0 | 6,375 | 103,508.67 | 295,707.43 | 268,821.69 | 8,072.51 | 15,585.62 | 109,259.92 | 81,255.86 | 3,118 | 3,263.61 | 250.24 | 28,678 | 272,886.70 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 0 |
‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.
Liabilities & Capital
| Year | capital | surplus | undivided_profits | notes_nb | notes_sb | deposits | due_to_nb | due_to_sb | bills_payable | certified_checks | unpaid_dividends | other_liabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864‡ | ||||||||||||
| 1865 | 750,000 | 12,347.69 | 40,017.63 | 312,777 | 24,445 | 705,017.83 | 147,235.02 | 75,192.33 | 37,957.50 | |||
| 1866 | 750,000 | 21,115.75 | 37,920.23 | 448,457 | 6,294 | 608,886.65 | 124,857.85 | |||||
| 1867 | 750,000 | 29,784.28 | 42,989.54 | 440,656 | 5,410 | 625,497.64 | 74,939.84 | 17,301.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1868 | 750,000 | 38,951.23 | 46,015.81 | 438,394 | 0 | 410,297.11 | 14,796.11 | 41,429.06 | 0 | |||
| 1869 | 750,000 | 47,548.09 | 52,450.87 | 445,153 | 0 | 806,460.94 | 35,880.36 | 50,294.06 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1870 | 1,000,000 | 57,638.65 | 49,511.04 | 440,576 | 0 | 498,548.47 | 61,156.09 | 44,369.66 | 0 | 8,918 | 0 | |
| 1871 | 1,000,000 | 62,997 | 65,193.62 | 441,530 | 0 | 607,575.55 | 323,454.96 | 107,365.86 | 0 | 37,816.83 | 0 | |
| 1872 | 1,000,000 | 73,497 | 31,686.27 | 445,506 | 0 | 668,041.67 | 269,067.18 | 77,748.54 | 0 | 20,679.82 | 0 | |
| 1873 | 1,000,000 | 100,000 | 81,294.58 | 441,436 | 0 | 776,689.73 | 240,766.37 | 145,306.54 | 0 | 1,465.60 | 0 | |
| 1874 | 1,000,000 | 125,000 | 35,923.13 | 433,691 | 0 | 867,789.84 | 419,318.90 | 186,392.13 | 0 | 18,097.41 | 0 | |
| 1875 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | 42,768.40 | 437,200 | 0 | 979,403.38 | 512,017.82 | 119,224.75 | 0 | 26,792 | 0 | |
| 1876 | 1,000,000 | 160,000 | 24,446.05 | 435,100 | 0 | 808,485.68 | 395,768.27 | 121,625.94 | 26,874 | 28,354 | 0 | |
| 1877 | 1,000,000 | 172,000 | 23,517.46 | 432,500 | 0 | 756,934.02 | 581,105.78 | 150,486.96 | 0 | 29,049 | 0 | |
| 1878 | 1,000,000 | 113,951.85 | 59,862.49 | 527,400 | 0 | 855,799.70 | 534,484.30 | 105,677.51 | 0 | 18,920 | 0 | |
| 1879 | 1,000,000 | 117,108.66 | 66,314.19 | 534,300 | 0 | 1,101,008.33 | 362,662.16 | 267,039.89 | 0 | 13,258 | 0 | |
| 1880 | 1,000,000 | 123,880.19 | 84,233.06 | 641,054 | 0 | 1,178,053.73 | 368,675.75 | 325,456.41 | 0 | 24,633 | 0 | |
| 1881 | 1,000,000 | 132,230.14 | 112,789.33 | 647,849 | 0 | 1,510,852.20 | 371,918.30 | 463,692.95 | 0 | 26,202 | 0 | |
| 1882 | 1,000,000 | 142,849.31 | 131,593.99 | 511,996 | 0 | 1,601,978.31 | 386,885.96 | 231,370.66 | 0 | 0 | 19,703 | 0 |
| 1883 | 1,000,000 | 148,360.85 | 110,343.91 | 346,500 | 0 | 1,424,071.17 | 249,607.69 | 187,597.75 | 0 | 0 | 19,691 | 0 |
| 1884 | 1,000,000 | 155,181.77 | 47,440.01 | 346,500 | 0 | 1,430,924.54 | 312,990.68 | 514,557.01 | 0 | 0 | 25,749 | 0 |
| 1885 | 1,000,000 | 159,284.72 | 45,791.80 | 288,000 | 0 | 1,541,599.90 | 624,787.04 | 450,301.26 | 0 | 0 | 22,993.50 | 0 |
| 1886 | 1,000,000 | 164,536.63 | 51,377.37 | 286,250 | 0 | 1,386,619.76 | 341,931.16 | 354,693.68 | 0 | 0 | 5,353.50 | 0 |
| 1887 | 1,000,000 | 171,211.89 | 37,718.06 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,483,877.75 | 427,831.21 | 155,579.91 | 0 | 0 | 4,371.50 | 0 |
| 1888 | 1,000,000 | 175,070.60 | 50,984.97 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,332,220.70 | 507,880.59 | 233,086.47 | 0 | 0 | 5,578.50 | 0 |
| 1889 | 1,000,000 | 181,564.59 | 83,135.56 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,648,958.15 | 485,397.57 | 328,852.67 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1890 | 1,000,000 | 188,220.58 | 82,742.01 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,679,299.51 | 392,310.70 | 242,762.19 | 0 | 63,714.95 | 11,131 | 0 |
| 1891 | 1,000,000 | 196,137.42 | 123,762.24 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,468,206.28 | 291,956.04 | 250,014.12 | 0 | 47,604.38 | 546 | 0 |
| 1892 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 112,171.95 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,586,578.01 | 308,781.52 | 253,667.05 | 0 | 30,723.98 | 131 | 0 |
| 1893 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 87,017.79 | 153,000 | 0 | 1,546,089.17 | 303,829.57 | 238,442.62 | 0 | 17,761.84 | 9,981 | 0 |
| 1894 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 56,538.90 | 151,530 | 0 | 1,900,749.19 | 311,888.13 | 396,659.91 | 0 | 17,503.76 | 7,965 | 0 |
| 1895 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 64,236 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,926,428.40 | 385,390.48 | 299,517.50 | 0 | 16,835.24 | 45 | 0 |
| 1896 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 44,269.63 | 45,000 | 0 | 1,431,190.98 | 466,088 | 318,971.73 | 5,000 | 19,187.63 | 2,032 | 0 |
| 1897 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 51,217.42 | 43,780 | 0 | 1,679,262.25 | 866,161.68 | 371,861.34 | 0 | 28,663.75 | 3,215.25 | 5,000 |
| 1898 | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | 47,298.63 | 44,997.50 | 0 | 1,880,507.46 | 556,162.93 | 331,846.88 | 0 | 11,720.87 | 28 | 0 |
‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.