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Commandant, Capt. G. C. Taaffe
3d Lieutenant, -
Orderly Sergeant, J. H. Schaffer
2d Lieutenant,
COMPANY F. WILLIAMSBURGH DRAGOONS-42 Men, Rank and File.
Commandant,
Capt. John H. Gaus
Ist Lieutenant,
John W. Blaugh
2d Lieutenant,
Dedriech Winkspittle
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3d Lieutenant,
Orderly Sergeant, H. Hoffmans
COMPANY G. LONG ISLAND LIGHT DRAGOONS-38 Men, Rank and File.
Commandant,
Ist Lieutenant,
2d Lieutenant,
Capt. Saml. G. Johnson
James Irwin
Peter Farrell
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Orderly Sergeant, Patrick Carberry
LEFT FLANK COMPANY, NAPPER TANDY LIGHT ARTILLERY- 42 Men, Six Field Pieces.
Commandant,
Capt. Wm. H. Hogan
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3d Lieutenant,
Charles O'Neill
1st Lieutenant,
Thomas Byrne
Orderly Sergeant, Joseph O'Neill
2d Lieutenant,
Robert Smith
ARMORY, CRANBERRY STREET, CORNER HENRY.
City Armorer and Commissary General of Long Island, Major Albert Powell, 4 Bond street.
Privileges of Uniformed Corps and Officers.
1st. Exemption from Military Duty after seven years' service. For Commissioned Officers, four years' service. 2d. Permanent Exemption from Jury Duty.
3d. Exemption during service from Taxes-on $500 for Infantry ; and on $1000 for Cavalry and Artillery. 4th. Exemption from two days' Service on the Highways. 5th. While on actual service in aid of the Civil Authorities to suppress riots, the same pay to Officers as in the U. S. service ; and to Privates, one dollar per day.
6th. Arms, equipments, &c., furnished by the State.
Veterans of the War of 1812, of King's County.
General, Colonel, Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign, Sergeant-Major, Sergeant,
Abraham Verplanck Theophilus Hardenbrook Henry B. Williams Lewis Applegate James L. Harper John Holbrook James Watson
Corporal,
Samuel C. Adams
Joseph Wardwell
Rev. E. M. Johnson
Chaplain, Surgeon, Dr. Henry H. Porter
Adjutant & Treasurer, John J. Hildreth Secretary, Samuel Doxey.
United States Navy Yard and Station.
Commandant, Commander, Ist Lieutenant, 2d Lieutenant, 3d Lieutenant, Surgeon, Purser, Purser's Clerk, Chaplain,
Abraham Bigelow John De Camp John L. Worden J. W. A. Nicholson Joseph E. De Haven Thomas L. Smith J. George Harris Walter Nexsen John Blake
Boatswain, Robert Dixon
Gunner (Keeper of J. M. Cooper Magazine) Gunner, Charles F. Cushman
Carpenter, Ebenezer Thompson
Sail Maker, Robert Hunter
Master's Mate, Adam Young Chief Engineer (Steam) Jesse Gay
ON SPECIAL DUTY. Assistant Inspectors of ( Lieut. Wm. B. Renshaw Ordnance J. R. M. Mullany
Inspector of Provisions } and Clothing,
John D. Gibson
3d Lieutenant, Orderly Sergeant,
COMPANY D. JEFFERSON HORSE GUARDS-48 Men, Rank and File. Capt. John Willss
1st Lieutenant,
Ross McMahon C. Caril
3d Lieutenant, Vacant
COMPANY C. KING'S COUNTY TROOP-35 Men, Rank and File.
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APPENDIX-BANKS IN BROOKLYN.
CIVIL OFFICERS AND CLERKS.
Naval Constructor, Storekeeper, Constructor Engineer, Assistant Civil ditto
Inspector & Measurer, Joseph Simmons Clerk to ditto, Commandant's Secre- tary, Clerk of Yard,
Benjamin F. Delano Daniel E. Delavan J. McLeod Murphy James M. Rich
Harlow Spaulding Henry J. Willett
George W. Lee
Ist Clerk to Storekeeper, Joseph L. Brown
2d ditto ditto A. E. Magoun
Clerk to Constructor, Richard A. Bishop
Commandant's Clerk,
Elias W. Nexsen
Porter, Albert D. Smith
Temporary Naval Con- ) structor
George Steers
Clerk to ditto
James Steers
MASTER WORKMEN.
Ship Carpenter,
James R. McGee Edward Hartt
Superintendent Saw- ing & Planing Mills Sawyer, Mason,
Bethuel Rogers
Draftsman, Gun-Carriage Maker, Blacksmith,
Peter Turner William Merrifield Hiram Funk
Foreman of Laborers,
William H. Sharp
Calker, Mast Maker,
Henry F. Strickland
Dry Dock Master, George A. Cornock
Painter,
Francis Phillips Lewis W. Berry
Cooper,
T. Hardenbrook Peter McManus
Foreman Storekeeper's { Laborers,
Samuel J. O'Brien
Acting Plumber, John Hunt
HOSPITAL AND LABORATORY.
Surgeon,
Charles Chase
Passed Assistant ditto, Lewis J. Williams
Director of Labora- tory
Bache
RENDEZVOUS.
Commander, Lieutenant,
Alfred Taylor Andrew F. V. Gray George W. Rodgers
Surgeon, Robert T. Barry
Passed Assistant ditto, Ashton Miles
RECEIVING SHIP, NORTH CAROLINA, (74.)
Commander,
Stephen C. Rowan
Passed Assistant ditto, Arthur M. Lynch
Boatswain, V. R. Hall
James H. Strong Joshua D. Todd.
Gunner, J. M. Ballard
James M. Duncan
Carpenter, Christopher Jordan
John W. Bennett
Sail Maker, William Ryan
Purser, John F. Steele
Purser's Clerk,
J. P. Gregson
Purser's Steward,
- Levy
NAVAL LYCEUM.
President,
Ist Vice President, 2d ditto ditto,
Commodore Abraham . Bigelow Capt. Wm L. Hudson Commander John De Camp
| Recording Secretary, Lt. Joseph E. De Haven
Corresponding Secretary, Purser J. George Harris
Treasurer, John F. Steele
Librarian, Lt. J. W. A. Nicholson George L. Birch
MARINE CORPS.
Com. of Barracks, Brevet-Major, 1st Lieutenant,
Lieut .- Col. John Harris George H. Terrett E. McDonald Reynolds
2d Lieutenant, 3d Lieutenant,
A. J. Hays George Holmes,
LIST OF BANKS IN BROOKLYN.
ATLANTIC BANK .- 55 Fulton st.
CAPITAL $500,000. SHARES. 10,000. PAR. $50. Dividends, March and September.
Pres., Daniel Embury. Cashier, William C. Rushmore. Notary, Benj. K. True. Directors, Peter C. Cornell, Daniel Embury, Lowell Hol- brook, William Hunter, Jr., John Jagger, Jere- miah Lott, George D. Morgan, Henry C. Mur- phy, George S. Puffer, John Schenck, Henry K. Sheldon, Samuel Smith, Brewster Valentine. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
BROOKLYN BANK .-- 5 Front st.
CAPITAL $150,000. SHARES, 30,000. PAR. $5. Dividends, February and August.
Pres., Thomas Messenger. Cashier, L. Hen- derson. Notary, Benj. K. True. Directors, John Blunt, Sydney Cornell, R. B. Duyckinck, Isaac E. Haviland, John Laidlaw, Thomas Messenger. Henry P. Morgan, Daniel A. Robbins, John Sne- den, H. Morison, Edward D. White, John P. Yelverton.
Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Alfred P Clark
Acting Boat Builder, Machinist, Harvey Kent James Mowatt
Boiler Maker,
Block Maker,
Superintendent Coffee and Spice Mills
John Moore
Surgeon Benjamin F.
| Assistant Director of } Passed Assistant Surgeon Laboratory E. R. Squibb
Executive Officer, 2d Lieutenant, 3d Lieutenant, 4th Lieutenant, Captain of Marines, Chaplain, Surgeon,
Josiah Watson Charles S. Stewart John S. Messersmith
Assistant Librarian,
Thomas O'Connor Abia C. Entriken
Joiner,
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APPENDIX-TRUST COMPANY, BANKS FOR SAVINGS.
CENTRAL BANK .- Junction of Fulton | tors, David B. Baylis, Edward W. Dunham, John and Washington sts.
CAPITAL $200,000. SHARES 4,000. PAR $50.
Dividends, January and July.
Pres., Edward Copland. Cashier, John K. Pruyn. Directors, Edward Copland, James W. Elwell, John H. Funk, Seymour L. Husted, Robert L. Lane, Francis D. Mason, William M. Peck, Samuel J. Powell, John K. Pruyn, David S. Quimby, John Spader, James Weaver, John J. Vanderbilt, Alexander Studwell, William T. Dugan.
CITY BANK. 146 Atlantic st.' CAPITAL $300,000. SHARES 6,000. PAR $50. Dividends, February and August.
Pres., John Skillman. Vice President, Charles Christmas. Cashier, Thomas P. Perrin. Di- rectors, Garret G. Bergen, Henry Boerum, John D. Cocks, Charles Christmas. Samuel Osborne, Anthony P. Ostrom, Otto W. Pollitz, William H. Simonton, John Skillman, Ira Smith, Charles Stanton, James S. T. Stranahan, John N. Tay- lor, James Van Nostrand, Henry D. Young. . Discount days, Mondays and Thursdays.
FARMERS' AND CITIZENS' BANK OF LONG ISLAND .- N. W. cor. First and South Seventh sts. (E. D.) ESTABLISHED 1852. CAPITAL $200,000. SHARES 8,000. PAR $25. Dividends March and September.
Pres., Samuel W. Lowerre. Cashier, O. M. Beach. Directors, S. W. Lowerree, Laurens Reeve, Wm. Tyson, John Firth. F. V. Morrell. J. D. Keating, Jno. N. Heyward, Morris Fos- dick, John K. Seaman, L. S. Richardson, James S. Bailey, T. J. Van Sant, Isaac K. Townsend, John Moore, Geo. Vandeverg, jr., Lewis L. James, David Sturtevant.
Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
LONG ISLAND BANK. 53 Fulton st. CAPITAL $400,000. SHARES 8.000. PAR $50.' Dividends, February and August. Pres., Wm. S. Herriman. Cashier, George L. Sampson. Notary, Benjamin K. True. Direc-
S. Gerritson, Samuel I. Gerritson, William S, Herriman, Barnet Johnson, Nicholas Luqueer, John Penfold, George L. Sampson, Gerrit Smith, John Vanderbilt.
Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MECHANICS' BANK -- 8 Court st. CAPITAL $200,000. Shares 4,000. PAR $50.
Dividends, January and July.
Pres., Conklin Brush. Cashier, Alvah S. Mul- ford. Notary, S. Apheus Smith. Directors, Conklin Brush, John J. Studwell, Daniel Chaun- cey, Samuel W. Slocum, Abm. B. Baylis, Loo- mis Ballard, John Bergen, Stephen Haynes, John P. Rolfe, Samuel Sloan, Isaac Carhart, George W. Bergen, John Brownson.
Offering days, Tuesdays and Fridays Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MECHANICS' BANK of Williamsburg, 18 Grand st,
CAPITAL $250,000. SHARE3 5,000. PAR $50. Dividends, January and July.
Pres., Grahams Polley. Cashier, Erastus R. Phelps. Directors, Mills P. Baker, J. Debevoise, Andrew B. Hodges, Grahams Polley, Aaron C. Underhill, Edwards W. Fisk, Jacob Zimmer, Levi W. Ufford.
Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
WILLIAMSBURG CITY BANK -- S, W, cor, First and S, Seventh st,
ESTABLISHED 1852. Capital $333,300. SHARES 6,666 PAR $50.
Dividends, January and July.
Pres., Noah Waterbury. Cashier, George Field. Directors, Charles L. Anthony, Richard Berry, William Covert, John A. Cross, John M. Farman, George Kitching, William Laytin, Daniel Maujer, Wm. J. Peese, John J. Van Alst, Abraham Vandevoort, Wim. Wall, James M. Waterbury, Noah Waterbury Nich's Wyckoff. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays.
TRUST COMPANY. LONG ISLAND TRUST COMPANY, (Unorganized.)
BANKS FOR SAVINGS.
BROOKLYN SAVINGS' BANK .- Fulton , CENTRAL BANK SAVINGS' DEPART- st., cor. Concord.
Pres., Hosea Webster. Vice-Pres., Samuel Smith, Frederick 'T. Peet. Acct., John A. La- timer. Compt., John Blunt. Trustees-Da- niel Ayres, Charles E. Bill, Jarvis Brush, Wil- liam B. Cooper, Peter C. Cornell, Benjamin W. ings from 6 to 9 o'clock. Delamater, Andrew Demerest, Edward W. Dun- ham, Alfred Edwards. William Ellsworth, Rufus R. Graves, Elihu Harrison, William Hun- ter, jr., John Jagger, Abiel A. Low, Thomas Messenger, Henry P. Morgan, Henry C. Murphy. Henry E. Pierrepont, Henry Sheldon, Cyrus P. Smith, Peter Turner, D. W. Whetmore, Alex. M. White, Edward Whitehouse.
Open daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M., also on Monday Even- ings from 5 to 7 o'clock.
MENT .- Junction of Fulton and Wash- ington sts.
For Officers and Trustees, see Central Bank. Open daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., and on Saturday Even-
EAST BROOKLYN. (Unorganized.)
FARMERS' AND CITIZENS' BANK SAVINGS DEPARTMENT .- N. W. cor. First and S. Seventh sts., E. D.
For Officers and Trustees, see Officers and Di- rectors of Farmers' and Citizens' Bank.
Open daily, Sundays and Holidays excepted, from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M., and on Saturday Even- ings from 6 to 8 o'clock.
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APPENDIX-FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
SOUTH BROOKLYN SAVINGS INSTI- TUTION .- 170 Atlantic, cor. Clinton st.
Pres., Ira Smith 1st Vice-Pres., George A. Jarvis. 2d Vice-Pres., Ezra Lewis. Sec., Czar Dunning. Compt., David 'B. . Baylis. Teller John F. Huntington. Counsel, John N. Taylor. Trustees, Ira Smith, George A. Jarvis, Ezra Lewis, John D. Cocks, E. A. Lambert, John N. Taylor, A. P. Ostrom, James Van Nostrand, J. W. Greene, E. P. Perrin, Joseph Ketchum, jr., F. A. Huntington, George P. Titus, J. S. T. Stranahan. Charles R. Marvin, Nehemiah Knight, Pope Catlin, J. S. Whitney, David Buf- fum, Samuel Osborne, William Poole, James E. Southworth, J. P. Wallace, Charles Christmas, Charles Stanton, Thomas Sullivan.
Bank open daily, Sundays excepted, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M., and on Monday and Saturday Evenings, from 6 to 8.
WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BANK. Incorporated April 9, 1851 .- Cor. Fourth and S. Third sts.
Open from 3 to 7 p. M. Pres., William Wall. Vice-Pres., George Ricard, Nathaniel Briggs. Sec., Samuel W. Truslow. Clerk, John Broach. Trustees, Henry P. Freeman, Richard Ten Eyck, William Bunt- ing, Nicholas Wyckoff, Edmund Driggs, S. M. Mecker, James M. Waterbury, Joseph H. Adams, Jonathan S. Burr, Peter Shute, George D. Hubbard, Henry Oltmans, Franklin Whiting, Norman Van Nostrand.
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN BROOKLYN.
ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY. FULTON INSURANCE CO. Chartered Chartered 1851. 1853.
Offices, 172 Atlantic st., 72 Wall st., N. Y. Capital, $150,000. Shares, 1,500. Par, $100. Dividends, March and September.
Pres., John D. Cocks. Sec., Horatio Dorr. Directors, John D. Cocks, Czar Dunning, E. B. Litchfield, George A. Jarvis, James Van Nos- trand, J. S. T. Stranahan, Edward A. Lambert, Walter S. Griffith, Charles Christmas, J. A. Da- venport, Ezra Lewis, Robert H. Berdell, E. D. Litchfield, A. P. Ostrom, R. P. Perrin, R. T. Holmes, Henry Suydam, jr., S. L. Husted, Ne- hemiah Knight, Jarvis Brush, J. J. Van Nos- trand, Nathaniel Putnam, Edward Bridge, C. C. Roumage, William H. Simonton, Levi H. Brig- ham, Curtis Noble, George L. Kent, J. S Whit- ney, Jos. W. Greene, Seymour Burrell, William Poole, Charles Stanton, William W. Wickes, Samuel Osborne, S. W. More, P. A. H. Renauld, John B. Wright, William Cogswell, Jos. R. Skidmore.
BROOKLYN INSURANCE COMPANY. Chartered 1824.
Offices, 43 Fulton st .. Brooklyn, 6 Merchants' Exchange, Wall street, N. Y.
Capital, $102,000. Shares, 6,000. Par, $17. Dividends, August and February.
Pres., William Ellsworth. Sec., William F. Leggett. Asst .- Sec., Matthew H. Voorhees Directors, William Ellsworth, Francis A. Palmer, Elijah F. Purdy, Israel B. Brice. Moses Y. Beach, Orson D. Munn, Robert Knight , Isaac J. Oliver. P. L. Rogers, Jo- seph S. Lake, Moses S. Beach, John M. Read. Conklin Carll, Joseph Bradley, Samuel Chilson, Richard M. Hoe. 5th, Charles Knox, Charles Burkhalter, Joseph Wilson, Francis P. Schoals.
CITIZENS' INSURANCE COMPANY OF WILLIAMSBURGH. Chartered 1836. Offices, 18 Grand street, E. District, 67 Wall street and 58 Bowery, N. Y.
Capital, $150.000. Shares, 7,500. Par, $20. Dividends, June and December.
Pres., Daniel Burtnett. Sec., James M. McLean. Asst .- Sec., Gardiner S. Harding. Directors, Alonzo A. Alvord, James C. Baldwin, Robert Barkley, Daniel Burtnett, John S. Harris, J. Jarvis, Jacob Miller, Francis A. Palmer, John Bodine, Augustus Schell, William J. Valentine, William Wallace, James M. Waterbury.
Offices, 48 Grand street, Eastern District ; 40 Wall street, New York.
CAPITAL, $150,000. SHARES, 6,000, PAR, $25. Dividends, April and October.
Pres., Andrew B. Hodges. Vice Pres., Rollin Sanford. Secretary, William Mulligan. Ass't. Secretary, Samuel Taylor. Directors, Anthony J. Allaire, George Brnes, James S. Bearnes, Bradford Blanchard, Thomas M. Clark, William A. Cobb, William L. Conklin, John J. Crane, Philip S. Crooke, John L. Everett, Edwards W. Fiske, Amasa S. Foster, Andrew B. Hodges, Marcus F. Hodges, Seymour L. Husted, Martin Kalbfleisch, Henry A. Kent, Edwin R. Liver- more, James More, John More, Thomas C. More, James L. Morgan, Elisha B. Morrell, William Mulligan, Grahams Polley, George W. Prince, Richard Rayner, Rollin Sanford, J. V. Schoon- maker, Jared Sparks, J. Schenck Suydam, Asa C. Tefft, Robert Slemmon, George T. Cobb, Eli Robbins, Charles E. Smith.
LONG ISLAND INSURANCE CO. Char- tered 1853.
Office, 41 Fulton street. CAPITAL, $200,000. SHARES, 4,000. PAR, $50.
Dividends, January and July.
Pres., Benjamin W. Delamater. Secretary, William W. Henshaw. Directors, Daniel Ayres, Thomas Baylis, Charles E. Bill, Thomas W. Birdsall, William M. Bliss, Peter C. Corne Il, Hanson K. Corning, Benjamin W. Delamater, Charles P. Leverich, John A. Lott; Frederick Marquand, Minturn Post, John H. Prentice, Daniel A. Robbins, Charles H. Rogers, John Schenck, Joshua C. Skidmore. Charles J. Taylor, R. V. W. Thorne, John Vanderbilt, Georges S. Wiley, Smith Woodhull, Neziah Wright, John P. Yelveston, Henry Young.
NASSAU INSURANCE COMPANY. Char- tered 1852.
Offices, 10 Court street, Brooklyn ; 12 Merch- ants' Exchange, Wall street, New York.
CAPITAL, $150,000. SHARES, 3,000, PAR, $50. Dividends, August and February.
Pres., William M. Harris. Secretary, Abra- ham J. Beekman. Directors, A. A. Low, W. H. Cary, W. F. Bulkley, John T. Martin, Peter Balen, J. C. Brevoort, Elijah Lewis, H. K. Corning, Geo. D. Morgan, Loomis Ballard, J.
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APPENDIX-BUILDING AND LAND ASSOCIATIONS.
A. H. Bell, J. C. Johnson, B. F. Wardwell, Charles R. Lynde, W. M. Harris, Henry C. Mur- phy, J. W. Harper, E. B. Litchfield, Samuel Smith, William Hunter, Jr., D. Van Voorhis, Alexander Underhill, James Weaver, Daniel Richards, Conklin Brush, John J. Studwell, John French, Isaac Carhart, Thomas Stratton, Henry Ruggles, Cyrus P. Smith, Lucius M. Sheldon, Freeman Hunt, John Blunt, John Halsey.
PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY. Chartered 1853.
Offices, 345 Fulton street, Brooklyn ; 64. Wall street, New York. CAPITAL, $200,000. SHARES, 4,000. PAR, $50. Dividends, March and September.
Pres., Stephen Crowell. Secretary, Philan- der Shaw. Directors, Edward Anthony, George B. Archer, Matthew Armstrong, Ezra Baldwin, Henry Bange, Nathan T. Beers, George W. Ber- gen, Charles C. Betts, John A. Betts, Alvin C. Bradley, Alexis Bragg, S. Baldwin Chapman, Henry Collins, Henry N. Conklin. Richard L. Crook, Stephen Crowell. James De Gray, George H. Ellery, Daniel F. Fernald, Isaac H. Froth- ingham, John Harper, William H. Hazard, John M. Hicks, J. D. Ingersoll, John D. Law-
rence, Electus B. Litchfield, Ralph Mead, Jr., Moses F. Odell, James S. Rockwell, Gustav Schwab, Benjamin F. Seaver, Andrew V. Stout, Alanson Trask, Samuel Van Benschoten, Wil- liam Vandeventer, Benjamin F. Wardwell, Jotham Weeks, Augustus Studwell, George I. Sanger, Joshua Atkins, Jr.
WILLIAMSBURGH CITY FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY. Chartered 1852.
Offices, S. 7th street, cor. 1st, Eastern District> 71 Wall, and 93 Beaver, New York.
CAPITAL, $150,000. SHARES, 3,000. PAR, $50. Pres., Richard Ten Eyck. Secretary, Jno. D. Burtnett. Asst. Secretary, H. Giroux. Directors, Richard Ten Eyck, Edmund Driggs, Jno. A. Cross, Nathaniel Briggs, Thomas Truslow, jr., Jno. E. Forbes, William Cooper, William Wall. Samuel M. Meeker. A. H. P. Edwards, Peter Cooper, Abraham Vandervoort, Jas. L. Truslow, Charles H. Marshall, Jno. E. Davidson, Jas. M. Water- bury, Mills P. Baker, George Riching, Charles Noble, Richard Berry, Reuben Withers. Nicho- las Wickoff. John R. Woolsey, Daniel Maujer, William Marshall, J. J. Van Alst, Aaron C. Underhill, Henry S. Leverich, Horace Thayer, Wm. L. Devoe.
Dividends, January and July.
BUILDING AND LAND ASSOCIATIONS.
ATLANTIC BUILDING ASSO-| Samuel C. Barnes. Directors, George Blatchford CIATION. Organized 1852.
Meet at 170 and 172 Atlantic st. Ist Tuesday after Ist Monday in each month.
OFFICERS 1856 .- Pres., George Curtis, Vice Pres., T. Ingraham Jones, Trustees, Nostrand Bennit, Gerald H. Dwenger, Chas. Kelsey, Jr., S. D. Lewis, Henry Phillip, John Phillip, B. Stephens, John Hodgkins, W. A. Childs. Ultimate value of shares, $800.
BROOKLYN MECHANICS' BUILDING AND MUTUAL LOAN ASSOCIATION. Organized Feb. 1852.
OFFICERS 1856 .- Pres., Joseph H. Shepard, Vice Pres., John Dixon, Secretary, J. S. Denman, Trustees, William Arthur, James Bennett, D. A. Goodyear, Patrick Monaghan, Charles Parsons, Alex. W. Thompson, Attornies, Barnard & Ta sons.
Ultimate value of shares, $500.
CITY BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF WILLIAMSBURGH. Organized March; 1852.
Meet at 111 Fourth street, Eastern District, 3d Tuesday in each month.
OFFICERS 1856 .- President, Washington L. Gil- roy. Vice President, John F. Griffin. Secretary, William L. Haskins.
Ultimate value of Shares, $800. Dues, $3 per month.
EAST BROOKLYN ACCUMULATING FUND ASSOCIATION. Organized Jan- uary, 1850.
Monday in each month.
OFFICERS 1856 .- President, William A. Cobb. Vice President, Frederick Schols. Secretary,
Thomas Burroughs, James W. Clark, John Hege- man, Thomas Berry, John M. Phelps. Ultimate value of Shares, $600.
FRANKLIN BUILDING AND SAVINGS FUND ASSOCIATION. Organized Sep- tember , 1850.
Meet at 12 Tillary street, '2d Monday in each . month.
OFFICERS 1856-7 .- President, John F. Solomon. Vice President. Charles. E. Noble. Secretary, John F. Hennessey, Directors, Daniel Chaun- cey, Thomas Ellson, Michael Chauncey, George Whittington, Thomas M. Bell. Attorneys, Bar- nard & Parsons.
Ultimate value of Shares, $ 600.
HAMILTON BUILDING ASSOCIATION Incorporated and organized Oct. 1851.
Meet at 12 Tillary street, 4th Thursdry in each month.
OFFICERS 1856-7 .- President, Jeremiah Mun- dell. Vice President, Nathaniel Bonnell. Sec'y, Thomas F. Leslie. Directors, Nathaniel Bonnell, E. H. C. Dohrman, Timothy A. Wade, Francis Weeks.
Ultimate value of Shares, $600.
LONG ISLAND ACCUMULATING FUND ASSOCIATION. Organized Sept. 1847.
Meet at 9 Court street, Room 17, 3d Wednesday in each month.
OFFICERS FOR 1856 .- President, Gabriel Fran- chere. Vice President. Michael Dunn. Secretary,
Meet at Temperance Hall, East Brooklyn, 4th | Samuel C. Barnes. Directors, William Dridyer,
Samuel Graham, Joseph Frost, John Mulligan, Edward L. White. Attorney, Daniel P. Barnard. Ultimate value of Shares, $600.
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APPENDIX-RAILROAD COMPANIES AND PLANK ROADS.
NASSAU BUILDING AND ACCUMU- LATING FUND ASSOCIATION. or- ganized June, 1851. Meet at 9 Court street, 4th Tuesday in each month.
OFFICERS 1856 .- President, John D. Lawrence. Vice' President, Thomas Bauchman, Secretary, Stephen Crowell. Directors, Ezra Baldwin, Elias H. Day, Claudian G. Morse, George Whit- tington, Edson Osborne, S. W. Burtis. Attornies, Barnard & Parsons.
SECOND SOUTH WILLIAMSBURGH VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. Organized Oct., 1853.
Meet at 187 Bowery, N. Y., every Tuesday evening.
OFFICERS .- Pres., John Wilson. Vice-Pres., B. W. Wilson. Rec. Sec., Charles Young. Fin. Sec., William M. Thompson. Treas., David S. Holmes.
SOUTH BROOKLYN BUILDING AS- SOCIATION. Organized March, 1850. Meet at 9 Court street, room 17, second Tuesday in each month.
OFFICERS FOR 1856-7 .- Pres .. Gabriel Fran- chere. Sec., Walter Bridge. Attorneys, Bar- nard and Parsons.
SUN BUILDING ASSOCIATION. Organized March, 1850. Meet at 9 Court street, room 17, first Monday in each month.
OFFICERS FOR 1856 -- 7 .- Pres., Nathan Lane. Sec., Walter Bridge. Attorneys, Barnard and Parsons.
UNITED FREEMEN'S LAND ASSO- CIATION, No. 3.
Meet at City Hotel, first Tuesday in each month.
OFFICERS .- Pres., John A. Lawrence. Vice Pres, Job Johnson. Rec. Sec., T. E. Webb. Fin. Sec., William Mackey. Trustees, J. L. Brown, E. Miliken, William Kerr. Directors James Boyd, Valentine Boyd, Charles Foster, Samuel Hubbs, John Stoothoff. Attorney, Clar- ence D. Sackett.
WASHINGTON BUILDING ASSOCIA- TION. Organized June, 1853.
Meet at 9 Court street, room 17, third Tuesday in each month.
OFFICERS FOR 1856-7 .- Pres., Gabriel Fran- chere. Sec., Walter Bridge. Attorneys, Barnard Parsons.
WILLIAMSBURGH MUTUAL SAV- INGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Organized 1849.
Meet 104 Grand street, third Monday in each month.
OFFICERS 1856 .- Pres., Peter Shute. Vice" Pres., George B. McGrath. Sec., William Meekes. Attorney, Samuel Meekes.
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
BROOKLYN CITY R. R. COMPANY.| Incorporated Dec. 17, 1853.
Capital, March, 1855, $1,000,000.
OFFICERS 1856 .- Pres., Amos P. Stanton. Sec., Charles C. Betts. Treas., John Schenck. Supt., Montgomery Queen. Engineer, B. F. Crane. Directors, Amos P. Stanton, Seymour L. Husted, William H. Cary, Henry C. Murphy; George S. Howland, John Kellum, Thomas Brooks, George L. Bennett, Alexander Stud- well, John Schenck, Fisher Howe, Purcell Cooke, Lowell Holbrook.
BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA R. R. CO. , Incorporated June, 1832.
Capital, $300,000. Shares, 6,000. Par, $50.
Office, 57 Merchant's Exchange, Wall st., N. Y. Dividends, February and August.
OFFICERS 1856 -- 7 .- Pres., John A. King. Treas., Robert Ray, Sec., H. J. Southmayd.
LONG ISLAND R. R. COMPANY. Incorporated 1834.
Office, South Ferry, Atlantic street. Capital, $3,000,000. Shares, 60,000. Par, $50
OFFICERS 1856 -- 7 .- Pres., William E. Morris Sec. and Treas., William S. S. Russell. Direc tors, Abraham B. Baylis, Coffin Colkett, Charle Emory, Alfred S. Fraser, Henry L. Gaw, Town send Jones, Charles J. Lowrey, William E. Mor [ris, Clement A. Bulkley, William S. S. Russell Charles J. Smith, George L. Willard, Thoma G. Talmage, Henry W. Titus.
PLANK ROAD COMPANIES.
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BROOKLYN, GREENWOOD, AND | MYRTLE AVENUE AND JAMAICA BATH PLANK ROAD COMPANY. PLANK ROAD COMPANY. Incorporated Feb., 1853. Incorporated March, 1852.
Capital, $12,000. Shares, 240. Par, $50. Paid in and expended, $9,750.
Office, 3d avenue, bet. 33d and 34th streets. OFFICERS 1856 -- 7 .- Pres. and Treas., Garrett G. Bergen. Sec., J. V. B. Martense. Directors, Garret G. Bergen, John Cowenhoven, John A. Emmans, J. V. B. Martense, Andrus Montfort, Joseph M. Partridge, John Van Pelt, Jacobus J. Voorhees, George Poole.
Original Capital, $25,000, increased to $55,000. Shares, 2,200. Par value, $25. Paid in and expended, $38,167. Office, No. 341 Fulton st. OFFICERS 1856 .- Pres., William Coit. Treas., John Debevoise. Sec., William J. Cogswell. Directors, William J. Cogswell, William Coit, John A. Cross, John Debevoise, Seymour L. Husted, Barnet Johnson, Samuel E. Johnson, John C. Stoothooff, Joseph Tompkins.
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