[1] Those involved with the establishment of the bank in 1814 include Elijah Crane, Willard Gay, Samuel Haven, John Guild, Jabez Chickering, Horatio Townsend, Jeremiah Baker, and Martin Marsh.
[2] The founders asked Nathaniel Ames to be a director, but he declined, citing the large number of lawyers involved with its creation.
[4] Ten months after creation, however, the bank had 66 shareholders in Dedham, Boston, Bellingham, Medway, Dover, Walpole, Franklin, Needham, Woburn, Roxbury, Medfield, Sharon, Wrentham, Hopkington, Bridgewater, Canton, and Sherburne.
[4] Its first president was Willard Gay who lived and carried on the business of packing beef and pork at West Dedham.
[10] In 1820, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sued the bank for the irregular way they handled banknotes, drafts, and loans.